Abstract: In one aspect, a system for monitoring the status of shank assembly of agricultural implements includes a shank assembly configured to supported relative to an agricultural implement, the shank assembly including a shank. The system also includes a surface profile sensor configured generate data indicative of a surface profile of an aft portion of the field located rearward of the shank assembly relative to a direction of travel of the agricultural implement. Additionally, the system includes a controller communicatively coupled to the surface profile sensor. The controller is configured to monitor the data received from the surface profile sensor and determine an operating status of the shank assembly based at least in part on the surface profile of the aft portion of the field.

Abstract: A system for detecting disk plugging on a tillage implement includes a main implement frame and a disk frame supported by the main implement frame. Furthermore, the system includes a plurality of disks supported by the disk frame. Each disk is configured to rotate relative to the soil of the field. Additionally, the system includes a load sensor configured to generate data indicative of a draft load being applied to the disk frame by the plurality of disks as the implement traverses the field. Moreover, the system includes a computing system communicatively coupled to the load sensor and configured to determine a twisting parameter of the disk frame about the main implement frame based on the data generated by the load sensor. Additionally, the computing system is configured to determine when one or more disks are plugged based on the determined twisting parameter.

Abstract: In one aspect, an agricultural surveillance platform useful to identify an operating condition of an agricultural machine may include an autonomous sensor frame structured to fly in formation with an agricultural machine and detect an operating condition of the agricultural machine. The agricultural surveillance platform may include a propulsion system to provide propulsive power to the autonomous sensor frame, and an inertial measurement unit configured to generate flight data measurements. The agricultural surveillance platform may also include an object detection sensor having a field of view sized to capture an image scene that includes the agricultural machine and generate scene data representing the image scene.

Abstract: An agricultural implement includes a sensor supported on the frame. The sensor, in turn, is configured to emit output signals for refection off of a field surface of a field and detect reflections of the output signals as return signals. Moreover, the agricultural implement includes a computing system communicatively coupled to the sensor. In this respect, the computing system configured to receive data associated with the detected reflections from the sensor and fit a line or plane to received data. In addition, the computing system is configured to determine at least one of an orientation of the frame or a distance between the frame and the field surface based on the fitted line or plane.

Abstract: An agricultural system can include an implement including a frame assembly. A basket assembly can be operably coupled with the frame assembly. A basket actuator can be operably coupled with the basket assembly and the frame assembly. The basket actuator can be configured to alter a position of the basket assembly relative to the frame assembly. A computing system can be communicatively coupled to the basket actuator. The computing system can include a processor and associated memory, the memory stores instructions that, when implemented by the processor, configure the computing system to receive a defined output characteristic, receive data indicative of a determined clay content of soil within the field, and determine a defined basket actuator position based at least partially on the clay content of the soil within the field and the defined output characteristic.

Abstract: A system for detecting simultaneous disk plugging on a tillage implement includes a plurality of disks supported by the frame of the implement. Additionally, the system includes a plurality of load sensors each being configured to generate data indicative of the draft load being applied to the frame by one or more of the disks. Moreover, the system includes a computing system communicatively coupled to the load sensors. The computing system is configured to determine the plurality of draft loads based on the load sensor data. Furthermore, the computing system is configured to determine the total draft load being applied to the frame based on the determined plurality of draft loads. Moreover, the computing system is configured to determine when the majority of the disks are simultaneously plugged based on the determined total draft load.

Abstract: A system for detecting disk plugging on a tillage implement includes a plurality of disks supported by the frame of the implement. Additionally, the system includes a load sensor configured to generate data indicative of the draft load being applied to the frame by the plurality of disks. Moreover, the system includes a computing system communicatively coupled to the load sensor. The computing system is configured to access an input indicative of the condition of the field and determine a minimum load threshold value indicative of plugging of one or more disks based on the condition of the field. Furthermore, the computing system is configured to determine the draft load based on the load sensor data. Moreover, the computing system is configured to determine when one or more disks are plugged based on the determined draft load and the determined minimum load threshold value.

Abstract: A system for detecting disk plugging on a tillage implement includes a main implement frame and a disk frame supported by the main implement frame. Furthermore, the system includes a plurality of disks supported by the disk frame. Each disk is configured to rotate relative to the soil of the field. Additionally, the system includes a load sensor configured to generate data indicative of a draft load being applied to the disk frame by the plurality of disks as the implement traverses the field. Moreover, the system includes a computing system communicatively coupled to the load sensor and configured to determine a twisting parameter of the disk frame about the main implement frame based on the data generated by the load sensor. Additionally, the computing system is configured to determine when one or more disks are plugged based on the determined twisting parameter.

Abstract: A method for monitoring the operating performance of agricultural implements includes moving an agricultural implement in a direction of travel along a first swath of a field, and receiving data associated with a field profile of an aft portion of the field located rearward of the agricultural implement relative to the direction of travel as the implement is being moved along the first swath, with the aft portion including both the first swath and a second swath of the field located adjacent the first swath. The method also includes determining one or more profile parameters associated with the first swath and the second swath based at least in part on the data, and comparing the one or more profile parameters for the first swath to the one or more profile parameters for the second swath to assess an operating performance of the agricultural implement within the field.

Abstract: An agricultural implement includes a sensor configured to emit output signals for reflection off of a surface and detect reflections of the output signals as return signals. Furthermore, the agricultural implement includes a computing system configured to control the sensor such that the sensor emits the output signals for reflection off of a calibration device including a base portion and a plurality of projections extending outward from the base portion such that a top surface of the calibration device approximates a surface profile of the field. Moreover, the computing system is configured to receive data indicative of a profile of the top surface of the calibration device from the sensor in a spatial domain. Additionally, the computing system is configured to convert the received data to a frequency domain using a spectral analysis technique and calibrate an operation of the sensor based on the converted data.

