System and method for a working machine

1 . A system for mapping one or more characteristics of a body of a harvested crop stored in a storage space for forming a single contiguous body of harvested crop, the system comprising:

a controller;

a first device assembly providing an input to the controller; and

a second device assembly providing an input to the controller,

wherein the controller is configured to determine one or more characteristics respectively of each of a plurality of portions of the body of the harvested crop, the one or more characteristics comprising one or more of dry matter content, moisture content, level of contamination, and/or one or more nutrient values, prior to the deposition of each of said portions in the storage space, based on at least the input from the first device assembly,

wherein the controller is configured to determine a respective location within the storage space at which location each of said portions is deposited in the storage space based on at least the input from the second device assembly,

wherein the controller is configured to store the respective determined one or more characteristics and the respective determined location of each of said portions in a database, and

wherein the controller is configured to determine the location for depositing one or more additional portions of the body of the harvested crop within the storage space based on the one or more determined characteristics of one or more previously deposited portions of the body of the harvested crop to achieve a desired distribution of characteristics within the single contiguous body of harvested crop in the storage space.

2 . The system of claim 1 , further configured to produce an output indicative of a location at which one or more of said portions is to be deposited in the storage space based on the determined one or more characteristics of said one or more portions.

3 . The system of claim 2 , further configured to produce an output indicating that a portion of a harvested crop is to be deposited separately from the storage space based on one or more characteristics of said portion determined by the controller based on at least the input from the first device assembly.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the second device assembly is configured to determine the location at which each of said portions is deposited in the storage space in at least one of an x-direction, a y-direction, and/or a z-direction.

5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the second device assembly includes at least one of: a GNSS receiver, an inertial sensor, a tilt sensor, a steering angle sensor, and a travelling speed sensor, a LIDAR sensor, an electronic compass, and a camera.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the input provided by the first device assembly to the controller corresponds to characteristics information originating from one or more sensors configured to sense the one or more characteristics of each of said portions.

7 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the first device assembly comprises a receiver device configured to receive the characteristics information via wireless communication.

8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the receiver device is configured to receive the characteristics information via wireless communication with a harvested crop transport vehicle, a harvesting machine, and/or a remote server.

9 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the first device assembly comprises a sensor assembly configured to sense one or more characteristics of each of said portions to determine the characteristics information, and wherein the sensor assembly includes at least one of: a nutrient sensor for sensing one or more nutrient values of a harvested crop, a moisture content sensor for sensing a moisture content of a harvested crop, a dry matter content sensor for sensing a dry matter content of a harvested crop, and/or a contamination sensor for sensing a level of contamination of a harvested crop.

10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of portions are deposited to form a plurality of layers within the body of the harvested crop, and wherein the controller is further configured to store the determined one or more characteristics and the determined location for each of said plurality of layers in the database.

11 . A working machine comprising a system for mapping one or more characteristics of a body of a harvested crop stored in a storage space for forming a single contiguous body of harvested crop, the system comprising:

a controller;

a first device assembly providing an input to the controller;

a second device assembly providing an input to the controller,

wherein the controller is configured to determine one or more characteristics respectively of each of a plurality of portions of the body of the harvested crop, the one or more characteristics comprising one or more of dry matter content, moisture content, level of contamination, and/or one or more nutrient values, prior to the deposition of each of said portions in the storage space, based on at least the input from the first device assembly; and

a load handling apparatus for handling the plurality of portions of the body of the harvested crop and depositing each of the plurality of portions of the body of the harvested crop in the storage space,

wherein the controller is configured to determine a respective location within the storage space at which location each of said portions is deposited in the storage space based on at least the input from the second device assembly,

wherein the controller is configured to store the respective determined one or more characteristics and the respective determined location of each of said portions in a database,

wherein the controller is configured to determine the location for depositing one or more additional portions of the body of the harvested crop within the storage space based on the one or more determined characteristics of one or more previously deposited portions of body of the harvested crop to achieve a desired distribution of characteristics within the single contiguous body of harvested crop in the storage space, and

wherein the working machine further comprises:

a ground engaging structure for moving over the body of the harvested crop.

12 . The working machine of claim 11 , wherein the input provided by the first device assembly to the controller corresponds to characteristics information originating from one or more sensors configured to sense the one or more characteristics of each of said portions, wherein the first device assembly comprises a sensor assembly configured to sense one or more characteristics of each of said portions to determine the characteristics information, and wherein the sensor assembly includes at least one sensor mounted to the load handling apparatus and configured to sense one or more characteristics of a portion of a harvested crop being handled by the load handling apparatus.

13 . The working machine claim 11 , further comprising a weight sensor configured to determine a weight of a portion of a harvested crop being handled by the load handling apparatus, the weight sensor providing an input to the controller, and/or further comprising a volume sensor configured to determine a volume of a portion of a harvested crop being handled by the load handling apparatus, the volume sensor providing an input to the controller.

14 . A computer implemented method for mapping one or more characteristics of a body of a harvested crop stored in a storage space for forming a single contiguous body of harvested crop, the method comprising:

(a) determining, via a first device assembly, one or more characteristics respectively of each of a plurality of portions of the body of the harvested crop, the one or more characteristics comprising one or more of dry matter content, moisture content, level of contamination, and/or one or more nutrient values, prior to the deposition of each of said portions in the storage space;

(b) determining, via a second device assembly, a respective location within the storage space at which location each of said portions is deposited in the storage space; and

(c) storing, in a database, the respective determined one or more characteristics and the respective determined location of each of said portions,

wherein the controller is configured to determine the location for depositing one or more additional portions of the body of the harvested crop within the storage space based on the one or more determined characteristics of one or more previously deposited portions of body of the harvested crop to achieve a desired distribution of characteristics within the single contiguous body of harvested crop in the storage space.

15 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

producing an output indicative of a location at which one or more of said portions is to be deposited in the storage space based on the determined one or more characteristics of said one or more portions; and/or

producing an output indicating that a portion of a harvested crop is to be deposited separately from the storage space based on one or more characteristics of said portion determined via the first device assembly.

16 . The method of claim 14 , wherein in step (a), the one or more characteristics of each of said portions is determined, via the first device assembly, from characteristics information originating from one or more sensors configured to sense the one or more characteristics of each of said portions.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the first device assembly comprises a receiver device, and wherein step (a) further comprises:

the receiver device receiving the characteristics information via wireless communication; and wherein the receiver device receives the characteristics information via wireless communication with a harvested crop transport vehicle, a harvesting machine, and/or a remote server.

18 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the first device assembly comprises a sensor assembly and wherein step (a) further comprises:

sensing, via the sensor assembly, one or more characteristics of each of said portions to determine the characteristics information.

19 . The method of claim 14 performed by a working machine comprising:

the first device assembly;

the second device assembly;

a ground engaging structure for moving over the body of the harvested crop; and

a load handling apparatus for handling the plurality of portions of the body of the harvested crop and depositing each of the plurality of portions in the storage space.