System for syncing a harvester with an autonomous grain cart

A system, comprising:

• a guidance controller of a second vehicle, the guidance controller comprising a processor and a data storage device in communication with the processor, wherein the data storage device comprises instructions thereon that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to:
• wirelessly receive a positional output characteristic of a first vehicle transmitted from the first vehicle at a first communication frequency;
• wirelessly receive a kinematic output characteristic of the first vehicle transmitted from the first vehicle at a second communication frequency, wherein the second communication frequency is greater than the first communication frequency;
• process the kinematic output characteristic and the positional output characteristic of the first vehicle to obtain a position and heading of the first vehicle;
• compare the position and heading of the first vehicle with a position and heading of the second vehicle to obtain a heading deviation and a position deviation of the second vehicle;
• determine a guidance heading of the second vehicle based on the heading deviation and the position deviation of the second vehicle;
• and
• transmit the guidance heading of the second vehicle to one or more of steering, throttle or brake elements of the second vehicle.

A method for guiding a second vehicle of a vehicle team, the method comprising:

• wirelessly receiving, by a guidance controller of the second vehicle, a positional output characteristic of a first vehicle transmitted from the first vehicle at a first communication frequency;
• wirelessly receiving, by the guidance controller of the second vehicle, a kinematic output characteristic of the first vehicle transmitted from the first vehicle at a second communication frequency, wherein the second communication frequency is greater than the first communication frequency;
• processing, by the guidance controller of the second vehicle, the kinematic output characteristic and the positional output characteristic of the first vehicle to obtain a position and heading of the first vehicle;
• comparing, by the guidance controller of the second vehicle, the position and heading of the first vehicle with a position and heading of the second vehicle to obtain a heading deviation and a position deviation of the second vehicle;
• determining, by the guidance controller of the second vehicle, a guidance heading of the second vehicle based on the heading deviation and the position deviation of the second vehicle;
• and
• transmitting, by the guidance controller of the second vehicle, the guidance heading of the second vehicle to one or more of steering, throttle or brake elements of the second vehicle.