| 序号 | 专利名 | 申请号 | 申请日 | 公开（公告）号 | 公开（公告）日 | 发明人 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Material identification system | US12904542 | 2010-10-14 | US08498786B2 | 2013-07-30 | Noel Wayne Anderson |
| A method and apparatus for managing undesired material in an area. A sensor system monitors the area for the undesired material. A number of operations is performed on the area using a vehicle system. The vehicle system comprises a vehicle and a structure connected to the vehicle. A computer system receives data for the area from the sensor system. The computer system identifies a presence of the undesired material along a number of paths in the area using the data to form an identification. The computer system initiates removal of the undesired material based on the identification. | ||||||
| 42 | Method of controlling a baler and a baler | US12066905 | 2006-09-12 | US08200399B2 | 2012-06-12 | Tommy Ertbolle Madsen |
| A baler (1) composed of a pick-up device (4) for picking up a crop string (12), a compression device for compressing the crop in a compression direction to form a bale, the compression device having components (19) for measuring a distribution of a charging degree transversely to the compression direction. The baler (1) also has a 3D imaging device (11) for recording a 3D image (23) of the field and the crop string (12) in front of the baler (1), and a control device including a data processor (13) for controlling the baler (1) in dependence on data from the 3D image (23) and the charging degree (25). | ||||||
| 43 | MATERIAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM | US12904542 | 2010-10-14 | US20120095652A1 | 2012-04-19 | Noel Wayne Anderson |
| A method and apparatus for managing undesired material in an area. A sensor system monitors the area for the undesired material. A number of operations is performed on the area using a vehicle system. The vehicle system comprises a vehicle and a structure connected to the vehicle. A computer system receives data for the area from the sensor system. The computer system identifies a presence of the undesired material along a number of paths in the area using the data to form an identification. The computer system initiates removal of the undesired material based on the identification. | ||||||
| 44 | Method of navigating an agricultural vehicle, and an agricultural vehicle implementing the same | US12485323 | 2009-06-16 | US08155870B2 | 2012-04-10 | Tommy Ertbolle Madsen; Rufus Blas Morten |
| A method of navigating an agricultural vehicle, which is equipped with a 3D imaging device for imaging surroundings of the vehicle, and an image processing device, includes obtaining from the 3D imaging device frames imaging at least a part of the surroundings of the vehicle at different points of time while the vehicle is moving thus providing a chronological sequence of frames, analysing the frames, and establishing a change of pose of the vehicle using results of the analysis of at least two chronologically different frames. | ||||||
| 45 | Vision guidance system and method for identifying the position of crop rows in a field | US11678558 | 2007-02-23 | US08019513B2 | 2011-09-13 | Todd Jochem; Parag Batavia; Mark Ollis |
| A system and method of identifying a position of a crop row in a field, where an image of two or more crop rows is transmitted to a vision data processor. A preferential scan line profile in a search space about a candidate scan line profile is determined, and the candidate scan line profile is identified as a preferential scan line profile for estimating a position (e.g., peak variation) of one or more crop rows if a variation in the intensity level of the candidate scan line profile exceeds a threshold variation value. Alternatively, a position datum associated with a highest intensity value within the array of vector quantities can be selected as being indicative of a candidate position of a crop row. The candidate position is then identified as a preliminary row position if a variation in intensity level of the candidate scan line profile exceeds a threshold variation value. | ||||||
| 46 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GUIDING A VEHICLE | US12609662 | 2009-10-30 | US20110106422A1 | 2011-05-05 | RICHARD D. GOULD; DOUG ROBERTS; JUSTIN WHISINHUNT; GRANT J. NELSON |
| A device for aligning a vehicle with a next pass through a field comprises a camera which takes a corresponding natural picture. A receiver is provided for receiving a navigational signal from a navigational satellite system. A central processing unit is connected to the camera for receiving the natural picture and the receiver for receiving the natural satellite signal. The CPU generates a master signal comprising a video signal of the navigational picture, an actual indicator signal representing the actual position of the vehicle, and a desired indicator signal representing the desired position of the vehicle. A display is connected to the CPU for receiving the master signal and generating a master image comprising a natural picture image, an actual indicator image, and a desired indicator image. The vehicle is driven to cause an alignment of the actual indicator image with the desired indicator image. | ||||||
| 47 | Vision guidance system and method for identifying the position of crop rows in a field | US11678548 | 2007-02-23 | US07904218B2 | 2011-03-08 | Todd Jochem; Parag Batavia; Mark Ollis |
| A system and method of identifying a position of a crop row in a field, where an image of two or more crop rows is transmitted to a vision data processor. The vision data processor defines a candidate scan line profile for a corresponding heading and pitch of associated with a directional movement of a vehicle, for example, traversing the two or more crop rows. The candidate scan line profile comprises an array of vector quantities, where each vector quantity comprises an intensity value and a corresponding position datum. A preferential scan line profile in a search space about the candidate scan line profile is determined, and the candidate scan line profile is identified as a preferential scan line profile for estimating a position (e.g., peak variation) of one or more crop rows if a variation in the intensity level of the candidate scan line profile exceeds a threshold variation value. | ||||||
