AGCO

A method of operating a vehicle navigation system may include positioning a vehicle at a starting point of a path to be traversed by the vehicle. The path may be at least substantially circular. The vehicle may be positioned with a forward direction of the vehicle facing in a tangential direction to the path. The method may include obtaining a preliminary arc comprising an estimate of a portion of the path. The method may include determining an estimate of the path based, at least in part, on the preliminary arc. The method may include providing vehicle guidance to guide the vehicle along the estimated path. The method may include determining a center pivot point of the path based, at least in part, on the estimate of the path and adjustments made to the motion of the vehicle away from the estimated path.

A vehicle navigation system may be configured to obtain a preliminary arc that includes an estimate of a portion of a path to be traversed by a vehicle, where the path is circular. The vehicle navigation system may be configured to determine an estimate of the path based, at least in part, on the preliminary arc. The vehicle navigation system may be configured to provide vehicle guidance to guide motion of the vehicle along the estimated path. The vehicle navigation system may be configured to determine a center pivot point of the path based, at least in part, on the estimated path and adjustments made to the motion of the vehicle away from the estimated path.

A vehicle navigation system may include processor(s). The system may include data storage device(s) having computer-readable instructions stored thereon, where the computer-readable instructions may be configured to instruct the processor(s) to automatically detect, from a digital image estimating a view from a vehicle, a preliminary arc comprising an estimate of a portion of a path to be traversed by the vehicle. The path may be at least substantially circular. The system may determine an estimate of the path based, at least in part, on the preliminary arc. The system may provide vehicle guidance to guide motion of the vehicle along the estimated path. The system may determine a center pivot point of the path based, at least in part, on the estimated path and adjustments made to the motion of the vehicle away from the estimated path.

An agricultural vehicle having a cart operably coupled thereto. The agricultural vehicle may include a guidance system for controlling operation of the agricultural vehicle and the cart and including: at least one processor; and at least one storage medium storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the guidance system, during an agricultural operation, to: capture image data of a plurality of transport vehicles; analyze the captured image data to identify a candidate target transport vehicle of the plurality of transport vehicles; activate a light emitting device of an intended target transport vehicle; detect light emitted by the light emitting device to verify the candidate target transport vehicle matches the intended target transport vehicle; and responsive to identifying and verifying the candidate target transport vehicle of the plurality of transport vehicles, cause the agricultural vehicle to automatically align with the candidate target transport vehicle.

A management system for monitoring and controlling operation of an autonomous agricultural system. The management system includes: an array of sensors mounted on at least one the agricultural vehicle or the cart; at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the management system to: capture, via the array of sensors, sensor data of an environment around the autonomous agricultural system; capture, via the array of sensors, additional sensor data of the environment around the autonomous agricultural system; fuse the sensor data with the additional sensor data to form enhanced fused data; analyze the enhanced fused data to detect living organisms represented in the enhanced fused data; and responsive to detecting living organisms represented in the enhanced fused data, initiate a response action.

A cart management system for monitoring and controlling operation of a cart of an autonomous agricultural system. The cart management system includes an array of sensors mounted on the cart and configured to: capture, via the array of sensors and in real-time, sensor data of the cart and an auger system of an unloading system of the cart; analyze the captured sensor data to determine at least one of a length of an auger of the auger system and an orientation of the auger system; based on the determined length of the auger of the auger system and the determined orientation of the auger of the auger system, determine an aligned position of the cart relative to a transport vehicle; and responsive to determining the aligned position, cause the cart to automatically align with the transport vehicle.

A cart management system of an autonomous agricultural system includes an array of sensors mounted on at least one an agricultural vehicle or a cart and is configured to: capture sensor data of the agricultural vehicle, the cart, and a transport vehicle; capture additional sensor data of the agricultural vehicle, the cart, and the transport vehicle; analyze the sensor data to identify and classify the agricultural vehicle, the cart, and the transport vehicle to generate labeled sensor data; fuse the labeled sensor data with the additional sensor data by correlating each point or pixel of the additional sensor data with detected features of the labeled sensor data to form labeled fused data; based at least partially on the labeled fused data, determine an aligned position of the cart relative to the transport vehicle; and responsive to determining the aligned position, cause the cart to automatically align with the transport vehicle.

A cart management system for monitoring and controlling operation of a cart of an autonomous agricultural system. The cart is operably coupled to an agricultural vehicle of the autonomous agricultural system. The cart management system comprising: an array of sensors mounted proximate or on an end of the agricultural vehicle facing the cart; at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the cart management system to: capture, via the array of sensors and in real-time, sensor data of the cart; analyze the captured sensor data to determine a position and an orientation of the cart relative to the agricultural vehicle; and based at least partially on the determined position and the determined orientation of the cart relative to the agricultural vehicle, adjust operation of the agricultural vehicle.

A cart management system includes an array of sensors and is configured to: capture image data of the agricultural vehicle, the cart, and a transport vehicle; analyze the image data to identify and classify the agricultural vehicle, the cart, and the transport vehicle to generate labeled image data; capture depth data of the agricultural vehicle, the cart, and a transport vehicle; fuse the labeled image data with the depth data by correlating each point of the depth data with detected features of the labeled image data to form labeled fused data; receive GNSS data and IMU data; fuse the labeled fused data with the GNSS data and IMU data to generate enhanced fused data; based on the enhanced fused data, determine an aligned position of the cart relative to the transport vehicle; and cause the cart to automatically align with the transport vehicle.

An agricultural vehicle having a cart operably coupled thereto. The agricultural vehicle includes a guidance system for controlling operation of the agricultural vehicle and the cart and including at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the guidance system, during an agricultural operation, to: receive communication data from a plurality of transport vehicles; capture sensor data comprising representation of the plurality of transport vehicles; provide the sensor data to at least one remote device; receive a selection of a transport vehicle of the plurality of transport vehicles from the at least one remote device; and responsive to receiving the selection of the transport vehicle of the plurality of transport vehicles, cause the agricultural vehicle to automatically align with the selected transport vehicle.