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US 12,599,054 · App. 18/743,192 · Granted Apr 14, 2026

Agricultural work assistance system, agricultural machine, and agricultural work assistance device

Inventors: Ryo Kuboshima (Sakai, JP); Takanori Morimoto (Sakai, JP); Ken Sakuta (Sakai, JP); Kanta Nakaguchi (Sakai, JP); Binyi Wu (Sakai, JP)
Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
A01B69/008B60K35/22B60Q9/00G05D1/648B60K2360/166G05D2105/15G05D2107/21
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Patent No.
US 12,599,054
App. No.
18/743,192
Granted
Apr 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An agricultural work assistance system includes an input to input dimension information of a working device coupled to an agricultural machine and a work condition for performing agricultural work on an agricultural field by the agricultural machine and the working device, a route creator to create a traveling route of the agricultural machine on a map indicative of the agricultural field on the basis of the dimension information of the working device and the work condition, an output to output the traveling route, and a dimension determiner to receive the dimension information of the working device input by the input, determine whether the dimension information satisfies a predetermined restriction condition according to a kind of agricultural work performed by the working device, and refuse to receive the dimension information in a case where it is determined that the dimension information does not satisfy the restriction condition.

Claims (39)

1 . An agricultural work assistance system comprising:

a controller including a processor and a memory;

a touch panel connected to the controller; and

a positioning system connected to the controller to detect a position of an agricultural machine; wherein

the controller is configured or programmed to:

cause the memory to store dimension information input by an operator via the touch panel, indicating an entire width, a work width, an entire length, and a work end position at which a working device ends the ground work from a coupling position of the working device coupled to the agricultural machine and a work condition for performing agricultural work on an agricultural field by the agricultural machine and the working device;

create a traveling route of the agricultural machine on a map indicative of the agricultural field on a basis of the dimension information of the working device and the work condition;

determine whether or not the working device or the agricultural machine has crossed a boundary out of the agricultural field on a basis of the position of the agricultural machine, the map, the dimension information of the working device, and dimension information of the agricultural machine;

stop traveling of the agricultural machine based on the traveling route when it is determined that the working device or the agricultural machine has crossed the boundary out of the agricultural field;

determine that the dimension information of the working device input by the operator via the touch panel does not satisfy a predetermined restriction condition when the entire width is less than the work width or when the entire length is less than a length to the work end position, with the agricultural work performed by the working device including either one of a cultivation work, a puddling work, or a stubble cultivation work; and

delete the dimension information of the working device from the memory to prevent creation of the traveling route of the agricultural machine and determination of whether or not the working device or the agricultural machine has crossed the boundary out of the agricultural field in a case where it is determined that the dimension information does not satisfy the restriction condition.

2 . The agricultural work assistance system according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured or programmed to prevent the creation of the traveling route based on the dimension information input by the operator via the touch panel and the determination of whether or not the working device or the agricultural machine has crossed the boundary out of the agricultural field by deleting the dimension information of the working device from the memory.

3 . The agricultural work assistance system according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured or programmed to, in a case where the controller determines that the dimension information of the working device satisfies the restriction condition, create the traveling route on a basis of the dimension information, and output the traveling route via the touch panel.

4 . The agricultural work assistance system according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured or programmed to, in a case where the controller determines that the dimension information of the working device does not satisfy the restriction condition, provide a notification about a result of the determination via the touch panel.

5 . The agricultural work assistance system according to claim 4 , wherein in a case where the controller determines that the dimension information of the working device does not satisfy the restriction condition, the controller is configured or programmed to provide the operator with a notification prompting change of the dimension information via the touch panel.

6 . An agricultural machine comprising:

a traveling body that is capable of traveling;

a coupler that is capable of coupling a working device to the traveling body;

a controller including a processor and a memory;

a touch panel connected to the controller; and

a positioning system connected to the controller to detect a position of traveling body; wherein

the controller is configured or programmed to:

cause the memory to store dimension information input by an operator via the touch panel, indicating an entire width, a work width, an entire length, and a work end position at which the working device ends the ground work from a coupling position of the working device coupled to the traveling body and a work condition for performing agricultural work on an agricultural field by the agricultural machine and the working device;

create a traveling route of the traveling body on a map indicative of the agricultural field on a basis of the dimension information of the working device and the work condition;

determine whether or not the working device or the agricultural machine has crossed a boundary out of the agricultural field on a basis of the position of the agricultural machine, the map, the dimension information of the working device, and dimension information of the agricultural machine;

stop traveling of the agricultural machine based on the traveling route when it is determined that the working device or the agricultural machine has crossed the boundary out of the agricultural field;

determine that the dimension information of the working device input by the operator via the touch panel does not satisfy a predetermined restriction condition when the entire width is less than the work width or when the entire length is less than a length to the work end position, with the agricultural work performed by the working device including either one of a cultivation work, a puddling work, or a stubble cultivation work; and

delete the dimension information of the working device from the memory to prevent creation of the traveling route of the agricultural machine and determination of whether or not the working device or the agricultural machine has crossed the boundary out of the agricultural field in a case where it is determined that the dimension information does not satisfy the restriction condition.

7 . An agricultural work assistance device comprising:

a controller including a processor and a memory;

a touch panel connected to the controller; and

a positioning system connected to the controller to detect a position of an agricultural machine; wherein

the controller is configured or programmed to:

cause the memory to store dimension information input by an operator via the touch panel, indicating an entire width, a work width, an entire length, and a work end position at which a working device ends the ground work from a coupling position of the working device coupled to the agricultural machine and a work condition for performing agricultural work on an agricultural field by the agricultural machine and the working device;

create a traveling route of the agricultural machine on a map indicative of the agricultural field on a basis of the dimension information of the working device and the work condition;

determine whether or not the working device or the agricultural machine has crossed a boundary out of the agricultural field on a basis of the position of the agricultural machine, the map, the dimension information of the working device, and dimension information of the agricultural machine;

stop traveling of the agricultural machine based on the traveling route when it is determined that the working device or the agricultural machine has crossed the boundary out of the agricultural field;

determine that the dimension information of the working device input by the operator via the touch panel does not satisfy a predetermined restriction condition when the entire width is less than the work width or when the entire length is less than a length to the work end position, with the agricultural work performed by the working device including either one of a cultivation work, a puddling work, or a stubble cultivation work; and

delete the dimension information of the working device from the memory to prevent creation of the traveling route of the agricultural machine and determination of whether or not the working device or the agricultural machine has crossed the boundary out of the agricultural field in a case where it is determined that the dimension information does not satisfy the restriction condition.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 28, 2024
From: KUBOSHIMA, RYO; MORIMOTO, TAKANORI; SAKUTA, KEN; NAKAGUCHI, KANTA; WU, BINYI
To: KUBOTA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 068424/0787 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-214362 · Dec 28, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2022040136 · Oct 27, 2022
Related Publication 20240334861A1 · Oct 10, 2024
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