US 11,674,288 B2
System and method for obscurant mitigation
Noel W. Anderson, Fargo, ND (US); and Zachary T. Bonefas, Grimes, IA (US)
Assigned to Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US)
Filed by Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US)
Filed on Oct. 11, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/599,380.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/854,922, filed on May 30, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2020/0375083 A1, Dec. 3, 2020
Int. Cl. A01B 69/04 (2006.01); G01N 15/02 (2006.01); E02F 9/20 (2006.01); G01W 1/02 (2006.01); E02F 9/26 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01); A01D 41/127 (2006.01); G01N 15/06 (2006.01); G01N 33/00 (2006.01); G01N 15/00 (2006.01)
CPC E02F 9/205 (2013.01) [A01B 69/008 (2013.01); A01D 41/1278 (2013.01); E02F 9/2054 (2013.01); E02F 9/262 (2013.01); G01N 15/0227 (2013.01); G01N 15/06 (2013.01); G01N 33/0063 (2013.01); G01W 1/02 (2013.01); G05D 1/0022 (2013.01); G05D 1/0212 (2013.01); G05D 1/0219 (2013.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01); G01N 2015/0046 (2013.01); G01N 2015/0693 (2013.01); G01N 2033/0068 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0207 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for obscurant mitigation, the system comprising:
an obscurant assessor, wherein the obscurant assessor is configured to characterize one or more attributes of a detected obscurant plume, which is airborne, and generate an obscurant model;
an obscurant mitigator, wherein the obscurant mitigator is configured to perform one or more mitigation operations to mitigate detected obscurant plume to increase visibility of a vehicle sensor; and
a controller communicatively coupled to each of the obscurant assessor and the obscurant mitigator, wherein the controller is configured to:
receive an output signal from the vehicle sensor corresponding to a detected obscurant level and determine if the detected obscurant level exceeds a predetermined threshold;
generate an obscurant mitigation plan if the detected obscurant level exceeds the predetermined threshold based on the obscurant model generated by the obscurant assessor, wherein generating an obscurant mitigation plan comprises modifying an operation of a ground engaging member coupled to a work vehicle; and
control operations of the obscurant mitigator based on the obscurant mitigation plan to reduce the detected obscurant level to increase visibility of the vehicle sensor.