20240008383. COMBINE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING TRAVEL ROUTE simplified abstract (Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.)
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COMBINE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING TRAVEL ROUTE
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Hidetaka Suzuki of Osaka-shi (JP)
Yuji Yamaguchi of Osaka-shi (JP)
Yasuto Nishii of Osaka-shi (JP)
Masaaki Murayama of Okayama-shi (JP)
COMBINE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING TRAVEL ROUTE - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240008383 titled 'COMBINE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING TRAVEL ROUTE
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes a combine that functions as both a travel route creating unit and an automatic operation control unit for agricultural fields. It creates a travel route corresponding to the field and controls automatic traveling and reaping along the route.
- The travel route creating unit sets the maximum number of rows to be reaped and a lower-limit number of rows to be reaped in the work area, creating the travel route based on these parameters for each trip.
Potential Applications:
- Agricultural industry: This technology can be used in the agricultural industry to automate the process of reaping crops in large fields, increasing efficiency and reducing labor costs.
Problems Solved:
- Labor-intensive reaping: This technology eliminates the need for manual reaping in agricultural fields, reducing the labor required and increasing productivity.
- Inefficient travel routes: By creating optimized travel routes, the technology ensures that the combine covers the maximum number of rows in the field, minimizing wasted time and resources.
Benefits:
- Increased efficiency: The combine's automatic operation control unit allows for continuous and efficient reaping along the travel route, reducing downtime and increasing productivity.
- Cost savings: By automating the reaping process, the technology reduces the need for manual labor, resulting in cost savings for farmers.
- Improved accuracy: The travel route creating unit ensures that the combine covers the desired number of rows in the field, improving accuracy and reducing waste.
Original Abstract Submitted
a combine includes a control device configured to function as a travel route creating unit which creates a travel route corresponding to an agricultural field, and as an automatic operation control unit which controls automatic traveling and automatic reaping along the travel route. the travel route creating unit, when creating a travel route for carrying out automatic reaping travel in which, with respect to a work area with a plurality of rows in an agricultural field, a plurality of trips are made back and forth along a row direction, creates the travel route by setting, on the basis of a total number of rows, a maximum number of rows to be reaped, and a lower-limit number of rows to be reaped in the work area, the lower-limit number of rows to be reaped or more for each trip.
