Computer-aided farming system and method
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1. A computer-aided farming system, comprising:
- a first control system adapted to receive data defining a plurality of parameters and responsively determine a plurality of nodes located at an agricultural field, the first control system being further adapted to determine a condition status associated with each of the nodes, the condition status at each node being a function of the parameters;
a second control system located on an agricultural machine and adapted to receive data defining the nodes and the condition status at each node, the second control system being further adapted to plan a path as a function of the nodes and to determine a desired work operation relative to each node, the desired work operation being a function of the condition status at each node; and
a machine controller located on the agricultural machine and adapted to control the agricultural machine to perform the desired work operation at each respective node.
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Abstract
A computer-aided farming system having a first control system which receives data defining a plurality of parameters. The first control system responsively determines a plurality of nodes located at an agricultural field, and determines a condition status associated with each node. The system also has a second control system located on an agricultural machine which receives data defining the nodes and the condition status at each node. The second control system then plans a path as a function of the nodes, and determines a desired work operation relative to each node. A machine controller controls the agricultural machine to perform the desired work operation at each node.
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1. A computer-aided farming system, comprising:
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a first control system adapted to receive data defining a plurality of parameters and responsively determine a plurality of nodes located at an agricultural field, the first control system being further adapted to determine a condition status associated with each of the nodes, the condition status at each node being a function of the parameters; a second control system located on an agricultural machine and adapted to receive data defining the nodes and the condition status at each node, the second control system being further adapted to plan a path as a function of the nodes and to determine a desired work operation relative to each node, the desired work operation being a function of the condition status at each node; and a machine controller located on the agricultural machine and adapted to control the agricultural machine to perform the desired work operation at each respective node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A computer-aided farming method, including the steps of:
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receiving data at a first control system, the data defining a plurality of parameters; determining a plurality of nodes located at an agricultural field; determining a condition status associated with each of the nodes, the condition status at each node being a function of the parameters; receiving data defining the nodes at a second control system located on an agricultural machine; receiving data defining the condition status at each node at the second control system; planning a path as a function of the nodes; determining a desired work operation relative to each node, the desired work operation being a function of the condition status at each node; and controlling the agricultural machine to perform the desired work operation at each respective node. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A computer-aided farming system, comprising:
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a first control system adapted to receive data defining a plurality of parameters and responsively determine a plurality of nodes located at an agricultural field, the first control system being further adapted to determine a condition status associated with each of the nodes, the condition status at each node being a function of the parameters; a second control system located on an agricultural machine and adapted to receive data defining the nodes and the condition status at each node, the second control system being further adapted to plan a path as a function of the nodes and to determine a desired work operation relative to each node, the desired work operation being a function of the condition status at each node; a communications system adapted to enable communications between the first control system and the second control system; a position determining system located on the agricultural machine and electrically connected to the second control system; a work implement connected to the agricultural machine; and a machine controller located on the agricultural machine and adapted to control at least one of the agricultural machine and the work implement to perform the desired work operation at each respective node.
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