	US 12,150,401 B2
	System for measuring and interpreting a force
Joel Honkanen, Kleppe (NO)
Assigned to KUBOTA Corporation, Osaka (JP)
Appl. No. 17/774,707
Filed by KUBOTA Corporation, Osaka (JP)
PCT Filed Nov. 6, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/081337 § 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 5, 2022, PCT Pub. No. WO2021/089813, PCT Pub. Date May 14, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 19208122 (EP), filed on Nov. 8, 2019; and application No. 20172320 (EP), filed on Apr. 30, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0391644 A1, Dec. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 18/21 (2023.01); A01B 63/112 (2006.01); A01B 79/00 (2006.01); G01L 1/00 (2006.01); G01L 5/22 (2006.01); G06F 18/2413 (2023.01); G06N 5/045 (2023.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G06V 10/776 (2022.01); G06V 10/82 (2022.01); A01B 61/00 (2006.01); A01B 69/00 (2006.01); G05B 13/02 (2006.01); G05D 105/15 (2024.01)

CPC A01B 79/005 (2013.01) [A01B 63/112 (2013.01); G01L 1/00 (2013.01); G06F 18/217 (2023.01); G06F 18/2178 (2023.01); G06F 18/24133 (2023.01); G06N 5/045 (2013.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G06V 10/776 (2022.01); G06V 10/82 (2022.01); A01B 61/00 (2013.01); A01B 69/001 (2013.01); G01L 5/228 (2013.01); G05B 13/027 (2013.01); G05B 2219/45017 (2013.01); G05D 2105/15 (2024.01)]

15 Claims

1. A system for measuring and interpreting a force, the system comprising:

a. at least one working implement, for acting on an agricultural field;

b. at least one force sensor, for measuring a force of the working implement;

c. a position unit, for determining the position of the working implement, wherein the positioning unit comprises a receiver for providing position data;

d. a data memory unit, for receiving force data from the at least one force sensor and position data from the positioning unit; and

e. a data interpretation unit, for interpreting the force data in relation to the position data, wherein the data interpretation unit calculates an interpretation of the measured force, and wherein the data interpretation unit comprises a machine learning unit that calculates the interpretation of the measured force; and

the system further comprising:

f. an input means for allowing the user to input confirmation data for confirming and rejecting the interpretation of the measured force, and

g. wherein the machine learning unit of the data interpretation unit calculates the interpretation of the measured force based on confirmation data input by the user via the input means.