Auto-guidance System Location-Based Data Loading
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle guidance systems lack the ability to automatically adjust and disable guidance based on the machine's location, leading to potential safety issues and inefficiencies when transitioning between different fields with varying topologies and predefined paths.
Innovation Solution
An auto-guidance system that receives location information, determines the machine's location, and loads or unloads auto-guidance data files accordingly, enabling or disabling the system based on predefined areas, using a processor connected to a drive component and positioning system to manage navigation along specific waylines and performance specifications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the vehicle guidance system operates continuously across all locations, then guidance coverage is maximized, but safety risks increase when transitioning between fields with varying topologies
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by loading auto-guidance data files before the vehicle enters a field and unloading them when the vehicle exits. The processor determines vehicle location using positioning system data and proactively manages data file loading/unloading based on predicted field transitions, ensuring safety protocols are established before transitions occur rather than reacting after problems arise.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the system loads auto-guidance data files for all possible fields, then adaptability to different fields is improved, but device complexity and memory usage increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by loading only the specific auto-guidance data file corresponding to the current field where the vehicle is located, rather than maintaining all possible field data files in memory. The processor selectively loads data files based on the vehicle's determined location, ensuring each location has the appropriate localized guidance data without the complexity of universal data storage.
3Reliability
If the system automatically disables guidance outside predefined areas, then safety is improved by preventing accidental engagement, but ease of operation decreases due to additional location monitoring requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service by automatically determining vehicle location using positioning system data and autonomously deciding whether to enable or disable auto-guidance based on whether the vehicle is within a predefined area. The processor monitors location continuously and automatically activates or deactivates the guidance system without requiring manual operator input, making the safety feature transparent to the operator.
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AI summary
Auto-guidance may be provided. First, location information may be received and a location of a machine may be determined based on the location information. Once the location of the machine is determined, an auto-guidance data file may be loaded based on the determined location of the machine.