Defining Alert Zones for an Agricultural Vehicle
AssigneeAGCO International GmbH
InventorsMartin Peter Christiansen, Morten Stigaard Laursen
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Abstract
A mechanism for defining an alert zone surrounding an agricultural vehicle. The size and/or shape of side zones, that span alongside the agricultural vehicle, of the alert zone are defined or modified responsive to one or more characteristics of an implement that is being towed by the agricultural vehicle.
Claims17
A computer-implemented method for defining an alert zone that surrounds an agricultural vehicle towing an implement from a rear of the agricultural vehicle, the computer-implemented method comprising:
- defining, in the alert zone, a first side zone and a second side zone positioned on either side of the agricultural vehicle and spanning from a front of the agricultural vehicle to the rear of the agricultural vehicle;
- obtaining an implement indicator providing information on one or more characteristics of the implement;
- and
- defining a size and/or shape of at least the first side zone and the second side zone in dependence on the implement indicator.
A processing system for defining an alert zone that surrounds agricultural vehicle configured to tow an implement from a rear thereof, the processing system being configured to:
- define, in the alert zone, a first side zone and a second size zone positioned on either side of the agricultural vehicle and spanning from a front of the agricultural vehicle to the rear of the agricultural vehicle;
- obtain an implement indicator providing information on one or more characteristics of the implement;
- and
- define a size and/or shape of the first side zone and the second side zone in dependence on the implement indicator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.