System and method for pre-emptively adjusting machine parameters based on predicted field conditions
US10980166B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 20, 2018 |
| Grant date | Apr 20, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60Y2400/303
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In one aspect, a method for pre-emptively adjusting machine parameters based on predicted field conditions may include monitoring an operating parameter of as the agricultural machine makes a first pass across a field. The method may also include initiating active adjustments of the travel speed of the machine based on the operating parameter as the machine makes the first pass. Furthermore, the method may include generating a map based on the travel speed and the operating parameter that included efficiency zones associated with one or more travel speeds. Moreover, the method may include determining predicted efficiency zones for an adjacent second swath within the field based on efficiency zones of the first swath within the field map. Additionally, the method may include pre-emptively initiating adjustments of the travel speed as the machine makes a second pass across the field based on the efficiency parameter for each predicted efficiency zone.
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