System For Avoiding Collisions Between Autonomous Vehicles Conducting Agricultural Operations
First Claim
1. A method for conducting on agricultural operations in a field, comprising:
- providing a mission plan for first and second autonomous vehicles, the mission plan including first and second paths for the first and second autonomous vehicles to travel while performing first and second agricultural operations, respectively;
establishing a hierarchy wherein the first autonomous vehicle is prioritized above the second autonomous vehicle;
performing the first agricultural operation with the first autonomous vehicle and the second agricultural operation with the second autonomous vehicle in a predetermined order, the first agricultural operation being different than the second agricultural operation;
monitoring for an event condition reported by at least one of the first and second autonomous vehicles, the event condition being a detection of the first and second autonomous vehicles traveling toward a collision with respect to one another; and
upon receiving the event condition, providing a revised mission plan for the second autonomous vehicle, wherein the revised mission plan adjusts the second path of the second autonomous vehicle based on the hierarchy to avoid the collision.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system for conducting agricultural operations in a field using autonomous vehicles in which a collision avoidance mechanism may be provided. The system may include providing a mission plan for autonomous vehicles to conduct agricultural operations, establishing a hierarchy for the vehicles, and monitoring for an event conditions indicating vehicles are traveling toward a collision with respect to one another. Upon receiving an event condition, the system may revise the mission plan to adjust a path of one of the vehicles based on the hierarchy in order to avoid the collision.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for conducting on agricultural operations in a field, comprising:
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providing a mission plan for first and second autonomous vehicles, the mission plan including first and second paths for the first and second autonomous vehicles to travel while performing first and second agricultural operations, respectively; establishing a hierarchy wherein the first autonomous vehicle is prioritized above the second autonomous vehicle; performing the first agricultural operation with the first autonomous vehicle and the second agricultural operation with the second autonomous vehicle in a predetermined order, the first agricultural operation being different than the second agricultural operation; monitoring for an event condition reported by at least one of the first and second autonomous vehicles, the event condition being a detection of the first and second autonomous vehicles traveling toward a collision with respect to one another; and upon receiving the event condition, providing a revised mission plan for the second autonomous vehicle, wherein the revised mission plan adjusts the second path of the second autonomous vehicle based on the hierarchy to avoid the collision. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for managing agricultural operations, the system including a processor executing a program stored in a non-transient medium operable to:
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provide a mission plan for first and second autonomous vehicles, the mission plan including first and second paths for the first and second autonomous vehicles to travel while performing first and second agricultural operations, respectively; establish a hierarchy wherein the first autonomous vehicle is prioritized above the second autonomous vehicle; performing the first agricultural operation with the first autonomous vehicle and the second agricultural operation with the second autonomous vehicle in a predetermined order, the first agricultural operation being different than the second agricultural operation; monitor for an event condition reported by at least one of the first and second autonomous vehicles, the event condition being a detection of the first and second autonomous vehicles traveling toward a collision with respect to one another; and upon receiving the event condition, provide a revised mission plan for the second autonomous vehicle, wherein the revised mission plan adjusts the second path of the second autonomous vehicle based on the hierarchy to avoid the collision. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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