Material identification system
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1. A method for managing undesired material in an area, the method comprising:
- monitoring the area for the undesired material using a sensor system, wherein a number of operations is performed on the area using a vehicle system, wherein the vehicle system comprises a vehicle and a structure connected to the vehicle;
receiving, by a computer system, data for the area from the sensor system;
identifying, by the computer system, a presence of the undesired material along a number of paths in the area using the data to form an identification, wherein the number of paths are concurrently formed by the structure; and
initiating removal, by the computer system, of the undesired material based on the identification.
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A method and apparatus for managing undesired material in an area. A sensor system monitors the area for the undesired material. A number of operations is performed on the area using a vehicle system. The vehicle system comprises a vehicle and a structure connected to the vehicle. A computer system receives data for the area from the sensor system. The computer system identifies a presence of the undesired material along a number of paths in the area using the data to form an identification. The computer system initiates removal of the undesired material based on the identification.
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1. A method for managing undesired material in an area, the method comprising:
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monitoring the area for the undesired material using a sensor system, wherein a number of operations is performed on the area using a vehicle system, wherein the vehicle system comprises a vehicle and a structure connected to the vehicle; receiving, by a computer system, data for the area from the sensor system; identifying, by the computer system, a presence of the undesired material along a number of paths in the area using the data to form an identification, wherein the number of paths are concurrently formed by the structure; and initiating removal, by the computer system, of the undesired material based on the identification. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus comprising:
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a sensor system configured to monitor an area for undesired material, wherein a number of operations is performed on the area using a vehicle system, wherein the vehicle system comprises a vehicle and a structure connected to the vehicle, and wherein the number of operations includes at least one of tilling, sowing, plowing, planting and seeding; a computer system configured to receive data for the area from the sensor system, identify a presence of the undesired material along a number of paths in the area using the data to form an identification, and initiate removal of the undesired material based on the identification, wherein the number of paths are concurrently formed by the structure when performing the number of operations. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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