Agricultural Vehicle Pairing via Visual Map Interface
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Solution Overview
Problem
Coordinating agricultural operations between vehicles in a field is inefficient due to difficulties in establishing and managing suitable pairings between agricultural vehicles, which can lead to reduced efficiency in tasks such as harvesting and unloading crops.
Innovation Solution
A control system that allows agricultural vehicles to pair and communicate via a network using a communication protocol, enabling them to coordinate operations by presenting a map of the work area, selecting compatible vehicles for pairing, and confirming pairings to facilitate tasks like docking and unloading.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If agricultural vehicles operate individually, then each vehicle can perform operations independently, but the overall productivity and efficiency of agricultural operations is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple agricultural vehicles into a coordinated team operating under a common management system. The system merges vehicle identification, positioning, and operation data into a unified platform that enables collaborative work, thereby improving overall productivity while managing coordination complexity through automated systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The management system serves multiple functions including vehicle identification, real-time positioning, pairing coordination, and operation management. This multi-functional approach allows a single system to handle various aspects of team coordination, reducing the need for separate specialized systems and simplifying the overall coordination process.
2Productivity
If agricultural vehicles are paired to work together, then task completion speed increases, but the difficulty of establishing and managing pairings increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables vehicles to automatically identify and pair with suitable partners based on their capabilities and current task requirements. The management system automatically matches vehicles, monitors pairing status, and manages coordination without requiring manual intervention for each pairing decision, thereby reducing management complexity while maintaining fast task completion.
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors vehicle positions, operational status, and task progress, using this feedback to dynamically adjust pairings and coordination strategies. This real-time feedback mechanism ensures that pairings are optimized for current conditions, maintaining high productivity while adapting to changing requirements without increasing management complexity.
3Productivity
If manual coordination methods are used, then system complexity is low, but the efficiency and accuracy of coordinating operations between vehicles is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual coordination methods with an automated electronic management system that uses processors, memory, and communication networks to coordinate vehicle operations. This substitution of mechanical/manual systems with electronic automation dramatically improves coordination efficiency and accuracy, with the system complexity being managed through standardized electronic components and protocols.
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AI summary
A control system of a first agricultural system includes a first controller having a processor and a memory. The first controller is configured to instruct a display to present a map of a work area, in which the map includes a selectable icon corresponding to a second agricultural system, and the selectable icon is positioned at a location on the map corresponding to a position of the second agricultural system within the work area. The first controller is also configured to receive selection of the selectable icon, to output a request to pair with the second agricultural system in response to receiving the selection, and to pair the first agricultural system with the second agricultural system in response to receiving a pairing confirmation from the second agricultural system.