Farm Field Map Segmentation for Crop-Variable Registration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing farm field registration systems, such as those described in Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2022-102335, are inadequate for handling changes in farm field areas or crop types, as they assume uniformity in rice cultivation and do not accommodate variations in crop planting or field area adjustments.
Innovation Solution
A farm field registration device and method that includes an acquisition device for boundary and division information, a controller for creating and storing farm field maps, and a storage device for managing these maps, allowing for easy changes in field divisions and crop associations, and enabling automatic generation of travel routes for agricultural machines.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a farm field registration system assumes uniformity in rice cultivation, then the system structure is simple, but it cannot accommodate variations in crop planting or field area adjustments
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the farm field into multiple divided farm fields with individual maps, allowing each segment to have different crop types and planting areas. This enables the system to handle crop variations without requiring a complete system redesign, as each divided field can be independently configured and managed.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamic field division capabilities where the farm field can be divided into multiple sections with different crop types and planting areas. The system allows dynamic adjustment of field boundaries, crop associations, and planting areas, enabling adaptation to varying agricultural requirements without fixed constraints.
2Productivity
If manual input is required for field registration and division, then data accuracy is high, but the time and labor required increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service functionality where the agricultural machine automatically performs field registration, map creation, and division operations. The machine autonomously acquires position information, generates farm field maps, divides fields into sections, and associates crop types without requiring manual operator intervention for each task, significantly improving efficiency while maintaining accuracy through automated data capture.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary actions by automatically creating farm field maps and dividing fields into sections before actual crop planting begins. The system pre-configures field boundaries, generates divided farm field maps, and associates crop types in advance, eliminating the need for time-consuming manual input during the planting season and enabling faster operational response.
3Measurement precision
If the system stores detailed division information for multiple divided farm fields, then field management precision is improved, but the data storage and processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and stores only the essential division information needed for field management, such as boundary coordinates, crop type associations, and planting area data for each divided farm field. By selecting and storing only the critical data elements required for precise field management rather than all possible field attributes, the system achieves high measurement precision while minimizing data storage requirements.
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AI summary
A farm field registration device includes an acquisition device configured to acquire boundary information for defining a boundary line of a farm field, a controller configured or programmed to create a farm field map in a predetermined data format based on the boundary information, and a storage device configured to store the farm field map. The acquisition device is configured to acquire division information for defining a division line that divides the farm field into a plurality of divided farm fields each including a plantable area, the controller is configured or programmed to execute division processing of creating a divided farm field map corresponding to the plurality of divided farm fields based on the division information, and the storage device is configured to store the divided farm field map.