Automated agriculture system

US10185317B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• AGCO International GmbH · CH

Inventors

• Benno Pichlmaier · Munich, DE
• Thiemo Buchner · Kelheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 2, 2015
• Grant date: Jan 22, 2019
• Expiry date: Dec 2, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G05D1/0297
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A system for performing an agricultural operation on a field, the system including a host vehicle, two or more autonomous agricultural machines configured for performing the said agricultural operation; and a control subsystem for path planning and controlling the movement of each autonomous agricultural machine relative to the host vehicle in the performance of the agricultural operation. The control subsystem is configured to dynamically re-plan the movement of one or more of the autonomous agricultural machines in response to a detected failure of an autonomous agricultural machine as indicated by its position relative to its planned path.