Patent ID: 8757730

Claim:
A monitoring apparatus for a ground processing machine, with said ground processing machine being implemented as a ground milling machine and comprising at least one milling roller having a plurality of milling chisels for mechanically processing a ground surface, comprising: at least one detection device for contactless detection at least in sections of a condition of a milling texture produced by the milling roller; and an evaluation device for automated evaluation of the condition detected by the detection device, wherein the evaluation device is arranged for determining the wear and tear and/or the failure of at least one milling chisel from the plurality of milling chisels on the basis of a comparison between a momentarily detected milling texture and a milling texture detected at an earlier point in time, and further wherein the evaluation device is arranged for determining the precise position of a worn and/or failed milling chisel in the milling roller on the basis of the detected milling texture.