Control system, control method, and delivery vehicle
AssigneeKubota Corporation
InventorJumpei MIKI
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Abstract
A control system includes a first controller configured or programmed to control an operation of discharging a harvested crop of an agricultural machine, and a second controller configured or programmed to control an operation of the transport vehicle so that the transport vehicle travels by automated driving and to perform a control to increase a distance between the agricultural machine and the transport vehicle while the agricultural machine makes a turn, compared to when the agricultural machine is traveling while harvesting the crop.
Claims14
A control system for controlling a harvesting operation performed by an agricultural machine, which harvests a crop while traveling in a field by automated driving, and a transport vehicle, which receives a harvested crop discharged from the agricultural machine while traveling alongside the agricultural machine by automated driving, the control system comprising:
- a first controller configured or programmed to perform an operation of discharging the harvested crop of the agricultural machine;
- and
- a second controller configured or programmed to perform an operation of the transport vehicle so that the transport vehicle travels by automated driving;
- wherein
- the second controller is configured or programmed to perform a control to increase a distance between the agricultural machine and the transport vehicle while the agricultural machine makes a turn, compared to when the agricultural machine is traveling while harvesting the crop.
A transport vehicle for transporting a harvested crop that is harvested in a field, the transport vehicle comprising:
- a container to receive and store the harvested crop discharged from an agricultural machine that harvests the crop in the field;
- and
- a controller configured or programmed to:
- perform an operation of the transport vehicle so that the transport vehicle travels by automated driving;
- perform a control to cause the transport vehicle to travel alongside the agricultural machine when the agricultural machine is traveling while harvesting the crop and discharging the harvested crop;
- and
- perform a control to increase a distance between the agricultural machine and the transport vehicle when the agricultural machine is making a turn, compared to when the agricultural machine is traveling while harvesting the crop.
A control method for controlling a harvesting operation performed by an agricultural machine, which harvests a crop while traveling in a field by automated driving, and a transport vehicle, which receives a harvested crop discharged from the agricultural machine while traveling alongside the agricultural machine by automated driving, the control method comprising:
- controlling an operation of discharging the harvested crop of the agricultural machine;
- and
- performing a control to increase a distance between the agricultural machine and the transport vehicle while the agricultural machine makes a turn, compared to when the agricultural machine is traveling while harvesting the crop.
A control method for controlling a transport vehicle that travels by automated driving and transports a harvested crop that is harvested in a field, the transport vehicle including a container to receive and store the harvested crop discharged from an agricultural machine that harvests the crop in the field, the control method comprising:
- performing a control to cause the transport vehicle to travel alongside the agricultural machine when the agricultural machine is traveling while harvesting the crop and discharging the harvested crop;
- and
- performing a control to increase a distance between the agricultural machine and the transport vehicle when the agricultural machine is making a turn, compared to when the agricultural machine is traveling while harvesting the crop.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.