Method and system for planning the path of an agricultural vehicle
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1. A method for planning a path for an agricultural vehicle, said method comprising:
- determining a first point of a first planned path;
determining a second point of a second planned path; and
automatically generating a path plan connecting said first point and said second point.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention pertain to methods and systems for planning the path of an agricultural vehicle. In one embodiment, a first point of a first planned path and a second point of a second planned path are determined. A path plan is then automatically generated connecting the first point and the second point.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for planning a path for an agricultural vehicle, said method comprising:
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determining a first point of a first planned path; determining a second point of a second planned path; and automatically generating a path plan connecting said first point and said second point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for planning a path for an agricultural vehicle, said system comprising:
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a guidance system for generating a path plan connecting a first point of a first planned path and a second point of a second path; and a position determining system coupled with said guidance system, said position determining system for determining the geographic position of said agricultural vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A control component for an agricultural vehicle, said control component comprising
an accessor for accessing a first planned path and a second planned path; -
in input from a position determining system for determining a first geographic position corresponding to a point of said first planned path and a second geographic position corresponding to a point of said second planned path; and a path plan generator for generating a path plan connecting said first geographic position and a second geographic position. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. The control component of 15 further comprising:
an output to a steering controller, said steering controller for generating a steering command which causes said agricultural vehicle to follow said path plan.
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