US 12,449,811 B2
Mobile work machine control based on control zone map data
Bhanu Kiran Reddy Palla, Bettendorf, IA (US); Nathan R. Vandike, Geneseo, IL (US); and Noel W. Anderson, Fargo, ND (US)
Assigned to DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US)
Filed by Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US)
Filed on Mar. 16, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/184,997.
Application 18/184,997 is a continuation of application No. 16/831,249, filed on Mar. 26, 2020, granted, now 11,669,093.
Prior Publication US 2023/0213942 A1, Jul. 6, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A01B 69/04 (2006.01); A01B 79/00 (2006.01); A01D 34/00 (2006.01); A01D 34/835 (2006.01); A01D 41/127 (2006.01); E02F 9/20 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2024.01); G06F 3/04817 (2022.01); G06F 3/04842 (2022.01)
CPC G05D 1/0212 (2013.01) [A01D 41/127 (2013.01); G01C 21/3667 (2013.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer implemented method of controlling a mobile work machine comprising:
obtaining a map of a worksite that divides the worksite into a plurality of control zones, each control zone corresponding to a respective geographic area of the worksite;
identifying a current control zone, of the plurality of control zones, in which the mobile work machine is operating;
detecting a current location of the mobile work machine in the current control zone;
determining a set of observed condition values, each indicative of an observed value of a variable characterizing a condition in a geographic portion of the current control zone on which the mobile work machine has already performed an operation;
obtaining a set of estimated condition values, each indicative of an estimated value of the variable characterizing the condition in a portion of the current control zone on which the mobile work machine has yet to perform the operation; and
generating a display, in a display window, the display including a zone display element showing at least a portion of the current control zone, the zone display element including:
(i) a first part showing an estimated value zone sub-portion with visual indicia indicative of the set of estimated condition values;
(ii) a second part showing an observed value zone sub-portion with visual indicia indicative of the set of observed condition values; and
(iii) a third part showing a current location indicator indicating the current location of the mobile work machine in the current control zone.