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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2019
Cnh Industrial Canada, Ltd., Saskatoon, CA;
Nicholas Nahuel Andrejuk, Normal, IL (US);
James W. Henry, Saskatoon, CA;
CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd., Saskatoon, CA;
Abstract
In one aspect, a system for monitoring seedbed conditions within a field may include an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) having a seedbed sensing assembly supported thereon. The sensing assembly may, in turn, include a plurality of pins configured to be extended relative to the body such that each pin penetrates a top surface of the field. Furthermore, a plurality of position sensors may be configured to capture data indicative of a position of a given pin of the plurality of pins relative to the body of the UAV. Additionally, a plurality of force sensors may be configured to capture data indicative of a force being applied to a given pin of the plurality of pins. As such, the data captured by the position sensors and the force sensors may be indicative of at least one of the seedbed surface profile or the seedbed floor profile of the field.