System and method for strip till implement guidance monitoring and adjustment
An agricultural system includes a frame, one or more row units coupled to the frame, one or more imaging devices coupled to the frame, and a controller. The one or more imaging devices are configured to capture images of a field beneath the agricultural system as the agricultural system traverses the field. The controller includes a processor and a memory, and processes the images captured by the one or more imaging devices. Processing the captured images includes determining a location of an implement line aligned with a first row unit of the one or more row units, determining a location of a center line of a first strip of a plurality of strips of the field, wherein the plurality of strips are separated by a plurality of rows of untilled land, determining a location of a tracking line, and determining whether the implement line and the tracking line are aligned with one another.
1. An agricultural system, comprising:
a frame;
one or more row units coupled to the frame;
one or more imaging devices coupled to the frame, wherein the one or more imaging devices are configured to capture images of a field beneath the agricultural system as the agricultural system traverses the field; and
a controller comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the controller is configured to process the images captured by the one or more imaging devices, wherein processing the captured images comprises:
determining, based on the captured images, a location of an implement line aligned with a first row unit of the one or more row units;
determining, based on the captured images, a location of a center line of a first strip of a plurality of strips of the field, wherein the plurality of strips are separated by a plurality of rows of untilled land;
determining, based on the captured images, a location of a tracking line; and
determining whether the implement line and the tracking line are aligned with one another.
2. The agricultural system of claim 1 , wherein the agricultural system comprises a drawn implement or self-propelled implement.
3. The agricultural system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to generate a control signal to steer the agricultural system, to steer a work vehicle towing the agricultural system, or a combination thereof, in response to determining that the implement line and the tracking line are not aligned with one another.
4. The agricultural system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to generate a notification to be displayed to a user in response to determining that the implement line and the tracking line are not aligned with one another.
5. The agricultural system of claim 1 , wherein the imaging devices are rearward facing relative to a direction of travel of the agricultural system.
6. The agricultural system of claim 1 , wherein the imaging devices are forward facing relative to a direction of travel of the agricultural system.
7. The agricultural system of claim 1 , wherein determining the location of the center line of the first strip of the plurality of strips comprises:
identifying the first strip in the images;
determining a center point along a width of the first strip at each of a plurality of locations; and
fitting a center line through the plurality of determined center points.
8. The agricultural system of claim 7 , wherein the tracking line is offset from the center line.
9. An imaging system, comprising:
one or more imaging devices configured to be coupled to a frame of an agricultural system, and to capture images of a field beneath the agricultural system as the agricultural system traverses the field; and
a controller comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the controller is configured to process the images captured by the one or more imaging devices, wherein processing the captured images comprises:
determining, based on the captured images, a location of an implement line aligned with a first row unit of the agricultural system;
determining, based on the captured images, a location of a tracking line of a first strip of a plurality of strips of the field, wherein the plurality of strips are separated by a plurality of rows of untilled land; and
determining, based on the captured images, whether the implement line and the tracking line are aligned with one another.
10. The imaging system of claim 9 , wherein the one or more imaging devices comprise a digital camera, an analog camera, a red-green-blue (RGB) camera, red-green-blue-depth (RGB-D) camera, an infrared (IR) camera, or a combination thereof.
11. The imaging system of claim 9 , wherein the one or more imaging devices comprise a laser scanner, radar sensor, a proximity sensor, or a combination thereof.
12. The imaging system of claim 9 , wherein the agricultural system comprises a work vehicle, drawn implement, or self-propelled implement.
13. The imaging system of claim 9 , wherein the processor is configured to generate a control signal to steer an implement of the agricultural system, to steer a work vehicle of the agricultural implement, or a combination thereof, in response to determining that the implement line and the tracking line are not aligned with one another.
14. The imaging system of claim 9 , wherein the processor is configured to generate a notification to be displayed to a user in response to determining that the implement line and the tracking line are not aligned with one another.
15. The imaging system of claim 9 , wherein determining the location of the center line of the first strip of the plurality of strips comprises:
identifying the first strip in the images;
determining a center point along a width of the first strip at each of a plurality of locations; and
fitting a center line through the plurality of determined center points.
16. The imaging system of claim 9 , wherein the tracking line is offset from the center line.
17. A method, comprising:
directing an agricultural system across a field, wherein the agricultural system includes a work vehicle and an implement, and wherein the implement comprises one or more row units;
capturing one or more images of the field beneath the agricultural system as the agricultural system traverses the field, via one or more imaging devices coupled to the agricultural system; and
processing the captured images, comprising:
determining, based on the one or more captured images, a location of an implement line aligned with a first row unit of the one or more row units;
determining, based on the one or more captured images, a location of a tracking line of a first strip of a plurality of strips of the field, wherein the plurality of strips are separated by a plurality of rows of untilled land; and
determining, based on the one or more captured images, whether the implement line and the tracking line are aligned with one another.
18. The method of claim 17 , comprising generating a control signal to steer the implement, to steer a work vehicle towing the implement, or a combination thereof, in response to determining that the implement line and the tilling line or the planting line are not aligned with one another.
19. The method of claim 17 , comprising generating notification to be displayed to a user in response to determining that the implement line and the tilling line or the planting line are not aligned with one another.
20. The method of claim 17 , wherein determining the location of the tilling line or the planting line of the first strip of the plurality of strips comprises:
identifying the first strip in the images;
determining a center point along a width of the first strip at each of a plurality of locations; and
fitting a center line through the plurality of determined center points.