US 12,471,521 B2
Estimating performance and selecting operating parameters for a farming machine using a calibration pass
Benjamin Kahn Cline, San Carlos, CA (US); Christopher Grant Padwick, Menlo Park, CA (US); Chia-Chun Fu, Sunnyvale, CA (US); and Olgert Denas, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US)
Filed by Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US)
Filed on Jun. 30, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/217,296.
Prior Publication US 2025/0000015 A1, Jan. 2, 2025
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A01C 21/00 (2006.01); A01M 7/00 (2006.01); G06V 20/10 (2022.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01)
CPC A01C 21/007 (2013.01) [A01M 7/0089 (2013.01); G06V 20/188 (2022.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for adjusting performance characteristics of a farming machine using a performance report, the method comprising:
accessing images of plants in a field captured during a calibration pass of the farming machine through the field;
generating the performance report for the farming machine by inputting the images into a performance model, the performance model configured to:
identify plants in the images using a plurality of identification sensitivities;
determine expected performance characteristics of the farming machine for each of the plurality of identification sensitivities, and
wherein the performance report comprises expected performance characteristics for each of the plurality of identification sensitives;
accessing a target performance characteristic for the farming machine from the performance report, the target performance characteristic an expected performance characteristic and a target identification sensitivity;
inputting, into a plant identification model, additional images of plants in the field captured during a treatment pass of the farming machine through the field, the plant identification model identifying a plant in the field using the target identification sensitivity; and
treating the plant in the field using a treatment array of the farming machine.