System comprising a first ground processing device and a second ground processing device and method for operating such a system
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing soil processing systems lack efficient integration of manually guided and automatically operated devices to define and respect 'no-go' areas within an environment, leading to inefficient operation and potential conflicts between the two types of devices.
Innovation Solution
The system allows the second automatically operated soil processing device to receive and analyze movement path information from a manually guided first device, using this data to define and avoid 'no-go' areas, which are areas not traversed by the first device, enabling the second device to autonomously adjust its path and operation based on user intentions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If the second automatically operated soil processing device traverses the entire environment to ensure complete coverage, then the area coverage is improved, but the device may enter areas that are not intended for processing (no-go areas), leading to inefficient operation and potential conflicts
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by having the manually guided first device explore and map the environment before the automatic second device operates. The first device traverses the environment, identifies no-go areas, and creates a map that the second device uses to plan its path, preventing unnecessary traversal of forbidden areas beforehand
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback by transmitting the map created by the first device to the second device. The second device receives information about no-go areas and uses this feedback to adjust its navigation and avoid areas that should not be processed, thereby improving operational efficiency while maintaining area coverage
2Adaptability or versatility
If the manually guided first device is used to define no-go areas through user interaction, then the adaptability to user intentions is improved, but the time required for environment mapping increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies self-service by enabling the first device to autonomously explore and map the environment without continuous user intervention. The device independently identifies no-go areas and creates a comprehensive map, reducing the time users need to spend manually defining boundaries while still capturing user intentions through the device's autonomous operation
3Ease of operation
If the second device operates autonomously without integrated information from the first device, then the ease of operation is improved, but the device cannot recognize user-defined boundaries, leading to potential conflicts
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses an intermediary approach by introducing a communication and data transmission mechanism between the first and second devices. The map and no-go area information serve as an intermediary that bridges the autonomous operation capability of the second device with the user-defined boundaries established by the first device, ensuring both ease of operation and reliability
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AI summary
The invention relates to a system with a first soil cultivation device (1) and a second soil cultivation device (2), wherein the second soil cultivation device (2) is configured to orient and locate itself within an environment using an environment map (9).To further develop such a system advantageously, it is proposed that the first tillage implement (1) is configured to detect a movement path (3) of the first tillage implement (1) during its movement and to transmit information about the detected movement path (3) to the second tillage implement (2), wherein the second tillage implement (2) has a control and evaluation unit (8) configured to analyze the received information and, based on the movement path (3) detected by the first tillage implement (1) and/or a sub-area (11, 12) of the environment not traversed by the movement path (3), to enter a no-go area (15) into the environment map (9), which the second tillage implement (2) is not allowed to enter.