| CPC G05B 23/0283 (2013.01) [A01M 7/0089 (2013.01); G05B 23/0235 (2013.01); G05B 23/024 (2013.01); G05B 2223/04 (2018.08)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A method of autonomous operation by a farming machine, the method comprising:
performing, by the farming machine, a plurality of farming operations in a field, the plurality of farming operations selected for treating individual plants in the field, the plurality of farming operations comprising interactions with the field or plants in the field;
determining, using one or more sensors of the farming machine, operational metrics representative of a performance of the plurality of farming operations by the farming machine selected for treating individual plants in the field;
evaluating, by the farming machine, a current operational status of one or more components used for treating individual plants in the field;
in response to determining that one or more additional farming operations of the plurality of farming operations are needed for treating individual plants in the field:
determining, by the farming machine and based on the current operational status of one or more components used for treating individual plants in the field, a probability that performing the one or more additional farming operations causes the farming machine to enter a failure operational state while treating individual plants in the field, in which the farming machine is unable to treat individual plants in the field; and
responsive to the determined probability exceeding a threshold probability, traveling, by the farming machine, to a designated location.
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