Acquisition Path Visualization for Real-Time Guidance Path Capture
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional agricultural vehicle guidance systems do not display the transition from the current location of the vehicle to a desired guidance path in real time, and require user interaction to update acquisition paths.
Innovation Solution
The system displays one or more temporary acquisition paths that update in real time based on the vehicle's position relative to a guidance path, allowing users to see the vehicle's trajectory and enabling real-time updates without user intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If conventional guidance systems do not display acquisition paths in real time, then system complexity is reduced, but user experience and navigation accuracy deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-calculates and displays the acquisition path before the vehicle begins following it. This allows users to see the planned trajectory in advance, improving situational awareness without requiring complex real-time recalculation capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a visual copy or representation of the acquisition path on the display device. This graphical representation allows users to visualize the vehicle's trajectory without adding physical complexity to the actual navigation system.
2Productivity
If user interaction is required to update acquisition paths, then system resources are conserved, but productivity and ease of operation worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors the vehicle's position relative to the guidance path and automatically updates the acquisition path display based on this feedback. This eliminates the need for manual user input while maintaining operational efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The guidance system performs self-updating of the acquisition path display without requiring user intervention. The system automatically detects changes in vehicle position and recalculates the acquisition path as needed, freeing the user from manual operations.
3Measurement precision
If real-time acquisition path display is implemented, then navigation accuracy improves, but use of energy increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system updates the acquisition path display at periodic intervals rather than continuously. This approach maintains adequate navigation accuracy while reducing the energy consumption associated with constant real-time calculations and display refreshes.
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AI summary
Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to display acquisition paths. An example apparatus includes a display handler to, in response to a directional condition of an autonomous vehicle satisfying a threshold, render an acquisition path for the autonomous vehicle, the acquisition path specifying a route along which the autonomous vehicle is to travel to acquire a guidance path; and a vehicle condition controller to, in response to determining that a real time display criterion is satisfied, redetermine whether the directional condition of the autonomous vehicle satisfies the threshold to cause the display handler to re-render the acquisition path.