Granted Patent B2

US 12,189,368 · App. 18/152,384 · Granted Jan 7, 2025

Inventors: Andrew W. Harmon (Davenport, IA); Robert T. Casper (Davenport, IA); Elijah B. Garner (Bettendorf, IA)

Assignee: Deere & Company

G05B19/4155A01C23/007G06K7/10366G05B2219/45017

Abstract

Claims (52)

1. An agricultural machine comprising:

one or more controllable subsystems comprising a plurality of components, wherein

each controllable subsystem, of the one or more controllable subsystems, is configured to perform a respective agricultural operation on a field, and

each respective component, of the plurality of components, has a transmitter configured to transmit a component identifier that identifies the respective component;

a sensor configured to detect the component identifiers of the plurality of components; and

a control system configured to:

control the one or more controllable subsystems;

compare the detected component identifiers to a predefined set of component identifiers;

detect an anomalous configuration of the one or more controllable subsystems based on a discrepancy between the detected component identifiers and the predefined set of component identifiers; and

generate an output indicative of the anomalous configuration.

2. The agricultural machine of claim 1 , wherein the agricultural machine comprises at least one of a tractor, a sprayer, or a planter.

3. The agricultural machine of claim 1 , wherein the sensor comprises a wireless sensor.

4. The agricultural machine of claim 3 , wherein the wireless sensor is configured to utilize radio frequency identification (RFID).

5. The agricultural machine of claim 1 , wherein the control system is configured to determine a target machine operation that at least partially accommodates for the anomalous configuration, wherein the output comprises a control signal that controls a controllable subsystem, of the one or more controllable subsystems, in accordance with the target machine operation.

6. The agricultural machine of claim 5 , wherein the control signal represents a setting adjustment of the controllable subsystem.

7. The agricultural machine of claim 1 , wherein the output comprises at least one of:

a user interface display that renders an indication of the anomalous configuration, or

an alert.

8. The agricultural machine of claim 1 , wherein the agricultural machine comprises an agricultural implement having a plurality of row units, wherein the control system is configured to:

determine a configuration of each row unit, of the plurality of row units, based on the detected component identifiers; and

correlate the anomalous configuration to a particular row unit of the plurality of row units.

9. A method performed by an agricultural system, the method comprising:

receiving signals from one or more transmitters corresponding to a plurality of machine components on at least one of a tractor, a sprayer, or a planter;

based on the signals, obtaining a plurality of detected component identifiers that identify the plurality of machine components;

comparing the plurality of detected component identifiers to a predefined set of component identifiers;

detecting an anomalous configuration based on a discrepancy between the plurality of detected component identifiers and the predefined set of component identifiers; and

generating an output indicative of the anomalous configuration.

10. The agricultural machine of claim 1 , and further comprising:

one or more ground engaging elements configured to convey the agricultural machine over the field.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein receiving the signals comprises wirelessly receiving the signals from the one or more transmitters.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the signals comprise radio frequency identification (RFID) signals.

13. The method of claim 9 , and further comprising:

determining a target machine operation that at least partially accommodates for the anomalous configuration, and wherein generating the output comprises generating a control signal that controls a machine subsystem in accordance with the target machine operation.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein generating the output comprises:

generating a user interface display that renders an indication of the anomalous configuration.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein generating the output comprises:

generating an alert indicative of the anomalous configuration.

16. The method of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of machine components comprises row unit components, and further comprising:

determining a configuration of each row unit, of a plurality of row units, based on the detected component identifiers; and

correlating the anomalous configuration to a particular row unit of the plurality of row units.

17. An agricultural implement for row crop use, the agricultural implement comprising:

a sensor configured to receive signals from one or more transmitters corresponding to row unit components of a plurality of row units; and

a controller configured to:

obtain, based on the signals, a plurality of detected component identifiers that identify one or more row unit components of the plurality of row units;

compare the plurality of detected component identifiers to a predefined set of component identifiers;

detect an anomalous configuration based on a discrepancy between the plurality of detected component identifiers and the predefined set of component identifiers; and

correlate the anomalous configuration to a particular row unit of the plurality of row units.

18. The agricultural implement of claim 17 , wherein agricultural implement comprises at least one of a planter or a sprayer.

19. The agricultural implement of claim 17 , wherein the controller is configured to:

determine a target machine operation that at least partially accommodates for the anomalous configuration; and

generate a control signal that controls a machine subsystem in accordance with the target machine operation.

20. The agricultural implement of claim 17 , wherein the sensor comprises a wireless sensor.

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