US 12,406,387 B2
Crop residue based field operation adjustment
Nathan R. Vandike, Geneseo, IL (US); Brian J. Gilmore, Davenport, IA (US); Dinesh V. Phatak, Pune (IN); David L. Wells, Bettendorf, IA (US); and Mahesh S. Bothe, Kopargaon (IN)
Assigned to Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US)
Filed by Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US)
Filed on Sep. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/945,407.
Application 17/945,407 is a continuation of application No. 16/517,482, filed on Jul. 19, 2019, granted, now 11,510,364.
Prior Publication US 2023/0017658 A1, Jan. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. G06T 7/60 (2017.01); A01B 79/00 (2006.01); A01D 41/127 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06V 10/44 (2022.01); G06V 10/82 (2022.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01); G06V 20/20 (2022.01); G06V 20/68 (2022.01)
CPC G06T 7/60 (2013.01) [A01B 79/005 (2013.01); A01D 41/127 (2013.01); G06T 7/0002 (2013.01); G06V 10/454 (2022.01); G06V 10/82 (2022.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01); G06T 2207/20081 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20084 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30128 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30188 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30242 (2013.01); G06V 20/20 (2022.01); G06V 20/68 (2022.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A crop residue monitoring system comprising:
a harvester comprising a frame, a chopper and a spreader, the harvester configured to separate a first portion of a crop plant from a second portion thereof, wherein the chopper is configured to chop the first portion of the crop plant into crop residue and direct a flow of the crop residue toward the spreader;
a camera coupled to the frame and located downstream of the chopper, the camera configured to capture an image of the flow of crop residue in a cavity; and
a structure located in the cavity along the flow of crop residue, wherein the structure is a deflector configured to deflect the flow of crop residue in the cavity over and above the camera to separate the flow of crop residue from the camera as the crop residue flows over the camera.