| CPC A01B 79/005 (2013.01) [A01B 63/1112 (2013.01); A01B 33/024 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. An agricultural implement, comprising:
a frame;
a ground-engaging tool supported on the frame, the ground-engaging tool configured to perform an operation on a field as the agricultural implement travels across the field;
an imaging device configured to generate image data depicting a portion of the field; and
a computing system communicatively coupled to the imaging device, the computing system configured to:
identify a plurality of residue pieces present within the portion of the field based on the image data generated by the imaging device;
determine a number of residue pieces of the identified plurality of residue pieces having a length within a first length range;
determine a number of residue pieces of the identified plurality of residue pieces having a length within a second length range, the second length range being different from the first length range;
determine a characteristic length range for the portion of the field, the characteristic length range corresponding to one of the first length range or the second length range having the greatest number of residue pieces associated therewith; and
control an operating parameter of the ground-engaging tool based on the determined characteristic length range.
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