System and method for coordinating harvester and transport vehicle unloading operations
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1. A control system for positioning a transport vehicle relative to a harvester for discharge operations, comprising:
- an imaging device for generating an image signal; and
a microprocessor for processing the image signal and generating position command data wherein the microprocessor comprises a database containing digital images identified as acceptable for discharge operations and is configured to generate position command data based on comparing said image signal with images from said database;
wherein the position command data comprises command instructions for the transport vehicle.
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Abstract
A system and method for positioning a transport vehicle relative to a harvester is disclosed. The system includes an imaging device mounted on the transport vehicle and a control system for analyzing image data and executing a computer program to provide commands to position the transport vehicle in an acceptable predetermined condition relative to the harvester for discharge operations.
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19 Claims
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1. A control system for positioning a transport vehicle relative to a harvester for discharge operations, comprising:
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an imaging device for generating an image signal; and a microprocessor for processing the image signal and generating position command data wherein the microprocessor comprises a database containing digital images identified as acceptable for discharge operations and is configured to generate position command data based on comparing said image signal with images from said database; wherein the position command data comprises command instructions for the transport vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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- 4. The control system of clam 1, wherein the control system automatically selects and analyzes the image signal for a trackable feature or recognizable video object of the harvester.
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6. A transport vehicle for receiving a discharged crop from a harvester, comprising:
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an imaging device for generating an image signal; and a microprocessor for processing the image signal and generating position command data; wherein the position command data comprises command instructions for the transport vehicle; and wherein the microprocessor comprises a data base containing digital images identified as acceptable for discharge operations and a computer program product embodied on a computer readable medium, the microprocessor configured compare said image signal with Images from said database and generate position command data for positioning. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of positioning a transport vehicle and a harvester for unloading operations, comprising:
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generating a database of acceptable relative positions between the transport vehicle and the harvester; capturing video images with an imaging device of the relative position of the harvester; comparing the captured video images to the data base of acceptable relative positions with a control system; and generating position commands with the control system to position the transport vehicle in an acceptable relative position with the harvester for discharge operations wherein the control system is configured to use an algorithm to determine the relative position location data of a trackable feature or video object of the harvester to determine relative position data of the harvester; and wherein the database of acceptable relative positions is generated at the initiation of or prior to the initiation of a discharge operation by capturing the images of a plurality of images of acceptable discharge positions. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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