| 48 | Vision-aided system and method for guiding a vehicle | US11106868 | 2005-04-15 | US07792607B2 | 2010-09-07 | Shufeng Han; John Franklin Reid; Francisco Rovira-Más |
| A method and system for guiding a vehicle comprises a location determining receiver for collecting location data for the vehicle. A vision module collects vision data for the vehicle. A location quality estimator estimates the location quality data for the location data during an evaluation time window. A vision module estimates vision quality data for the vision data during the evaluation time window. A supervisor module selects a mixing ratio for the vision data and location data (or error signals associated therewith) based on the quality data. | ||||||
| 49 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING A BALER AND A BALER | US12066905 | 2006-09-12 | US20100063690A1 | 2010-03-11 | Tommy Ertbolle Madsen |
| The baler (1) comprises a pick-up device (4) for picking up a crop string (12), a compression device for compressing the crop in a compression direction to form a bale, the compression device comprising means (19) for measuring a distribution of a charging degree transversely to the compression direction. The baler (1) also comprises a 3D imaging device (11) for recording a 3D image (23) of the field and the crop string (12) in front of the baler (1), and a control device comprising a data processor (13) for controlling the baler (1) in dependence of data from the all image (23) and the charging degree (25). | ||||||
| 50 | Method and system for vehicular guidance using a crop image | US11303696 | 2005-12-16 | US07580549B2 | 2009-08-25 | Jiantao Wei; Shufeng Han |
| The method and system for vehicular guidance comprises an imaging device for collecting color image data. A definer defines a series of scan line segments generally perpendicular to a transverse axis of the vehicle or of the imaging device. An image parameter evaluator determines scan line image parameter data for each of the scan line segments. An alignment detector (e.g., search engine) identifies a preferential heading of the vehicle that is generally aligned with respect to a crop feature, associated with the image data, based on the determined scan line image parameter meeting or exceeding a maximum value or minimum threshold value. | ||||||
| 51 | Tractor and baler combination with automatic baling and tractor halt control | US11344447 | 2006-01-31 | US07404355B2 | 2008-07-29 | Jean Viaud; Claude Julien |
| A tractor comprises a tractor frame, driven ground engaging means, and an electronic tractor controller. A baler comprises a baler frame coupled or connected to the tractor frame, a crop receiving means, a baling chamber, a bale size sensor associated with the baling chamber, and an electronic baler controller. The baler controller is operable to submit a halt signal to the tractor controller when a bale size signal provided by the bale size sensor indicates that a bale has reached a size equal to or exceeding a first predetermined size. The tractor controller is operable to command the ground engaging means to automatically halt the tractor when receiving a halt signal from the baler controller. A steering controller is connected to a swath position sensor and operable to automatically steer the tractor along a swath based upon the signals of the crop swath sensor and of the bale shape sensor such that a uniform bale shape is obtained. | ||||||
| 52 | System and method for providing guidance towards a far-point position for a vehicle implementing a satellite-based guidance system | US11447220 | 2006-06-05 | US07369924B2 | 2008-05-06 | Shufeng Han; Frederick W. Nelson; Terence D. Pickett; John F. Reid |
| The present invention is a method for providing guidance towards a far-point position for a vehicle implementing a satellite-based guidance system. The method includes capturing an image. The method further includes providing the image in a digital format to an algorithm. The method further includes isolating far-point pixelized data of the provided image. The method further includes generating data for causing a steering control system of the vehicle implementing the satellite-based guidance system to maintain the vehicle on a straight-line path towards the far-point position. | ||||||
| 53 | Method and system for vehicular guidance with respect to harvested crop | US11342760 | 2006-01-30 | US20070005208A1 | 2007-01-04 | Shufeng Han; Jiantao Wei; Francisco Rovira-Mas |
| The entire right, title and interest in and to this application and all subject matter disclosed and/or claimed therein, including any and all divisions, continuations, reissues, etc., thereof are, effective as of the date of execution of this application, assigned, transferred, sold and set over by the applicant(s) named herein to Deere & Company, a Delaware corporation having offices at Moline, Ill. 61265, U.S.A., together with all rights to file, and to claim priorities in connection with, corresponding patent applications in any and all foreign countries in the name of Deere & Company or otherwise. | ||||||
| 54 | Method and system for vehicular guidance using a crop image | US11305651 | 2005-12-15 | US20070001097A1 | 2007-01-04 | Jiantao Wei; Shufeng Han |
