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US 12,112,546 B2Granted
Vision guidance system using dynamic edge detection
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsAaron G. Vesperman, Jeffery J. Adams, Anthony J. Mainelli
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AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsAaron G. Vesperman, Jeffery J. Adams, Anthony J. Mainelli
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A row vision system modifies automated operation of a vehicle based on edges detected between surfaces in the environment in which the vehicle travels. The vehicle may be a farming vehicle (e.g., a tractor) that operates using automated steering to perform farming operations that track an edge formed by a row of field work completed next to the unworked field area. A row vision system may access images of the field ahead of the tractor and apply models that identify surface types and detect edges between the identified surfaces (e.g., between worked and unworked ground). Using the detected edges, the system determines navigation instructions that modify the automated steering (e.g., direction) to minimize the error between current and desired headings of the vehicle, enabling the tractor to track the row of crops, edge of field, or edge of field work completed.
A method comprising:
A system comprising a hardware processor and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, are configured to cause the system to perform steps comprising:
A method comprising:
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