Method for the operation of a self-propelled agricultural working machine

A method for the operation of a self-propelled agricultural working machine comprising at least one working element and comprising a driver assistance system for generating control actions within the working machine, comprising the following steps:

• generating surroundings information with a sensor arrangement comprising a camera-based sensor system and a laser-based sensor system, each of which generates sensor information regarding a predetermined, relevant surroundings area of the working machine, wherein the sensor information of the camera-based sensor system is present as starting camera images,
• processing the starting camera images with an image processing system of the driver assistance system by segmenting the starting camera images into image segments by the image processing system according to a segmentation rule, and combining the segmented camera images with the sensor information from the laser-based sensor system using a sensor fusion module, and
• generating with the driver assistance system a control action of the agricultural working machine based on the processed surroundings information,
• wherein the image segments are classified by the image processing system according to a classification rule into classes having class properties, so that a class is assigned to each of the image segments, and the sensor information from the laser-based sensor system is taken into account in the classification.