Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and methods for field operations based on historical field operation data
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Application No.: US16406830Application Date: 2019-05-08
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Publication No.: US11212954B2Publication Date: 2022-01-04
- Inventor: Curtis A. Maeder , Qiang R. Liu , Terence D. Pickett , Jeffery J. Adams
- Applicant: Deere & Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Moline
- Assignee: Deere & Company
- Current Assignee: Deere & Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Moline
- Agency: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC
- Main IPC: A01B69/04
- IPC: A01B69/04 ; A01B69/00 ; A01B79/00

Abstract:
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.
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