Method and control arrangement for operating an autonomous agricultural vehicle
AssigneeDeLaval Holding AB
InventorsMarek Brink, Bartlomiej Jaklik, Bartlomiej Slusarczyk
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Abstract
An autonomous agricultural vehicle that operates in accordance with a cleaning plan, a method for operating the vehicle, and a computer program related to operating the vehicle, wherein while the vehicle is operated, a load quantity representing an amount of material moved by the cleaning device is monitored at a plurality of individual times, and the cleaning plan of the autonomous agricultural vehicle is adjusted based on a variation in the monitored load quantity among the individual times.
Claims19
A method for operating an autonomous agricultural vehicle that includes a cleaning device and a load sensor, the method comprising:
- while operating the autonomous agricultural vehicle in accordance with a cleaning plan, monitoring by the load sensor at a plurality of individual times a load quantity representing an amount of manure moved by the cleaning device, wherein the cleaning plan defines at least one of a cleaning schedule and one or more cleaning routes of the autonomous agricultural vehicle;
- adjusting the cleaning plan of the autonomous agricultural vehicle based on a variation in the monitored load quantity among the plurality of individual times;
- and
- moving the manure in a livestock area in accordance with the cleaning plan.
A control arrangement for operating an autonomous agricultural vehicle, comprising:
- a processor, the processor configured to:
- while operating the autonomous agricultural vehicle in accordance with a cleaning plan, monitor by a load sensor at a plurality of individual times a load quantity representing an amount of manure moved by a cleaning device, wherein the cleaning plan defines at least one of a cleaning schedule and one or more cleaning routes of the autonomous agricultural vehicle;
- adjust the cleaning plan of the autonomous agricultural vehicle based on a variation in the monitored load quantity among the monitored load quantities among the plurality of individual times;
- and
- clean a livestock area in accordance with the cleaning plan.
An autonomous agricultural vehicle, the autonomous agricultural vehicle comprising:
- a motor configured to propel the autonomous agricultural vehicle;
- a power storage configured to supply energy to the motor;
- a cleaning device comprising at least one of a scraper and vacuum cleaner configured to move dirt from a livestock area;
- a load sensor configured to obtain a load quantity indicative of an amount of manure moved by the cleaning device;
- and
- a control arrangement, comprising a processor, configured to:
- operate the autonomous agricultural vehicle in accordance with a cleaning plan,
- monitor, during the operating of the autonomous agricultural vehicle, at a plurality of individual times a load quantity representing an amount of material manure moved by the cleaning device, wherein the cleaning plan defines at least one of a cleaning schedule and one or more cleaning routes of the autonomous agricultural vehicle,
- adjust the cleaning plan of the autonomous agricultural vehicle based on a variation in the monitored load quantity among the monitored load quantities among the plurality of individual times;
- and
- clean the livestock area in accordance with the cleaning plan.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.