Abstract:
The invention relates to an autonomously movable agricultural vehicle (10, 12) for agricultural applications, a method for controlling the autonomously movable agricultural vehicle, and software for managing the autonomously movable agricultural vehicle. The autonomously movable agricultural vehicle comprises a motor (20) to drive the autonomously movable agricultural vehicle and a battery (30) to supply energy to the motor (20). The autonomously movable agricultural vehicle also comprises a control circuit (40) to control the motor to adjust the speed (vA, VB,...) of the autonomously movable agricultural vehicle, wherein the control circuit is configured to set the speed of the autonomously movable agricultural vehicle, wherein energy (E A , E B ,... ) drawn from the battery over a predefined distance (Δx) is minimal.
Abstract:
An integrated guidance system is disclosed. The integrated guidance system includes a position determination system adapted for determining a current position. Additionally, the integrated guidance system further includes a lightbar device adapted for providing a visual representation of the deviation of the current position from a desired path to guide movement along the desired path. Furthermore, the integrated guidance system has a data input device, and a display device for displaying text and graphics. Moreover, the integrated guidance system includes a user interface system adapted for facilitating user interaction by integrating operation of the position determination system, the lightbar device, the data input device, and the display device.
Abstract:
An automated method and system includes an automatic guidance system (AGS) (24) and swath pattern (18). The AGS (24) steers a vehicle (11) towing a rotary baler (10) in an "S", or oscillatory pattern (30) around a predetermined approximate centerline (12) of the swath path. The oscillatory pattern (30) may be user defined. By steering the vehicle (11) in an oscillatory pattern referenced to the A-B line, a windrow (18) of crop material (16) may be distributed into an even and optimal bale size and density by the baler (10). Bale chamber sensors (45) detect an imbalance of crop density and in response, AGS (24) adjusts an interval or amplitude of oscillatory pattern.
Abstract:
A system and method for positioning a transport vehicle (10) relative to a harvester (30) is disclosed. The system includes an imaging device (26) mounted on the transport vehicle (10) and a control system (20) for analyzing image data and executing a computer program to provide commands to position the transport vehicle (10) in an acceptable predetermined condition relative to the harvester (30) for discharge operations.
Abstract:
Unmanned vehicle for displacing in particular dung from the floor of a shed, which comprises a frame (10), with disposed thereon material displacing means (18), propelling means (12, 14, 14') and navigation means with a sensor (24, 28) for forming an image of an observation area, the sensor (24, 28) comprising a source of radiation for modulated electromagnetic radiation (26, 36), in particular light, a receiver device for electromagnetic radiation reflected by an object (44) in the observation area, and sensor image processing means, wherein the receiver device comprises a matrix with a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns of receivers, and the sensor image processing means are arranged to determine for each of the receivers a phase difference between the emitted and the reflected electromagnetic radiation in order to calculate a distance from the receiver to the object (44). Such a vehicle is capable of detecting and displacing material to be displaced in a very reliable manner by means of the depth image obtained by means of the sensor.
Abstract:
A method of controlling outdoor ground processing operations of two or more work vehicles (15, 260, 270, 280, 290, 300), involves running a computer model (100, 110, 120) of the operations using a number of candidate schedules of the ground processing operations using predicted conditions, the operations involving work vehicle movements and work vehicle processing tasks, at least one of the operations for one of the work vehicles being a dependent operation, being dependent on another (25) of the work vehicles. An overall schedule for the operations is generated and used to control actual execution of the ground processing operations by the work vehicles. The computer model is updated as changes in the conditions occur as monitored during the actual execution, and used to adapt the actual execution of a remaining part of the ground processing operations.
Abstract:
Beschrieben wird ein Verfahren zur Erstellung eines Routenplans für eine Gruppe (G) von landwirtschaftlichen Maschinensystemen (1, 2, 2') für die Bearbeitung eines zu bearbeitenden Territoriums (S 1 , S 2 , S 3 , S 4 , S 5 ), bei dem die Maschinensysteme (1, 2, 2') jeweils Routenplanungsdaten-Ermittlungseinrichtungen (6, 6') aufweisen und in Datenaustausch untereinander stehen und auf Basis von ausgetauschten Routenplanungsdaten (L 1 , L 2 , ...,L 19 , L V , L V6 , L V7 , L V8 , L G , SZ, SZ') ein gemeinsamer Routenplan für das betreffende Territorium (S 1 , S 2 , S 3 , S 4 , S 5 ) erstellt wird. Außerdem werden ein Verfahren zur Steuerung einer Gruppe (G) von landwirtschaftlichen Maschinensystemen (1, 2, 2') bei der Bearbeitung eines zu bearbeitenden Territoriums (S 1 , S 2 , S 3 , S 4 , S 5 ), bei dem ein dementsprechend erstellter gemeinsamer Routenplan genutzt wird, sowie ein Routenplanungssystem zur Erstellung eines Routenplans für eine Gruppe (G) von landwirtschaftlichen Maschinensystemen (1, 2, 2') für die Bearbeitung eines zu bearbeitenden Territoriums (S 1 , S 2 , S 3 , S 4 , S 5 ) beschrieben.
Abstract:
An apparatus includes a computer system (302), a number of structured light generators (304), and a number of mobile robotic devices (346). The computer system (302) is configured to generate a path plan. The number of structured light generators (304) is configured to project the path plan. The number of mobile robotic devices (346) is configured to detect and follow the path plan.
Abstract:
A system, and method of use thereof, that employs short distance communications signals, thereby limiting and localizing the dissemination area for such signals, for interactively coordinating crop material transfer operations between a harvester (CH1) and a grain transport (GT1), including the automated conduct of an unloading operation, including commencement of the actual unloading of the grain through continuation of such unloading to termination of such unloading, which system and method of the present invention employs operating systems in the harvester (CH1) and grain transport (GT1) that so operate to become electronically linked to one another to thereafter operate in unison with one another to effect and control the conduct of the crop material transfer operation between the harvester and grain transport, with each of such operating systems having associated therewith a short range communications system for the transmission and receipt at close range of electronic data signals, such operating systems, when appropriately electronically linked to one another, being operable in conjunction with one another to exchange information, to maintain a communications link therebetween, and to automatedly coordinate and effect various activities of the harvester and grain transport as a crop material transfer operation is effected and proceeds.