Work vehicle, control method and control system
The work vehicle integrates sensor-based object detection and impact assessment to efficiently navigate and manage potential collisions, ensuring safe and efficient autonomous operation.
JP7789918B2Active Publication Date: 2025-12-22KUBOTA CORP
Patent Information
- Application Number
- JP2024530397
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Priority Date
- 2022-06-29
- Filing Date
- 2023-05-29
- Publication Date
- 2025-12-22
- Estimated Expiration
- 2043-05-29
AI Technical Summary
Technical Problem
There is a demand for efficient control of automated driving of work vehicles, including agricultural machinery, to navigate both within and outside fields while effectively managing potential impacts from environmental objects.
Method used
A work vehicle equipped with sensors to detect and classify objects, determining impact degrees and performing avoidance actions or continuing autonomous driving based on these impact degrees, with a control system that integrates environmental data for efficient navigation.
Benefits of technology
Enables efficient autonomous driving of work vehicles by effectively navigating and managing potential impacts, enhancing safety and operational efficiency.
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Abstract
This work vehicle performs autonomous driving, and is provided with: one or more sensors that sense the environment around the work vehicle and output sensor data; a control device that controls the autonomous driving of the work vehicle on the basis of the sensor data; and a coupling device for coupling an implement. When the work vehicle performs autonomous driving with the implement coupled thereto, the control device: detects and classifies an object on the basis of the sensor data; determines a first degree of impact, which is the magnitude of impact when the object contacts the work vehicle, and a second degree of impact, which is the magnitude of impact when the object contacts the implement, according to the classification result of the object; and performs either an operation for avoiding the contact with the object or an operation for continuing the autonomous driving without performing the operation for avoiding, according to at least one of the first degree of impact and the second degree of impact.
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