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Pub. No.:

US 20190320574 B1

Pub. Date:

Oct. 24 2019

Filed:

Apr. 18 2018

System for creating soil compaction maps and associated methods for controlling the operation of a tillage implement

Applicant:

Cnh Industrial America Llc, New Holland, PA (US);

Inventors:

Nicholas N. Andrejuk, Normal, IL (US);

Tracey D. Meiners, Mackinaw, IL (US);

Assignee:

CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC;

Attorney:

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

A01B 79/02 (2006.01); A01B 33/08 (2006.01); A01B 33/16 (2006.01); A01B 37/00 (2006.01); A01B 63/32 (2006.01); G01L 1/26 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC .....

A01B 79/02 (2013.01); A01B 33/087 (2013.01); A01B 33/16 (2013.01); G06F 17/30241 (2013.01); A01B 63/32 (2013.01); G01L 1/26 (2013.01); A01B 37/00 (2013.01);

Abstract

In one aspect, a system for creating a soil compaction map for a field may include a plurality of sensors, with each sensor being provided in operative association with one of the plurality of fluid-driven actuators. Each sensor may be configured to detect a force associated with its respective fluid-driven actuator as associated shanks engage the ground with movement of the tillage implement across the field. Furthermore, a controller of the system may be configured to identify one or more locations of a compaction layer within the field based on sensor data received from the plurality of sensors associated with the detected forces. Additionally, the controller may further be configured to create a soil compaction map for the field based on the identified one or more locations of the compaction layer.