METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING PRESENCE OF RUTS ON CURRENT TERRAIN

Method and device for detecting presence of ruts are disclosed. The method includes using sensor data for generating a current terrain profile (i) representing a height variation of the surface of the current terrain along its width, and (ii) having a pair of current grooves potentially indicative of the presence of the ruts on the current terrain. The method also includes acquiring a sampled terrain profile (i) representing a height variation of a surface of a given terrain along its width, and (ii) having a pair of sampled grooves indicative of a presence of the ruts on the given terrain. The method includes using the current terrain profile and the sampled terrain profile for generating comparison data indicative of a similarity between the current terrain profile and the sampled terrain profile. The method includes using the comparison data for detecting the presence of the ruts on the current terrain.