US 5,712,782 AGranted

Method of optimizing utilization of a group of agricultural machine

AssigneeClaas KGaA

InventorsHorst Weigelt, H. H. Wippersteg, Stefan Boettinger, Thilo Steckel

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Abstract

In the process for optimizing operation of a group of agricultural machines a controlling processor, which exchanges data telemetrically with on-board processors of agricultural machines and devices, optimizes the internally optimized control cycles of the individual on-board processors and transmits controlling data to the on-board processors, which it has determined from collective scanning of operating data transmitted to it from the entire group of agricultural machines. Overloading of available data transmission capacity and excessively large memory capacity requirements are avoided by a special categorizing of data and an advantageous selection of memory locations for the resulting data.

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Dependent claims

A method of optimizing operation of a plurality of agricultural machines and devices, the method comprising the steps of:

a) providing a controlling processor (1) for controlling operation of the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7), each of the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) having at least one on-board processor (8) and telemetric means for transmitting and receiving data available in the at least one on-board processor (8) to and from the controlling processor (1) for exchanging data telemetrically between the at least one on-board processor (8) and the controlling processor (1);
b) categorizing said data exchangeable between the controlling processor (1) and the at least one on-board processor (8) of each of the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) into processing categories according to data processing and memory locations;
c) processing one portion of said data on a level of the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) according to said processing categories to at least partially optimize operation of said agricultural machines and devices without transmitting said one portion of said data to and processing said one portion of said data in said controlling processor, said processing including storing at least a part of said one portion of said data on said level of the agricultural machines and devices;
and
d) transmitting another portion of the data on said level of the agricultural machines and devices telemetrically to a level of the controlling processor (1) for processing together with additional data not available in the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7);
and
e) optimizing control of said agricultural machines based on controlling information available in individual ones of said agricultural machines and completing said optimizing according to said additional data not available in the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7).

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A method of optimizing operation of a plurality of agricultural machines and devices, the method comprising the steps of:

a) providing a controlling processor (1) for controlling operation of the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7), each of the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) having at least one on-board processor (8) and telemetric means for transmitting and receiving data available in the at least one on-board processor (8) to and from the controlling processor (1) for exchanging data telemetrically between the at least one on-board processor (8) and the controlling processor (1);
b) categorizing said data exchangeable between the controlling processor (1) and the at least one on-board processor (8) of each of the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) into processing categories according to data processing and memory locations;
c) processing one portion of said data on a level of the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) according to said processing categories without transmitting said one portion of said data to and processing said one portion of said data in said controlling processor, said processing including storing at least a part of said one portion of said data on said level of the agricultural machines and devices;
and
d) transmitting another portion of the data on said level of the agricultural machines and devices telemetrically to a level of the controlling processor (1) for processing together with additional data not available in the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7);
e) optimizing control of said agricultural machines based on controlling information available in individual ones of said agricultural machines and completing said optimizing according to said additional data not available in the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7);
and
f) determining a ground water burden in the controlling processor (1) from operating data obtained from the at least one on-board processor (8) of one of the agricultural machines and devices.

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A method of optimizing operation of a plurality of agricultural machines and devices, the method comprising the steps of:

a) providing a controlling processor (1) for controlling operation of the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7), each of the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) having at least one on-board processor (8) and telemetric means for transmitting and receiving data available in the at least one on-board processor (8) to and from the controlling processor (1) for exchanging data telemetrically between the at least one on-board processor (8) and the controlling processor (1);
b) categorizing said data exchangeable between the controlling processor (1) and the at least one on-board processor (8) of each of the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) into processing categories according to data processing and memory locations;
c) processing one portion of said data on a level of the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) according to said processing categories without transmitting said one portion of said data to and processing said one portion of said data in said controlling processor, said processing including storing at least a part of said one portion of said data on said level of the agricultural machines and devices;
and
d) transmitting another portion of the data on said level of the agricultural machines and devices telemetrically to a level of the controlling processor (1) for processing together with additional data not available in the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7);
e) optimizing control of said agricultural machines based on controlling information available in individual ones of said agricultural machines and completing said optimizing according to said additional data not available in the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7);
and
f) setting up a fertilizing plan in the controlling processor (1) from operating data obtained from the at least one on-board processor (8) of one of the agricultural machines and devices.

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A method of optimizing operation of a plurality of agricultural machines and devices, the method comprising the steps of:

a) providing a controlling processor (1) for controlling operation of the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7), each of the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) having at least one on-board processor (8) and telemetric means for transmitting and receiving data available in the at least one on-board processor (8) to and from the controlling processor (1) for exchanging data telemetrically between the at least one on-board processor (8) and the controlling processor (1);
b) categorizing said data exchangeable between the controlling processor (1) and the at least one on-board processor (8) of each of the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) into processing categories according to data processing and memory locations;
c) processing one portion of said data on a level of the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) according to said processing categories without transmitting said one portion of said data to and processing said one portion of said data in said controlling processor, said processing including storing at least a part of said one portion of said data on said level of the agricultural machines and devices;
and
d) transmitting another portion of the data on said level of the agricultural machines and devices telemetrically to a level of the controlling processor (1) for processing together with additional data not available in the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7);
e) optimizing control of said agricultural machines based on controlling information available in individual ones of said agricultural machines and completing said optimizing according to said additional data not available in the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7);
and
f) setting up a plant protecting plan in the controlling processor (1) from operating data obtained from the at least one on-board processor (8) of one of the agricultural machines and devices.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.