Field Access Point Detection Using Historical Vehicle Paths

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing agricultural route planning techniques lack the ability to accurately identify access points to agricultural regions, which are crucial for optimizing fuel efficiency and turning procedures, leading to inefficiencies in agricultural processes.

Innovation Solution

A computer-implemented method that processes region and vehicular location information to identify access points by analyzing patterns in vehicular movement, using techniques such as linear interpolation and machine learning to accurately detect entry and exit points, and filter out false positives.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If traditional route planning techniques are used without access point detection, then route planning can be performed using known boundaries, but the accuracy of identifying actual entry/exit points is poor, leading to inefficient routes and increased fuel consumption

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccess point location identification accuracyVSAvoidfuel consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary detection and identification of access points by analyzing historical vehicular location data before route planning occurs. This advance identification of actual entry/exit points allows the route planning system to create more efficient routes from the outset, avoiding the need for vehicles to travel to incorrect or suboptimal access points, thereby reducing fuel consumption.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses feedback from analyzed vehicular location data and movement patterns to continuously improve access point identification accuracy. By processing historical data about where vehicles actually enter and exit agricultural regions, the system refines its understanding of access point locations, leading to progressively better route planning and reduced fuel consumption over time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Productivity

If access point detection is implemented to improve route planning accuracy, then fuel efficiency and turning procedures are optimized, but the system complexity increases due to processing location data and detecting movement patterns

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveagricultural process efficiencyVSAvoiddata processing system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system processes and analyzes vehicular location data automatically without requiring manual intervention or complex external processing systems. The automated detection of movement patterns and identification of access points from raw location data reduces the need for additional complex infrastructure, making the system more self-sufficient and easier to implement despite the sophistication of the analysis performed.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The access point detection system is designed to work with existing vehicular location tracking infrastructure and can be integrated into various route planning and agricultural management systems. By creating a multi-functional solution that serves both access point identification and route optimization purposes, the system avoids the need for separate dedicated systems, thereby reducing overall complexity while maintaining high productivity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Measurement precision

If vehicular location data is processed to identify access points, then accurate entry/exit points are detected, but false positives may occur requiring additional filtering mechanisms

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccess point detection accuracyVSAvoiddata filtering system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system continuously analyzes vehicular location data to identify access points, maintaining a constant stream of detection and validation. This continuous operation allows the system to distinguish between temporary anomalies that cause false positives and genuine access point patterns, as real access points will show consistent, repeated vehicular activity over time while false positives will appear as isolated incidents that can be filtered out through temporal pattern recognition.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #20Continuity of useful action

Data Source

PatentEP4684620A1Access point detection
Publication Date: 2026.01.28 AGCO INT GMBH
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AI summary

A mechanism for identifying access points on a boundary of an agricultural region. The access points are identified by processing region location information and vehicular location information. The region location information identifies the location of the boundary. The vehicular location information identifies locations of agricultural vehicles.