Agricultural Vehicle Route-Based Product Consumption Estimation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Agricultural management decisions, such as timing and dosage of agricultural product applications, are challenging due to generalized information not accounting for specific environmental properties of individual fields, leading to inefficient product use and potential over or under-application.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method estimates product consumption by determining application rates based on the agricultural vehicle's route and working width within a target application rate map, allowing for precise application across different areas of the field, thereby calculating real product consumption and optimizing field treatment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If generalized product application information is used, then the work preparation process is simple, but the product consumption accuracy deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by dividing the agricultural field into multiple zones with different product consumption characteristics. Each zone is assigned specific application rates based on local soil properties, crop type, and environmental factors, rather than using a uniform application rate across the entire field. This allows the system to maintain operational simplicity while achieving high product consumption accuracy through localized treatment.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the agricultural field into distinct zones or areas, each with its own product consumption parameters. The system processes and applies products separately to each segment based on its specific requirements, thereby improving measurement precision of product consumption while keeping the overall work preparation process manageable through systematic segmentation.
2Device complexity
If uniform application rate is applied across the entire field, then the application process is simple, but the product consumption varies incorrectly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements local quality by assigning different application rates to different zones within the agricultural field. Each zone receives the specific product consumption rate appropriate to its local conditions, such as soil fertility, moisture content, and crop stage, thereby achieving accurate product consumption measurement without requiring overly complex application procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies dynamics by making the application rate variable rather than fixed. The system dynamically adjusts the application rate based on real-time or pre-determined zone-specific parameters, allowing the application process to adapt to varying field conditions while maintaining manageable complexity through automated rate adjustment.
3Ease of operation
If the agricultural vehicle follows a fixed route, then the operation is simple, but the product consumption cannot be optimized for different field conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the vehicle route adaptive rather than fixed. The system automatically adjusts the travel path and positioning of the agricultural vehicle based on zone boundaries and required application rates, optimizing treatment efficiency while maintaining operational simplicity through automated navigation adjustments.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback by continuously monitoring the vehicle's position and the corresponding zone requirements, then adjusting the application rate and vehicle movement accordingly. This feedback mechanism optimizes treatment efficiency by ensuring the correct product is applied to the correct zone at the correct rate, while keeping the operation simple through automated control.
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AI summary
A computer-implemented method for estimating a product consumption of an agricultural product for an agricultural field, comprising the steps: providing a target application rate map (10) comprising an application rate distribution of the agricultural product of the agricultural field, wherein the application rate distribution comprises different target areas with predetermined 5 application rates of the agricultural product (S100); providing a route (34, 52) of an agricultural vehicle and/or an application device of the agricultural vehicle through the agricultural field for applying the agricultural product (S200); providing a working width (37, 52) of the agricultural vehicle and/or the application device of the agricultural vehicle; determining application rates of the agricultural vehicle and/or the application device of the agricultural vehicle at least based on 10 the route (34, 52) of the agricultural vehicle and/or the application device of the agricultural vehicle through the agricultural field (S300); determining the product consumption for the agricultural field based on the determined application rates and the working width (37, 53) of the agricultural vehicle and/or the application device of the agricultural vehicle (S400). 15