- Patent Title: Autonomous systems, methods, and apparatus for AG based operations
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Application No.: US14513420Application Date: 2014-10-14
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Publication No.: US10080321B2Publication Date: 2018-09-25
- Inventor: Robert Blackwell , Rhett Schildroth , Michael J. Myers , Merlan J. Rolffs , Derrick Becker
- Applicant: Kinze Manufacturing, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IA Williamsburg
- Assignee: Kinze Manufacturing, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Kinze Manufacturing, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IA Williamsburg
- Agency: McKee, Voorhees & Sease, PLC
- Main IPC: G05D1/02
- IPC: G05D1/02 ; A01B59/00 ; B60P3/22 ; B60P3/00 ; A01B79/00 ; A01B69/00 ; A01B69/04 ; A01D41/127

Abstract:
The use of self-powered, autonomous vehicles in agricultural and other domestic applications is provided. The vehicles include a self-propelled drive system, tracks or wheels operatively connected to the drive system, a power supply operatively connected to the drive system, an attachment mechanism for attaching equipment to the vehicle, and an intelligent control operatively connected to the drive system, power supply, and attachment mechanism. The vehicle is configured to connect to the equipment to perform agricultural operations based upon the equipment. Multiple vehicles can be used in a field at the same time. Furthermore, the invention includes the ability to move one or more of the autonomous vehicles from field to field, home to field, or from generally any first location to a second location.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150105962A1 AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR AG BASED OPERATIONS Public/Granted day:2015-04-16
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