SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESIDUE DETECTION AND IMPLEMENT CONTROL

摘要

A residue detection and implement control system and method are disclosed for an agricultural implement. The system includes a source of environment data and image data of an imaged area of a crop field containing residue. The system includes a data store containing a plurality of image processing methods and at least one controller that processes the image data according to one or more image processing instruction sets. The controller selects one or more of the image processing methods based on the environment data, and processes the image data using the selected image processing instruction(s) to determine a value corresponding to residue coverage in the imaged area of the field. The controller adjusts the configuration of the agricultural implement to respond to the amount and type of residue detected.

主权项

1. A system for residue detection and implement control, the system comprising:
an agricultural implement with access to a source of environmental data having an indication of environmental factors; a sensor that obtains image data of a field; a data store containing image processing methods to detect residue; a controller operatively coupled to the sensor and to the source of environmental data and to the data store, the controller processing the image data according to one or more of the image processing methods; wherein the controller:
selects one or more of the image processing methods based on the environmental data;processes the image data using the selected one or more of the image processing methods to determine a value of residue coverage in the imaged area of the field; andgenerates one or more control signals that includes an adjustment to the agricultural implement based on the value of residue coverage.