| The method and system for vehicular guidance comprises an imaging device for collecting color image data to facilitate distinguishing crop image data (e.g., crop rows) from background data. A definer defines a series of scan line segments generally perpendicular to a transverse axis of the vehicle or of the imaging device. An intensity evaluator determines scan line intensity data for each of the scan line segments. An alignment detector (e.g., search engine) identifies a preferential heading of the vehicle that is generally aligned with respect to a crop feature, associated with the crop image data, based on the determined scan line intensity meeting or exceeding a maximum value or minimum threshold value. | ||||||
| 55 | Method and system for vehicular guidance using a crop image | US11303789 | 2005-12-16 | US20070001096A1 | 2007-01-04 | Jiantao Wei; Shufeng Han |
| An imaging device collects color image data to facilitate distinguishing crop image data from background data. A definer defines a series of scan line segments generally perpendicular to a transverse axis of the vehicle or of the imaging device. An intensity evaluator determines scan line intensity data for each of the scan line segments. An alignment detector identifies a preferential heading of the vehicle that is generally aligned with respect to a crop feature, associated with the crop image data, based on the determined scan line intensity meeting or exceeding a maximum value or minimum threshold value. A reliability estimator estimates a reliability of the vehicle heading based on compliance with an intensity level criteria associated with one or more crop rows. | ||||||
| 56 | Method and device for analysis of the structure and the composition of cultured hedges such as for example rows of vines | US10551534 | 2004-03-23 | US20060272201A1 | 2006-12-07 | Roger Pellenc |
| The method for analysing the structure of cultured hedges, equally applicable by day or by night, for a mobile, continuously-moving machine in tied or staked plantations such as vineyards, includes a system using an artificial vision system, working by transmission, which permits a detection of the shadowing of the light between one or more transmitters and one or more detectors to one side and the other of the hedge. The information generated by said shadows of light are processed by an electronic analysis system, programmed or embodied to examine the elements of the structure of the hedge. | ||||||
| 57 | Vision-aided system and method for guiding a vehicle | US11106868 | 2005-04-15 | US20060149417A1 | 2006-07-06 | Shufeng Han; John Reid; Francisco Rovira-Mas |
| A method and system for guiding a vehicle comprises a location determining receiver for collecting location data for the vehicle. A vision module collects vision data for the vehicle. A location quality estimator estimates the location quality data for the location data during an evaluation time window. A vision module estimates vision quality data for the vision data during the evaluation time window. A supervisor module selects a mixing ratio for the vision data and location data (or error signals associated therewith) based on the quality data. | ||||||
| 58 | Method and apparatus for automatically steering a vehicle in an agricultural field using a plurality of fuzzy logic membership functions | US09776090 | 2001-02-02 | US06819780B2 | 2004-11-16 | Eric Benson; Qin Zhang; John F. Reid |
| A combine having a camera system is disclosed in which pictures of the ground in front of the vehicle are processed to extract the slope and intercept of a characteristic line indicative of the boundary between the cut and uncut portions of the field. A fuzzy logic algorithm compares the slope and intercept using four input membership functions and a single output membership function. If the slope and intercept extracted from the image are deemed acceptable, they are used to navigate the vehicle through the field. If they are not acceptable, the combine continues to use slope and intercept values previously deemed acceptable to guide the vehicle. This process of image data extraction and quality analysis continues repetitively as the combine traverses the field harvesting crops. | ||||||
| 59 | Tracking furrow with laser | US10169715 | 2002-07-09 | US20030020007A1 | 2003-01-30 | Hans Jorgen Andersen |
| According to the method a laser light source (10), which in a beam direction (14) exposes a line (13), and a light detector (9) capable of taking a picture with a certain resolution and having a line of sight (12), are mounted on a vehicle (1) or implement (5) with a travelling direction (P) in such a manner that a line (13) exposed by the laser light source (10) in the field is transverse to the travelling direction (P), that the light detector (9) aims at the line (13) exposed by the laser light source (10), the line of sight (12) of the light detector (8) and the beam direction (14) of the laser light source (10) forming an angle (alpha) in a plane transverse to the exposed line (13). The light detector (9) takes a picture of the exposed line (13) and the picture taken by the light detector (9) of the exposed line (13) in the field is analysed with a view to determining extreme value points (18), bends or the like characteristics in the picture of the line (13). | ||||||
| 60 | Region of interest selection for a vision guidance system | US09514473 | 2000-02-28 | US06278918B1 | 2001-08-21 | Monte Andre Dickson; Bingcheng Ni; Shufeng Han |
| An automatic vision guidance system for an agricultural vehicle is disclosed and described. The vision guidance system uses a K-means clustering algorithm in image processing to distinguish between crop and non-crop features. The vision guidance system utilizes moment algorithms to determine the location and orientation of crop rows, from which desired wheel angles are determined and steering is commanded. The vision guidance system may adjust the location and orientation of visually determined crop rows according to a predetermined distance between crop rows. Further, the vision guidance system may utilize a redundant number of regions of interest in determining crop row locations and orientations. | ||||||
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