Method for controlling a vehicle for harvesting agricultural material
US12181889B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 18, 2022 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D2107/21
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An upper point cloud estimator is configured to estimate a three-dimensional representation of the crop canopy based on collected stereo vision image data. A lower point cloud estimator is configured to estimate a ground three-dimensional representation or lower point of the ground based on the determined average. The electronic data processor is configured to determine one or more differences between the upper point cloud (or upper surface) of the crop canopy and a lower point cloud of the ground, where each difference is associated with a cell within a grid defined by the front region. The electronic data processor is capable of providing the differences to a data processing system to estimate a yield or differential yield for the front region, among other things.
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