PARALLEL TRAVEL WORK SYSTEM
    92.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170177002A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-06-22

    申请号:US15115853

    申请日:2015-02-06

    CPC classification number: G05D1/0278 A01B69/008 G05D1/0295 G05D2201/0201

    Abstract: An autonomous travel work vehicle (1), which is provided with a position calculation means that measures the device body position by means of a satellite positioning system, a steering actuator (40) that operates a steering device, an engine rotation control means, a transmission means (44), and a control device (30) that controls each of same, is caused to autonomously travel, along a set travel path stored in the control device (30), by an accompanying travel work vehicle (100) that works while accompanying the travel of the autonomous travel work vehicle (1) by means of attended operation and that is mounted with a remote operation device (112) that can operate the autonomous travel work vehicle, and the control device (30) halts autonomous travel when a signal disruption from the satellites, a large deviation from the set travel path, an abnormal sensor value, fuel exhaustion, or the like is detected.

    AUTONOMOUSLY TRAVELING WORK VEHICLE
    93.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170135277A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-05-18

    申请号:US15129559

    申请日:2015-03-26

    Abstract: An autonomously traveling work vehicle provided with: a position calculation means for using a satellite positioning system to measure the position of the vehicle body so that, when a person approaches the autonomous travel work vehicle, the person or an operator will be alerted and safety can be improved; and a control device for causing the autonomously traveling work vehicle to automatically work and travel along a set travel route; wherein a person detection sensor is provided to the autonomously traveling work vehicle and connected to the control device, and the control device performs a control so as to stop the autonomously traveling work vehicle from traveling when, while work is being performed during autonomous travel within a set work area, the person detection sensor detects a person within a fan-shaped first setting range having, as the radius, the maximum distance for the vehicle body to come to a stop after the intrusion of a person is detected while the vehicle is traveling at a working speed.

    AUTONOMOUS TRAVELLING SERVICE VEHICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20170131722A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-05-11

    申请号:US15129571

    申请日:2015-03-26

    Abstract: In the prior art, detection sensitivity was fixed for an obstacle detection means provided to an autonomous travelling service vehicle; therefore, in the present invention an autonomous travelling service vehicle is provided with a position calculation means that determines the position of the chassis using a satellite positioning system, and with a control device that automatically drives the vehicle along a set travel route and causes the vehicle to execute the service, wherein an obstacle sensor that acts as an obstacle detection means for detecting whether or not an obstacle is present around the autonomous travelling service vehicle and a sensitivity adjustment means for adjusting the sensitivity of the obstacle sensor are provided, and the sensitivity of the obstacle sensor is adjusted by the sensitivity adjustment means so as to be high within a set work area and low outside the set work area.

    Harvesting method using unmanned agricultural work vehicles
    96.
    发明申请
    Harvesting method using unmanned agricultural work vehicles 审中-公开
    采用无人工农用车的收获方式

    公开(公告)号:US20170055455A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-03-02

    申请号:US15308561

    申请日:2015-05-05

    CPC classification number: A01D90/10 A01B69/007 G05D1/0291 G05D2201/0201

    Abstract: The present invention is related to a method for harvesting crops from a field and to a method for working a field by towing an apparatus such as a tilling apparatus, wherein the methods of the invention employ manned and unmanned vehicles. The operation and movement of the unmanned vehicles is controlled by the drivers of the manned vehicles which are continuously in the vicinity of the unmanned vehicles. The harvesting method involves at least the driver of a harvesting vehicle such as a combine harvester and the driver of a crop collecting vehicle such as a truck, wherein the drivers control the operation of one or more unmanned crop carts, operated to receive harvested crops from the harvesting vehicle during a harvesting phase and deliver harvested crop to the crop collecting vehicle during a subsequent delivery phase The control effected by the driver of the harvesting vehicle and the driver of the collecting vehicle is such that each driver is capable of visually inspecting the crop cart's operation during the totality of the harvesting and delivery phases respectively. The invention is equally related to a method for working an agricultural field wherein an agricultural apparatus, such as a tillage apparatus, is towed through the field, by one or more unmanned vehicles, while the operation of the unmanned vehicles is controlled by the operator of a manned vehicle that is moving along with the unmanned vehicles through the field.

