Work vehicle, control method for work vehicle, and cooperative work vehicle monitoring system
A work vehicle includes a display, communication circuitry, and circuitry. The display is to display information. The communication circuitry is configured to communicate with a cooperative work vehicle that is configured to work cooperatively with the work vehicle. The circuitry is configured to acquire from the cooperative work vehicle through the communication circuitry traveling work parameters manually set via operation tools provided on an operation panel in the cooperative work vehicle. The circuitry is configured to display in the display a setting confirmation screen based on the traveling work parameters acquired through the communication circuitry, the setting confirmation screen showing the operation panel in the cooperative work vehicle.
1. A work vehicle comprising:
a display to display information;
communication circuitry configured to receive traveling work parameters sent from a cooperative work vehicle that is configured to work cooperatively with the work vehicle when tangible operation tools provided on an operation panel in the cooperative work vehicle are manually operated to set the traveling work parameters, the traveling work parameters indicating settings of a work device in the cooperative work vehicle, the traveling work parameters comprising
an orientation mode of the work device indicating an orientation of the work device with respect to an inclination of a field in which the cooperative work vehicle is to work, the orientation of the work device being configured to be automatically controlled by the cooperative work vehicle based on the orientation mode and the inclination of the field; and
circuitry configured to
display a computer graphics image in the display based on the traveling work parameters received through the communication circuitry, the computer graphics image showing the tangible operation tools which indicate the traveling work parameters,
wherein the traveling work parameters further comprise an attachment type indicating how the work device is attached to the cooperative work vehicle, and
wherein the orientation of the work device is automatically controlled based on the attachment type, the orientation mode, and the inclination of the field simultaneously.
2. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein an actual shape of each of the tangible operation tools is transformed into an artificial shape in the computer graphics image.
3. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the tangible operation tools are arranged in a panel layout of the operation panel in the cooperative work vehicle,
and wherein the tangible operation tools are arranged in the panel layout in the computer graphics image.
4. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the computer graphics image shows a portion of the tangible operation tools.
5. The work vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the traveling work parameters further comprise a type of the work device chosen among various types of work devices.
6. The work vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the traveling work parameters further comprise at least one of:
whether the work device is automatically raised while the cooperative work vehicle turns; or
whether the work device is automatically raised while the cooperative work vehicle travels backward.
7. A cooperative work vehicle monitoring system comprising:
a first work vehicle comprising:
a display to display information;
a second work vehicle to work cooperatively with the first work vehicle, the second work vehicle comprising:
an operation panel including tangible operation tools via which traveling work parameters indicating settings of a work device are manually set, the traveling work parameters comprising
an orientation mode of the work device indicating an orientation of the work device with respect to an inclination of a field in which the second work vehicle is to work, the orientation of the work device being configured to be automatically controlled by the second work vehicle based on the orientation mode and the inclination of the field; and
a communication system via which the second work vehicle is configured to send the traveling work parameters to the first work vehicle when the tangible operation tools are manually operated to set the traveling work parameters,
the first work vehicle further comprising:
circuitry configured to
receive the traveling work parameters from the second work vehicle through the communication system, and
display a computer graphics image in the display based on the traveling work parameters received through the communication system, the computer graphics image showing the tangible operation tools which indicate the traveling work parameters,
wherein the traveling work parameters further comprise an attachment type indicating how the work device is attached to the second work vehicle, and
wherein the orientation of the work device is automatically controlled based on the attachment type, the orientation mode, and the inclination of the field simultaneously.
8. The cooperative work vehicle monitoring system according to claim 7 ,
wherein the tangible operation tools are arranged in a panel layout of the operation panel in the second work vehicle, and
wherein the tangible operation tools are arranged in the panel layout in the computer graphics image.
9. The cooperative work vehicle monitoring system according to claim 7 , wherein the traveling work parameters further comprise a type of the work device chosen among various types of work devices.
10. The cooperative work vehicle monitoring system according to claim 7 ,
wherein the traveling work parameters further comprise at least one of:
whether the work device is automatically raised while the second work vehicle turns; or
whether the work device is automatically raised while the second work vehicle travels backward.
11. A control method for a work vehicle, comprising:
receiving traveling work parameters sent from a cooperative work vehicle that is configured to work cooperatively with the work vehicle when tangible operation tools provided on an operation panel in the cooperative work vehicle are manually operated to set the travelling work parameters, the traveling work parameters indicating settings of a work device in the cooperative work vehicle, the traveling work parameters comprising
an orientation mode of the work device indicating an orientation of the work device with respect to an inclination of a field in which the cooperative work vehicle is to work, the orientation of the work device being configured to be automatically controlled by the cooperative work vehicle based on the orientation mode and the inclination of the field, and
displaying a computer graphics image in a display based on the traveling work parameters received, the computer graphics image showing the tangible operation tools which indicate the traveling work parameters,
wherein the traveling work parameters further comprise an attachment type indicating how the work device is attached to the cooperative work vehicle, and
wherein the orientation of the work device is automatically controlled based on the attachment type, the orientation mode, and the inclination of the field simultaneously.
12. The control method according to claim 11 ,
wherein the tangible operation tools are arranged in a panel layout of the operation panel in the cooperative work vehicle, and
wherein the tangible operation tools are arranged in the panel layout in the computer graphics image.
13. The control method according to claim 11 ,
wherein the traveling work parameters further comprise a type of the work device chosen among various types of work devices.
14. The control method according to claim 11 ,
wherein the traveling work parameters further comprise at least one of:
whether the work device is automatically raised while the cooperative work vehicle turns; or
whether the work device is automatically raised while the cooperative work vehicle travels backward.
15. A work vehicle comprising:
a display;
communication circuitry configured to receive traveling work parameters sent from a cooperative work vehicle through the communication circuitry when tangible operation tools provided in the cooperative work vehicle are manually operated to set the traveling work parameters, the traveling work parameters indicating settings of a work device in the cooperative work vehicle, the traveling work parameters comprising
an orientation mode of the work device indicating an orientation of the work device with respect to an inclination of a field in which the cooperative work vehicle is to work, the orientation of the work device being configured to be automatically controlled by the cooperative work vehicle based on the orientation mode and the inclination of the field; and
display circuitry configured to display a computer graphics image in the display based on the traveling work parameters, the computer graphics image showing the tangible operation tools which indicate the traveling work parameters,
wherein the traveling work parameters further comprise an attachment type indicating how the work device is attached to the cooperative work vehicle, and
wherein the orientation of the work device is automatically controlled based on the attachment type, the orientation mode, and the inclination of the field simultaneously.
16. The work vehicle according to claim 15 ,
wherein the traveling work parameters further comprise a type of the work device chosen among various types of work devices.
17. The work vehicle according to claim 15 ,
wherein the traveling work parameters further comprise at least one of:
whether the work device is automatically raised while the cooperative work vehicle turns; or
whether the work device is automatically raised while the cooperative work vehicle travels backward.