Harvesting machine haulage vehicle coordination control

A method performed by an agricultural harvesting machine, the method comprising:

• controlling a crop processing system to engage crop in a field, perform a crop processing operation on the crop, and move the processed crop to a harvested crop repository;
• identifying a turn to be performed by the agricultural harvesting machine in the field;
• determining a harvesting machine turn path for the agricultural harvesting machine to perform the turn on the field;
• generating a support machine turn path based on the harvesting machine turn path;
• and
• communicating an indication of the support machine turn path to a communication device associated with the support machine.

A control system for an agricultural harvesting machine, the control system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• memory storing instructions executable by the at least one processor, wherein the instructions, when executed, provide:
• an automated machine coordination component configured to:
• communicate with a support machine configured to receive harvested crop from the agricultural harvesting machine;
• and
• send a control instruction to the support machine to coordinate operation of the support machine with the agricultural harvesting machine;
• a turn automation component configured to:
• receive a machine path definition;
• control the agricultural harvesting machine to traverse a plurality of turns in the field based on the machine path definition;
• and
• identify a particular turn having a turning rate above a threshold;
• an unloading mode selection configured to select an unloading mode corresponding to the particular turn based on a selection criterion;
• and
• a control signal generator configured to generate a control signal to control operation of the agricultural harvesting machine based on the selected unloading mode.