Abstract: A system for detecting worn, damaged, or missing agricultural implement components includes an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) configured to fly relative to an agricultural implement. The UAV includes a propulsion system configured to provide propulsive power to the UAV and a component status sensor mounted to the UAV and configured to generate data indicative of a status of one or more components of the agricultural implement. The system also includes a computing system communicatively coupled to the propulsion system and the component status sensor and configured to monitor the status of the component(s) of the agricultural implement based on the data generated by the component status sensor. Additionally, the computing system is configured to determine when the component(s) of the agricultural implement is worn, damaged, or missing based on the monitored status of the component(s).

Abstract: A system for detecting material accumulation relative to rotating ground-engaging tools includes an agricultural implement having a frame and first and second ground-engaging tools supported relative to the frame, with the first ground-engaging tool corresponding to a different tool type than the second ground-engaging tool. The system also includes first and second speed sensor configured to provide data indicative of the rotational speeds of the first and second ground-engaging tools, respectively. In addition, the system includes a computing system communicatively coupled to the first and second speed sensors.

Abstract: In one aspect, an agricultural surveillance platform useful to identify an operating condition of an agricultural machine may include an autonomous sensor frame structured to fly in formation with an agricultural machine and detect an operating condition of the agricultural machine. The agricultural surveillance platform may include a propulsion system to provide propulsive power to the autonomous sensor frame, and an inertial measurement unit configured to generate flight data measurements. The agricultural surveillance platform may also include an object detection sensor having a field of view sized to capture an image scene that includes the agricultural machine and generate scene data representing the image scene.

Abstract: A system for detecting material accumulation relative to rotating ground-penetrating tools of an agricultural implement includes an agricultural implement having a frame and at least one rotating ground-penetrating tool supported relative to the frame. The rotating ground-penetrating tool(s) is configured to penetrate into the ground to a given penetration depth. The system also includes a tool speed sensor configured to provide data indicative of a rotational speed of the ground-penetrating tool(s) and a computing system communicatively coupled to the tool speed sensor. The computing system is configured to monitor the rotational speed of the ground-penetrating tool(s) based on the data provided by the tool speed sensor, determine a threshold rotational speed based at least in part on the penetration depth of the ground-penetrating tool(s), and determine when the rotational speed of the ground-penetrating tool(s) falls below the threshold rotational speed.

Abstract: An agricultural implement includes a frame, a ground-engaging tool supported on the frame, and a sensor. Additionally, the implement includes a sensor support assembly configured to support the sensor relative to the frame. The sensor support assembly includes a first support arm extending along a longitudinal axis of the from a first end to a second end, with the first end coupled to the frame and the second end coupled to the sensor. Moreover, the sensor support assembly includes a second support arm extending along a longitudinal axis from a first end to a second end, with the first end coupled to the frame and the second end arm coupled to the sensor. In addition, an oblique angle is defined between the longitudinal axis of the first support arm and the longitudinal axis of the second support arm.

Abstract: A method for monitoring the operating performance of agricultural implements includes moving an agricultural implement in a direction of travel along a first swath of a field, and receiving data associated with a field profile of an aft portion of the field located rearward of the agricultural implement relative to the direction of travel as the implement is being moved along the first swath, with the aft portion including both the first swath and a second swath of the field located adjacent the first swath. The method also includes determining one or more profile parameters associated with the first swath and the second swath based at least in part on the data, and comparing the one or more profile parameters for the first swath to the one or more profile parameters for the second swath to assess an operating performance of the agricultural implement within the field.

Abstract: In one aspect, a system for monitoring the status of shank assembly of agricultural implements includes a shank assembly configured to supported relative to an agricultural implement, the shank assembly including a shank. The system also includes a surface profile sensor configured generate data indicative of a surface profile of an aft portion of the field located rearward of the shank assembly relative to a direction of travel of the agricultural implement. Additionally, the system includes a controller communicatively coupled to the surface profile sensor. The controller is configured to monitor the data received from the surface profile sensor and determine an operating status of the shank assembly based at least in part on the surface profile of the aft portion of the field.

Abstract: An agricultural implement includes a sensor configured to emit output signals for reflection off of a surface and detect reflections of the output signals as return signals. Furthermore, the agricultural implement includes a computing system configured to control the sensor such that the sensor emits the output signals for reflection off of a calibration device including a base portion and a plurality of projections extending outward from the base portion such that a top surface of the calibration device approximates a surface profile of the field. Moreover, the computing system is configured to receive data indicative of a profile of the top surface of the calibration device from the sensor in a spatial domain. Additionally, the computing system is configured to convert the received data to a frequency domain using a spectral analysis technique and calibrate an operation of the sensor based on the converted data.

Abstract: An agricultural implement includes a sensor supported on the frame. The sensor, in turn, is configured to emit output signals for refection off of a field surface of a field and detect reflections of the output signals as return signals. Moreover, the agricultural implement includes a computing system communicatively coupled to the sensor. In this respect, the computing system configured to receive data associated with the detected reflections from the sensor and fit a line or plane to received data. In addition, the computing system is configured to determine at least one of an orientation of the frame or a distance between the frame and the field surface based on the fitted line or plane.

Abstract: In one aspect, a system for determining soil clod size distribution as an agricultural implement is being towed across a field by a work vehicle may include a vision-based sensor provided in operative association with one of the work vehicle or the agricultural implement. As such, the vision-based sensor may be configured to capture vision data associated with a portion of the field present within a field of view of the vision-based sensor. Furthermore, the system may include a controller configured to receive vision data from the vision-based sensor. Moreover, the controller may be further configured to analyze the received vision data using a spectral analysis technique to determine a size distribution of soil clods present within the field of view of the vision-based sensor.