SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESIDUE DETECTION AND IMPLEMENT CONTROL
First Claim
1. A system for residue detection and implement control, the system comprising:
- an agricultural implement with access to a source of environmental data having an indication of environmental factors;
a sensor that obtains image data of a field;
a data store containing image processing methods to detect residue;
a controller operatively coupled to the sensor and to the source of environmental data and to the data store, the controller processing the image data according to one or more of the image processing methods;
wherein the controller;
selects one or more of the image processing methods based on the environmental data;
processes the image data using the selected one or more of the image processing methods to determine a value of residue coverage in the imaged area of the field; and
generates one or more control signals that includes an adjustment to the agricultural implement based on the value of residue coverage.
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Abstract
A residue detection and implement control system and method are disclosed for an agricultural implement. The system includes a source of environment data and image data of an imaged area of a crop field containing residue. The system includes a data store containing a plurality of image processing methods and at least one controller that processes the image data according to one or more image processing instruction sets. The controller selects one or more of the image processing methods based on the environment data, and processes the image data using the selected image processing instruction(s) to determine a value corresponding to residue coverage in the imaged area of the field. The controller adjusts the configuration of the agricultural implement to respond to the amount and type of residue detected.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for residue detection and implement control, the system comprising:
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an agricultural implement with access to a source of environmental data having an indication of environmental factors; a sensor that obtains image data of a field; a data store containing image processing methods to detect residue; a controller operatively coupled to the sensor and to the source of environmental data and to the data store, the controller processing the image data according to one or more of the image processing methods; wherein the controller; selects one or more of the image processing methods based on the environmental data; processes the image data using the selected one or more of the image processing methods to determine a value of residue coverage in the imaged area of the field; and generates one or more control signals that includes an adjustment to the agricultural implement based on the value of residue coverage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method to detect residue and control an implement, the method comprising:
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receiving environmental data having an indication of environmental factors; receiving image data having an imaged area of a field containing residue; selecting, by a controller, one or more of image processing methods for processing the image data based on the environmental data; processing, by the controller, the image data based on the selected one or more of the image processing methods; determining, by the controller, a value corresponding to residue coverage in the imaged area of the field based on the processing; and performing at least one of; generating one or more control signals to adjust the implement based on the value; displaying an indication of the value on a hand-held interface device; and displaying an indication of the value on a computer console in an agricultural vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A system for residue detection and implement control, the system comprising:
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a source of environmental data having an indication of environmental factors, the environmental data including at least a crop type associated with a field and a geographical location; a sensor that captures image data having an imaged area of the field containing residue; a data store containing image processing instruction sets; and a controller operatively coupled to the source of environmental data and to the sensor and the data store, the controller processing the image data according to one or more of the image processing instruction sets; wherein the controller that; determines of a ground type based on the geographical location; determines an environmental contrast based on the crop type and the ground type; selects one or more of the image processing instruction sets based at least in part on the environmental contrast; analyzes the image data using the selected one or more of the image processing instruction sets to determine a value corresponding to residue coverage in the imaged area of the field; and generates a command to adjust a configuration of an agricultural implement. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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