US 11,985,913 B2
Soil monitoring system
Robert A. Zemenchik, Fair Oaks, CA (US); and James Wayne Henry, Saskatoon (CA)
Assigned to CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US)
Filed by CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US)
Filed on Apr. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/245,604.
Application 17/245,604 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/499,210, filed on Apr. 27, 2017, granted, now 11,064,642.
Prior Publication US 2021/0259149 A1, Aug. 26, 2021
Int. Cl. A01B 79/00 (2006.01); A01B 63/00 (2006.01); A01B 79/02 (2006.01); A01C 21/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/84 (2006.01); G01N 33/24 (2006.01)
CPC A01B 79/005 (2013.01) [A01B 63/008 (2013.01); A01B 79/02 (2013.01); A01C 21/007 (2013.01); G01N 21/84 (2013.01); G01N 33/24 (2013.01); G01N 2033/245 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A soil monitoring system, comprising:
a controller comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the controller is configured to:
instruct an actuator to drive a shank to move upwardly and downwardly, such that at least one soil monitoring sensor coupled to a lateral side of the shank moves in a cyclical pattern through soil as the shank is driven to move through the soil along a direction of travel;
receive a plurality of sensor signals from the at least one soil monitoring sensor while the at least one soil monitoring sensor is at a respective plurality of depths within the soil, wherein each sensor signal of the plurality of sensor signals is indicative of at least one soil property; and
determine a vertical profile of the at least one soil property based on the plurality of sensor signals.