Determining vehicle heading and implement heading of low speed farming machine

    公开(公告)号:US12102024B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-01

    申请号:US17536543

    申请日:2021-11-29

    申请人: Deere & Company

    摘要: A system and a method are disclosed for determining a heading of a vehicle and a heading of an implement of a farming machine when the farming machine is stationary or moving at a speed below a threshold speed. The vehicle and the heading are attached together via a pivot hitch. A farming machine management system receives coordinates from a first location sensor coupled to the vehicle and a second location sensor coupled to the implement. The farming machine management system determines intersection points between a first circle centered at the first location sensor and a second circle centered at the second location sensor. The farming machine management system selects one of the intersection points based on an output of a machine learning model. The farming machine management system determines the headings of the vehicle and the implement and generates instructions for operating the farming machine based on the headings.

    APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR FIELD OPERATIONS BASED ON HISTORICAL FIELD OPERATION DATA

    公开(公告)号:US20220110240A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-14

    申请号:US17645264

    申请日:2021-12-20

    申请人: Deere & Company

    IPC分类号: A01B69/04 A01B79/00 A01B69/00

    摘要: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for field operations based on historical field operation data. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes a field map generator to generate a field map including locations of a plurality of crop rows, the locations of the plurality of crop rows determined based on a first implement path travelled by a first implement of a first vehicle during a first operation, the first implement having a first operational width, the first implement path different from a first vehicle path of the first vehicle during the first operation, and a guidance line generator to generate a guidance line for a second vehicle during a second operation on the field, the second vehicle including a second implement to perform the second operation, the second implement having a second operational width different from the first operational width, the guidance line based on (a) the field map and (b) the second operational width.

    IMPLEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENT WEAR DETECTION AND ESTIMATION

    公开(公告)号:US20220406104A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-22

    申请号:US17349635

    申请日:2021-06-16

    申请人: Deere & Company

    摘要: An implement management system detects implement wear and monitors implement states to modify operating modes of a vehicle. The system can determine implement wear using the pull of the implement on the vehicle, the force and angle of which is represented by an orientation vector. The system may measure a current orientation vector and determine an expected orientation vector using sensors and a model (e.g., a machine learned model). Additionally, the implement management system can determine an implement state based on images of the soil and the implement captured by a camera onboard the vehicle during operation. The system may apply different models to the images to determine a likely state of the implement. The difference between the expected and current orientation vectors or the determined implement state may be used to determine whether and how the vehicle's operating mode should be modified.

    ROW SENSE OPERATIONS WITH CONTEXT SENSING

    公开(公告)号:US20220386527A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-08

    申请号:US17341947

    申请日:2021-06-08

    申请人: Deere & Company

    IPC分类号: A01D41/127 A01D47/00 G05D1/02

    摘要: A computer-implemented method of operating an agricultural work machine is provided. The method includes initiating row sensing guidance for the agricultural work machine to guide steering of the agricultural work machine based at least one signal from a row sensor; obtaining contextual information; determining whether a row is present based on the contextual information; and selectively ignoring the at least one signal from the row sensor based on whether a row is present. An agricultural work machine and a control system for an agricultural work machine are also provided.

    Apparatus and methods for field operations based on historical field operation data

    公开(公告)号:US11212954B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-04

    申请号:US16406830

    申请日:2019-05-08

    申请人: Deere & Company

    IPC分类号: A01B69/04 A01B69/00 A01B79/00

    摘要: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for field operations based on historical field operation data. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes a guidance line generator to generate a guidance line for operation of a vehicle during a second operation on a field, the guidance line based on (1) a field map generated from location data collected during a first operation in the field, the field map including a plurality of crop rows and (2) an implement of the vehicle, the implement to perform the second operation on the field. The example apparatus further includes a drive commander to cause the vehicle to traverse the field along the guidance line, and an implement commander to cause the implement to perform the second operation as the vehicle traverses the field along the guidance line.

    METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SENSING A POSITION OF A VEHICLE OR GUIDING A VEHICLE WITH RESPECT TO ONE OR MORE PLANT ROWS
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    发明申请
    METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SENSING A POSITION OF A VEHICLE OR GUIDING A VEHICLE WITH RESPECT TO ONE OR MORE PLANT ROWS 有权
    用于感测车辆位置的方法和系统或指导车辆相对于一个或多个工厂车道

    公开(公告)号:US20150334920A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-11-26

    申请号:US14291649

    申请日:2014-05-30

    申请人: DEERE & COMPANY

    摘要: A first sensor is associated with the first arm to provide a first sensor signal response indicative of a first position or first movement of the first arm with respect to the first row. A second sensor is associated with the second arm to provide a second sensor signal response indicative of a second position or second movement of the second arm with respect to the first row, or second row. A data processor is adapted to estimate a center point of the first row or a center point between the first row and the first row, or second row based on targeting substantial symmetry in the first sensor signal response and the second sensor signal response as an indication that a longitudinal axis of the vehicle is aligned with the center point, for example.

    摘要翻译: 第一传感器与第一臂相关联,以提供指示第一臂相对于第一排的第一位置或第一移动的第一传感器信号响应。 第二传感器与第二臂相关联,以提供指示第二臂相对于第一行或第二排的第二位置或第二移动的第二传感器信号响应。 数据处理器适于基于在第一传感器信号响应和第二传感器信号响应中的基本对称性来估计第一行或第一行或第二行之间的第一行的中心点或中心点,作为指示 例如,车辆的纵向轴线与中心点对准。

    PREDICTIVE TECHNIQUE FOR DISPENSING PRODUCT FROM TRACTOR TOOL

    公开(公告)号:US20230004167A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-05

    申请号:US17364092

    申请日:2021-06-30

    申请人: Deere & Company

    IPC分类号: G05D1/02 G05D1/00 A01B69/04

    摘要: A device detects a trigger to dispense a product at a using a tool operably coupled to a tractor. The device determines whether the tractor is in an automated mode, the automated mode enabling autonomous speed and direction navigation of the tractor. Responsive to determining that the tractor is not in the automated mode, the device determines whether the tool is in a ready state, and responsive to determining that the tool is in the ready state, commands the tool to dispense the product, wherein the tool is not commanded to dispense the product until the tool is in the ready state. Responsive to determining that the tractor is in the automated mode, the device commands the tool to dispense the product without determining whether the tool is in the ready state.