US 12,464,969 B2
Agricultural machine guidance
Martin Peter Christiansen, Randers (DK); and Esma Mujkic, Randers (DK)
Assigned to AGCO International GmbH, Neuhausen (CH)
Filed by AGCO International GmbH, Neuhausen (CH)
Filed on Jun. 16, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/336,702.
Claims priority of application No. 2208929 (GB), filed on Jun. 17, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0403969 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. A01B 79/00 (2006.01); A01B 69/04 (2006.01); A01D 41/127 (2006.01)
CPC A01B 79/005 (2013.01) [A01B 69/008 (2013.01); A01D 41/1278 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A control system for a guidance system of an agricultural machine, the control system comprising one or more controllers, and being configured to:
receive image data from one or more imaging sensors associated with the agricultural machine;
analyze the image data utilizing a detection model to classify at least one object within the environment of the agricultural machine;
identify, from the at least one classified object, a cooperative machine for performing a cooperative operational task with the agricultural machine;
generate and output one or more control signals for controlling operation of the guidance system in dependence on the identified cooperative machine; and
maneuver the agricultural machine on an operational path to perform at least a portion of the cooperative operation task while both the cooperative machine and the agricultural machine are in motion.