Scouting systems

US10165722B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Deere & Company · US

Inventors

• Chad A. Ackerman · Bettendorf, US
• Scott Stephens · Manhattan Beach, US
• Dolly Y. Wu · Richardson, US
• Mark A. Harris · Blue Grass, US
• David S. Mercer · Des Moines, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 23, 2015
• Grant date: Jan 1, 2019
• Expiry date: Oct 23, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G05D1/0272
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Embodiments include a ground scout having an ability to identify the location of rows of crops and the end of the rows so that it can navigate, but in other embodiments, the ground scout can also rely more on an aerial drone to navigate, to act as a communication relay system, and so on. A buddy system including a ground scout and an air scout (e.g. drone) communicate their findings with each other.