Methods and imaging systems for harvesting
AssigneePrecision Planting LLC
InventorsAaron Herrmann, Todd Swanson, Jason J. Stoller
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Abstract
Described herein are methods and harvesters for adjusting settings of a harvester. In one embodiment, a computer Implemented method includes capturing, with at least one image capture device that is located on the harvester, images of a field view of an unharvested region to be harvested, analyzing the captured images to determine crop information for a crop of a harvested region that is adjacent to the unharvested region, and adjusting settings or operating parameters of the harvester for the unharvested region based on the crop information for the crop of the harvested region.
Claims24
A computer implemented method for adjusting settings of a harvester comprising:
- capturing, with at least one image capture device that is located on the harvester, images of a field view of an unharvested region to be harvested;
- analyzing the captured images to determine crop information for a crop of a harvested region that is adjacent to the unharvested region;
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- adjusting settings or operating parameters of the harvester for the unharvested region based on the crop information for the crop of the harvested region.
A combine harvester comprising:
- a header to engage a crop;
- at least one image capturing device to capture images of an unharvested region in front of the combine harvester;
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- at least one processor communicatively coupled to the at least one image capturing device, the at least one processor is configured to execute instructions to analyze the captured images to determine crop information for a crop of a harvested region that is adjacent to the unharvested region and to adjust settings or operating parameters of the combine harvester for the unharvested region based on the crop information for the crop of the harvested region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.