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System and method for mobile soil sampling

  • US 7,216,555 B2
  • Filed: 02/10/2005
  • Issued: 05/15/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/11/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of sampling soil, comprising the steps of:

  • providing a cutting shoe having a soil cutting edge arranged in a closed geometric shape, and a soil collection trough positioned behind the cutting shoe;

    moving the cutting shoe and soil collection trough through soil substantially horizontally with the closed geometric shape of the in cutting edge at a controlled depth beneath the soil surface to collect a first soil core sample from a desired sampling depth;

    raising the cutting shoe and soil collection trough out of the soil;

    moving the first soil sample contained in the soil collection trough into contact with a sensor for measuring a property of the soil;

    lowering the cutting shoe and soil collection trough back into the soil; and

    moving the cutting shoe and soil collection trough through the soil substantially horizontally to collect a second soil sample while causing the first soil sample to be ejected out of the sampler trough.

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