An agricultural harvester (10) includes a frame and a
crop cleaning
assembly (62) supported on the frame (26). The
crop cleaning
assembly (62), in turn, includes an oscillating component (64, 66, 68) configured to oscillate relative to the frame (26) in a manner that conveys
crop material across the oscillating component (64, 66, 68). Furthermore, the agricultural harvester (10) includes a
RADAR sensor (102, 102A, 102B, 102C, 102D) configured to emit an output
signal directed at the crop material present on the oscillating component (64, 66, 68) and detect an
echo signal reflected by the crop material present on the oscillating component (64, 66, 68). Additionally, the agricultural harvester (10) includes a computing
system (126) communicatively coupled to the
RADAR sensor (102, 102A, 102B, 102C, 102D). In this respect, the computing
system (126) is configured to determine a thickness of the crop material present on the oscillating component (64, 66, 68) based on detected
echo signal.