METHOD OF ASSIGNING PLANNED PATHS TO MULTIPLE MACHINES TO COOPERATIVELY COVER AREA
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1. A method, comprising:
- providing proximally in time over a wireless medium a first plurality of different just-in-time wayline segments for a given field to a plurality of agricultural machines, respectively, at least one of the different just-in-time wayline segments separated from another of the different just-in-time wayline segments by a length greater than one of the plurality of agricultural machines;
receiving status updates from the plurality of agricultural machines; and
responsive to the status updates, providing over the wireless medium a second plurality of different just-in-time wayline segments for the field to at least a portion of the plurality of agricultural machines.
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Abstract
A method includes providing proximally in time over a wireless medium a first plurality of different just-in-time wayline segments for a given field to a plurality of agricultural machines, respectively, at least one of the different just-in-time wayline segments separated from another of the different just-in-time wayline segments by a length greater than one of the plurality of agricultural machines. Status updates are received from the plurality of agricultural machines and responsive to the status updates, a second plurality of different just-in-time wayline segments for the field to at least a portion of the plurality of agricultural machines are provided over the wireless medium.
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1. A method, comprising:
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providing proximally in time over a wireless medium a first plurality of different just-in-time wayline segments for a given field to a plurality of agricultural machines, respectively, at least one of the different just-in-time wayline segments separated from another of the different just-in-time wayline segments by a length greater than one of the plurality of agricultural machines; receiving status updates from the plurality of agricultural machines; and responsive to the status updates, providing over the wireless medium a second plurality of different just-in-time wayline segments for the field to at least a portion of the plurality of agricultural machines. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19)
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17. An agricultural machine, comprising:
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a chassis coupled to rotating elements to cause traversal across a field; a transceiver; and a controller configured to; cause a first plurality of different just-in-time wayline segments for a given field to be transmitted by the transceiver over a wireless medium to a plurality of agricultural machines, respectively, at least one of the different just-in-time wayline segments determined independently from another of the different just-in-time wayline segments; receive status updates from the plurality of agricultural machines via the transceiver; and responsive to the status updates, cause a second plurality of different just-in-time wayline segments for the field to be transmitted by the transceiver over the wireless medium to at least a portion of the plurality of agricultural machines.
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20. A system, comprising:
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a first agricultural machine comprising a first controller and a first transceiver; and plural second agricultural machines, each comprising a respective controller and respective transceiver, wherein for a given field, the first controller is configured to implement and cause transmission via the first transceiver of just-in-time wayline segments to the plural controllers of the plural second agricultural machines, wherein the progress of performing all farming tasks associated with the just-in-time wayline segments is wirelessly shared among all of the controllers according to an ad-hoc network prior to the first controller causing the transmission via the first transceiver of a second set of just-in-time wayline segments.
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