Agricultural Machine Driving Data Management Across Manual Interventions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing technologies do not efficiently collect actual performance data during both self-driving and non-self-driving modes of agricultural machines.
Innovation Solution
A management apparatus that collects actual performance data from agricultural machines operating in self-driving and non-self-driving modes, including manual and remote driving, by storing data from interventions and changes in driving plans.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If the agricultural machine operates in self-driving mode only, then automation level is improved, but the ability to collect performance data during manual intervention is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The management apparatus receives and stores actual performance data from the agricultural machine during both self-driving and manual driving modes. This feedback mechanism ensures that performance information is continuously collected regardless of driving mode, allowing the system to maintain automation benefits while preventing loss of performance data during manual interventions.
Solution Approach 2:
The management apparatus is designed to handle multiple driving modes (self-driving and manual driving) through a unified data collection system. The same management apparatus and storage device that manage self-driving operations also collect and store performance data during manual driving, making the system universal across different operational modes without requiring separate systems.
2Measurement precision
If separate systems are used for self-driving and manual driving data collection, then data accuracy is improved, but device complexity is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the data collection functionality into a single management apparatus that handles both self-driving and manual driving operations. Instead of using separate systems for different driving modes, the same management apparatus and storage device collect, store, and manage performance data across all operational modes, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining data accuracy through unified processing.
3Loss of information
If all performance data is collected and stored regardless of driving mode, then data completeness is improved, but storage requirements are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The management apparatus segments performance data by driving mode (self-driving vs. manual driving), allowing organized storage and efficient retrieval. This segmentation enables the system to maintain complete performance data across all modes while managing storage requirements through structured data organization, where data can be queried and analyzed based on specific driving mode needs.
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AI summary
A device according to an aspect of the present disclosure is a management apparatus for communicating with an agricultural machine to be operated in a driving mode including self-driving and non-self-driving, the management apparatus including a processing device configured to create a self-driving plan for the agricultural machine, a communication device configured to transmit the self-driving plan to the agricultural machine and receive actual performance data of the agricultural machine, the actual performance data being collected by the agricultural machine, and a storage device configured to store the received actual performance data, in which the actual performance data includes data collected by the agricultural machine during the non-self-driving performed by an intervention occurring in the self-driving performed in accordance with the self-driving plan.