CPC A01C 5/068 (2013.01) [A01B 47/00 (2013.01); A01C 7/105 (2013.01); A01C 7/203 (2013.01); A01C 7/205 (2013.01)] | 27 Claims |
1. A system for sensing characteristics of a trench in a soil surface during planting operations, the system comprising:
a trench opening assembly configured to open a trench in the soil surface as said trench opening assembly moves in a forward direction of travel;
a trench closing assembly disposed rearward of said trench opening assembly to close said opened trench with soil as said trench closing assembly moves in said forward direction of travel;
an appurtenance disposed in said open trench rearward of said trench opening assembly and forward of said trench closing assembly, said appurtenance having a body supporting at least one sensor configured to provide characteristics of said trench,
wherein said at least one sensor includes a distance sensor disposed on said appurtenance body, said distance sensor selected from one of: radar, sonar, ultrasonic or LIDAR, said distance sensor measuring a distance from a rear of said appurtenance to an area of said trench closed by said trench closing assembly.
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