US 12,402,552 B2
Method for ascertaining a soil condition
Stefan Brocke, Mannheim (DE); and Florian Schott, Einhausen (DE)
Assigned to Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US)
Filed by DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US)
Filed on May 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/322,732.
Claims priority of application No. 102022113393.1 (DE), filed on May 27, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0380328 A1, Nov. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. A01B 79/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/24 (2006.01)
CPC A01B 79/005 (2013.01) [G01N 33/24 (2013.01); G01N 33/245 (2024.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for ascertaining a soil condition, comprising:
observing via a detection device, including a sensor, a kinematic behavior of a track drive when the track drive sinks into a soil of a surface while driving on the surface, the observed kinematic behavior being associated with a rotation of a chassis component of the track drive about a pivot joint, and the chassis component being mounted such that it is rotatable about the pivot joint while driving on the surface; and
determining via an assessment device, including a processor connected to a memory, at least one parameter characterizing a soil condition based in part on the observed kinematic behavior of the track drive.