Work vehicle magnetorheological fluid joystick systems providing implement command guidance

A work vehicle magnetorheological fluid (MRF) joystick system for usage onboard a work vehicle equipped with an implement, the work vehicle MRF joystick system comprising:

• a joystick device, comprising:
• a base housing;
• a joystick mounted to the base housing and movable with respect thereto;
• and
• a joystick position sensor configured to monitor joystick movement relative to the base housing;
• an MRF joystick resistance mechanism at least partially integrated into the base housing and controllable to selectively resist movement of the joystick relative to the base housing;
• and
• a controller architecture coupled to the MRF joystick resistance mechanism and to the joystick position sensor, the controller architecture configured to:
• when detecting operator movement of the joystick in an operator input direction, determine whether continued joystick movement in the operator input direction will result in imminent breach of a first virtual boundary by the implement;
• and
• when determining that continued joystick movement in the operator input direction will result in imminent breach of the first virtual boundary by the implement, command the MRF joystick resistance mechanism to generate a first MRF resistance force impeding continued joystick movement in the operator input direction.

A work vehicle magnetorheological fluid (MRF) joystick system for usage onboard a work vehicle equipped with an implement, the work vehicle MRF joystick system comprising:

• a joystick device including a joystick rotatable relative to a base housing;
• an MRF joystick resistance mechanism controllable to selectively resist rotation of the joystick relative to the base housing about at least one axis;
• an implement tracking data source configured to track movement of the implement during operation of the work vehicle;
• a controller architecture coupled to the joystick device, to the MRF joystick resistance mechanism, and to the implement tracking data source, the controller architecture configured to:
• when an operator commands movement of the implement utilizing the joystick device, track movement of the implement relative to at least a first virtual boundary;
• and
• command the MRF joystick resistance mechanism to vary an MRF resistance force impeding joystick movement in at least one degree of freedom to provide tactile feedback to the operator indicative of a proximity of the implement to the first virtual boundary.