Autonomous Work Vehicle Route Setting for Path-Specific Turns
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional route setting methods for autonomous work vehicles are unable to adapt turning methods based on the specific position within a field, leading to inefficiencies in work efficiency and safety.
Innovation Solution
A route setting method that allows for the selection and adaptation of different turning routes for each work path within a field, enabling the work vehicle to adjust its turning method according to the field's conditions and user needs by setting a predetermined turning route among multiple options.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a uniform turning method is set for the entire field, then the route setting system is simple and easy to operate, but it cannot adapt to different positions in the field, reducing work efficiency and safety
Solution Approach 1:
The field is divided into multiple work paths, and each work path can have its own turning method settings. This segmentation allows different turning methods to be applied to different positions in the field, optimizing work efficiency for each specific area while maintaining overall system manageability
Solution Approach 2:
Different turning methods are assigned to different work paths based on local field conditions and user needs. Each work path can have customized turning route settings, allowing the system to adapt to local requirements rather than applying a one-size-fits-all approach
2Device complexity
If a uniform turning method is set for the entire field, then the system configuration is straightforward, but it cannot respond to user needs based on specific field conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The turning route setting is segmented by work path, allowing each path to have independent turning method configurations. This maintains reasonable system complexity while significantly improving adaptability to different field conditions and user requirements
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows dynamic selection of turning methods for each work path, enabling users to adjust turning routes based on specific field conditions, work requirements, and safety considerations for each area
3Productivity
If position-specific turning methods are implemented for each work path, then work efficiency and user needs are better met, but the route setting system becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments turning route settings by work path, which organizes the complexity into manageable units. Each work path can be configured independently, making the overall complex system more controllable and easier to manage through modular configuration
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AI summary
[Problem] To provide an autonomous traveling method, an autonomous traveling system, and an autonomous traveling program that may set a turning route in response to the need of users. [Solution] A setting processing unit 213 sets a predetermined turning route among a plurality of turning routes having different turning methods, for each of a plurality of work paths included in a field F where a work vehicle 10 autonomously travels in accordance with a target route R and sets the target route R including the turning route set for each of the plurality of work paths and a work route set corresponding to the field F.