Predictive speed map generation and control system

A computer implemented method of controlling an agricultural work machine, the computer implemented method comprising:

• obtaining an information map that indicates values of a first agricultural characteristic corresponding to a plurality of different geographic locations in a field;
• detecting a geographic location of the agricultural work machine;
• detecting, with an in-situ sensor, a value of a second agricultural characteristic corresponding to a first geographic location, of the plurality of different geographic locations, in the field;
• predicting a respective predictive machine travel speed value corresponding to each geographic location, of a set of geographic locations of the plurality of different geographic locations in the field,
• based on a value of the first agricultural characteristic in the information map corresponding to the first geographic location in the field,
• based on the value of the second agricultural characteristic detected by the in-situ sensor corresponding to the first geographic location in the field, and
• based on a respective value of the first agricultural characteristic in the information map corresponding to each respective geographic location of the set of geographic locations of the plurality of different geographic locations in the field,
• wherein each respective geographic location, of the set of geographic locations of the plurality of different geographic locations, is different from the first geographic location in the field;
• and
• controlling a controllable subsystem on the agricultural work machine based on the respective predictive machine travel speed value corresponding to at least one geographic location of the set of geographic locations.

An agricultural work machine configured to perform an operation at a field comprising:

• a communication system that receives an information map that includes values of a first agricultural characteristic corresponding to a plurality of different geographic locations in the field, the information map generated based on data collected prior to the operation at the field;
• a geographic position sensor that detects a geographic location of the agricultural work machine;
• an in-situ sensor that detects a value of a second agricultural characteristic corresponding to a first geographic location, of the plurality of different geographic locations, in the field;
• one or more processors;
• and
• a data store that stores computer executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the one or more processors to:
• identify a relationship between the first agricultural characteristic and the second agricultural characteristic based on the value of the first agricultural characteristic in the information map corresponding to the first geographic location and based on the value of the second agricultural characteristic detected by the in-situ sensor corresponding to the first geographic location;
• and
• predict a respective predictive machine speed value corresponding to each geographic location, of a set of geographic locations of the plurality of different geographic locations in the field, based on the identified relationship and based on a respective value of the first agricultural characteristic in the information map corresponding to each geographic location, of the set of geographic locations of the plurality of different geographic locations in the field, wherein each respective geographic location of the plurality of different geographic locations is different from the first geographic location in the field, and wherein each respective predictive machine speed value is indicative of a respective predictive travel speed of the agricultural work machine;
• and
• control a controllable subsystem on the agricultural work machine during the operation at the field.