    Abstract translation: 本发明涉及一种用于从现场收获作物的方法以及通过牵引诸如耕种设备的装置来操作田地的方法,其中本发明的方法使用有人和无人的车辆。 无人驾驶车辆的运行和运行由持续在无人驾驶车辆附近的载人车辆的司机控制。 收获方法至少涉及收割车辆的驱动程序,例如联合收割机和诸如卡车的作物收集车辆的驾驶员,其中驾驶员控制一个或多个无人作物车的操作,以操作以从 收获期间的收获车辆,并在随后的交付阶段将收获的作物运送到作物收集车辆。由收割车辆的司机和收集车辆的驾驶员进行的控制使得每个驾驶员能够目视检查作物 在整个采集和交付阶段,购物车的运作情况分别为: 本发明同样涉及一种农业领域的方法,其中通过一个或多个无人驾驶车辆将诸如耕作机械的农业设备拖到田间,而无人驾驶车辆的操作由操作者控制 一辆与无人驾驶车辆一起运行的载人车辆。

    GUIDANCE SYSTEM AND STEERING CONTROL DEVICE FOR AN AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE
    97.
    发明申请
    GUIDANCE SYSTEM AND STEERING CONTROL DEVICE FOR AN AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE 审中-公开
    农业车辆指导系统和转向控制装置

    公开(公告)号:US20170006759A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-01-12

    申请号:US15205429

    申请日:2016-07-08

    Abstract: A vehicle guidance system for an agricultural vehicle is described which includes an optical imaging device collecting information of field characteristics, and a steering control device receiving the information of field characteristics transmitted from the optical imaging device. The steering control device having a steering actuator including a motor operatively connected to a hub adaptor. The hub adaptor is removably mountable to a central hub of a steering wheel of the agricultural vehicle in fixed rotary engagement, wherein when the hub adaptor is engaged to the central hub of the steering wheel, rotation of the hub adaptor by the motor causes corresponding rotation of the steering wheel. The steering control device thereby autonomously rotates the central hub of the steering wheel in response to the information of field characteristics received by the steering control device and the vehicle guidance system thereby steers the agricultural vehicle.

    Abstract translation: 描述了一种用于农用车辆的车辆引导系统,其包括收集场特性的信息的光学成像装置和接收从光学成像装置发送的场特性的信息的转向控制装置。 转向控制装置具有转向致动器,该转向致动器包括可操作地连接到轮毂适配器的马达。 轮毂适配器可拆卸地安装到固定旋转接合的农用车辆的方向盘的中心轮毂上,其中当轮毂适配器接合到方向盘的中心轮毂时,轮毂适配器由马达的旋转引起相应的旋转 的方向盘。 因此,转向控制装置响应于由转向控制装置和车辆引导系统接收到的场特性的信息自主地使方向盘的中心轮毂旋转,从而转向农用车辆。

    MOTORIZED FEEDING VEHICLE AND A METHOD OF OPERATING AN ANIMAL FARMING SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20160360726A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-15

    申请号:US15233636

    申请日:2016-08-10

    Abstract: An animal feeding vehicle includes a movement control system, a GPS receiver for generating a first set of parameters including location information, a proximity sensor for generating a second set of parameters including spatial information, a position sensor for generating a third set of parameters including motion information, a feeding system including a feeding control system for feeding animals based on a fourth set of parameters. A control unit receives the first, second, third, and fourth sets of parameters, and defines a first mode in which the user controls the movement control system and the feeding control system, and in which the control unit records data representing the first, second, third, and fourth sets of parameters; and a second mode in which the control unit controls the movement control system and the feeding system by comparing recorded data with the first, second, third, and fourth sets of parameters.

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