US 12,082,517 B2
System and method for detecting material accumulation relative to rotating ground-engaging tools of an agricultural implement
Scott Glovier, Lombard, IL (US); Michael R. Cozza, Pittsburgh, PA (US); Heather Humphreys Paxinos, Burr Ridge, IL (US); and Jian Jiao, Hinsdale, IL (US)
Assigned to CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US)
Filed by CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US)
Filed on Apr. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/238,883.
Prior Publication US 2022/0338406 A1, Oct. 27, 2022
Int. Cl. A01B 63/00 (2006.01); A01B 63/114 (2006.01); A01B 79/00 (2006.01); A01B 49/02 (2006.01)
CPC A01B 79/005 (2013.01) [A01B 63/008 (2013.01); A01B 63/114 (2013.01); A01B 49/027 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for detecting material accumulation relative to rotating ground-engaging tools of an agricultural implement, the system comprising:
an agricultural implement including a frame and first and second ground-engaging tools supported relative to the frame, the first and second ground-engaging tools being configured to engage a field to perform an agricultural operation, the first ground-engaging tool corresponding to a different tool type than the second ground-engaging tool;
a first speed sensor configured to provide data indicative of a rotational speed of the first ground-engaging tool;
a second speed sensor configured to provide data indicative of a rotational speed of the second ground-engaging tool; and
a computing system communicatively coupled to the first and second speed sensors, the computing system being configured to:
monitor the rotational speeds of the first and second ground-engaging tools based on the data provided by the first and second speed sensors;
determine a speed correlation between the rotational speed of the first ground-engaging tool and the rotational speed of the second ground-engaging tool; and
determine when the speed correlation differs from a speed correlation threshold associated with the first and second ground-engaging tools.