Agricultural Implement Setting Recall Across Vehicle Configurations
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current agricultural equipment control systems, such as those following the ISO 11783 standard, require re-entry of setting values for different vehicles or implements, leading to inefficiencies when switching between similar or identical equipment configurations.
Innovation Solution
A method that converts setting values into generalized setting data using metadata, allowing these values to be stored and recalled across different vehicles and implements, including those from different manufacturers, by calculating physical measures based on technical properties.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If setting values are stored in the virtual terminal memory based on object pool identification, then the setting values can be stored and recalled for the same implement configuration, but the setting values cannot be used when the implement is replaced or reconfigured
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms setting values from being tied to specific object pool identifiers into being associated with implement-specific parameters such as implement ID, serial number, or configuration descriptors. This parameter transformation allows the same setting value to be universally applied across different implements while maintaining reliability for the original configuration.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal setting value storage mechanism that can serve multiple functions: storing settings for the original implement, transferring settings to replacement implements, and adapting settings for reconfigured implements. The setting values become multi-functional by being decoupled from specific object pool identifiers and coupled instead with implement-identifying parameters.
2Device complexity
If setting values are stored for a single implement configuration, then the storage system remains simple, but re-entry is required when the implement configuration changes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary action by storing implement-identifying parameters (such as implement ID, serial number, or configuration descriptors) together with the setting values. This preliminary association enables automatic retrieval and transfer of settings when the same implement is reconnected or replaced, eliminating the need for re-entry and maintaining simple storage architecture.
3Duration of action of stationary object
If setting values are stored in non-volatile memory of the virtual terminal, then the current values are preserved, but the values are lost when the implement is replaced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary layer between the setting values and the storage mechanism. Instead of storing setting values directly in the virtual terminal's non-volatile memory, the system uses implement-identifying parameters as an intermediary key. This intermediary enables the setting values to be stored persistently while remaining accessible and transferable across different implements through the identifier matching process.
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AI summary
A method and arrangement for storing and recalling of setting values of a vehicle (10) and/or implement (14) that can be used for agricultural purposes comprising the following steps: inputting of at least one setting value for an actuator (49) of the vehicle (10) and/or implement (14) by a user interface; transmitting of a command based on the setting value to a control unit (32, 34, 38, 48) standing in operational connection with the actuator (49); and storing of setting data based on the setting value in a memory (72) in order to recall the setting value on the user interface or another user interface as required, wherein the setting value is converted into setting data using meta data regarding technical properties of the vehicle (10) and/or implement (14), the setting data representing a physical measure of the adjustment of the vehicle (10) and/or implement (14) achieved by the actuator (49) based on the setting value, the measure calculated based on the meta data and the setting value, and the setting data stored together with the meta data.