公开(公告)号：US06353409B1

公开(公告)日：2002-03-05

申请号：US09528575

申请日：2000-03-20

申请人： Russell J. Keller ,  Arthur F. Lange

发明人： Russell J. Keller ,  Arthur F. Lange

IPC分类号： H04B7185

CPC分类号： G01S19/15 ,  A01B79/005 ,  G01S19/41 ,  G05D1/0202

摘要： A GPS (Global Positioning System) aircraft guidance system for use with circular cultivated agriculture fields. The system of the present invention includes a GPS receiver adapted to determine a present position, ground track, and ground speed of an aircraft. The GPS receiver is also adapted to store a configuration of a circular cultivated agricultural field and to compute a desired flight path for achieving an optimal coverage of the field. Deviations of the aircraft from the desired flight path are also determined. The GPS receiver is further adapted to generate a dispense signal which indicates when to dispense agricultural chemicals from the aircraft. A guidance indicator is coupled to the GPS receiver for providing guidance information to the pilot. The guidance indicator is adapted to indicate the aircraft's deviation from the desired flight path and indicate whether the dispense signal is asserted. This information aids the pilot in maintaining the desired flight path and achieving the optimal coverage of the circular cultivated agricultural field.

摘要翻译： 用于循环耕地农业的GPS（全球定位系统）飞机指导系统。 本发明的系统包括适于确定飞机的当前位置，地面轨道和地面速度的GPS接收机。 GPS接收器还适于存储圆形耕种农田的配置，并且计算用于实现场的最佳覆盖的期望的飞行路径。 还确定飞机与期望飞行路径的偏差。 GPS接收机还适于产生分配信号，其指示何时从飞行器分配农药。 引导指示器耦合到GPS接收器以向飞行员提供引导信息。 引导指示器适于指示飞机与期望飞行路径的偏差，并指示分配信号是否被断言。 这一信息有助于飞行员维持所期望的飞行路线，实现圆形耕地农业的最佳覆盖。

公开(公告)号：US06199000B1

公开(公告)日：2001-03-06

申请号：US09116312

申请日：1998-07-15

申请人： Russell J. Keller ,  Mark E. Nichols ,  Arthur F. Lange

发明人： Russell J. Keller ,  Mark E. Nichols ,  Arthur F. Lange

IPC分类号： G06F770

CPC分类号： A01C21/005 ,  A01B39/18 ,  A01B79/005 ,  Y02A40/12 ,  Y10S111/904

摘要： Real time kinematic (RTK) global positioning system (GPS) technology is integrated with precision farming methodologies to provide highly accurate seeding, cultivating, planting and/or harvesting operations. RTK GPS systems are used to control fully or semi-autonomous vehicles in these operations and may allow for precision planting of seeds (e.g., from a seeder equipped with an RTK GPS receiver and related equipment) and/or precision weed removal (e.g., using a vehicle fitted with weed eradication mechanisms such as augers and/or herbicide sprayers). Crop specific fertilizer/pesticide application is also enabled through the use of centimeter-level accurate positioning techniques.

摘要翻译： 实时运动学（RTK）全球定位系统（GPS）技术与精密农业方法相结合，提供高度准确的播种，栽培，种植和/或收获操作。 RTK GPS系统用于控制这些操作中的全自动或半自动车辆，并且可以允许种子的精确种植（例如，从配备有RTK GPS接收器和相关设备的播种机）和/或精确除杂（例如，使用 装有杂草根除机构（如螺旋推进器和/或除草剂喷雾器）的车辆）。 通过使用厘米级的精确定位技术，也可以实现作物特定肥料/农药应用。

公开(公告)号：US06087984A

公开(公告)日：2000-07-11

申请号：US73072

申请日：1998-05-04

申请人： Russell J. Keller ,  Arthur F. Lange

发明人： Russell J. Keller ,  Arthur F. Lange

IPC分类号： A01B79/00 ,  G01S5/14 ,  G01S19/48 ,  H04B7/185 ,  G01S5/02

CPC分类号： G01S19/15 ,  A01B79/005 ,  G05D1/0202 ,  G01S19/41

摘要： A GPS (Global Positioning System) aircraft guidance system for use with circular cultivated agriculture fields. The system of the present invention includes a GPS receiver adapted to determine a present position, ground track, and ground speed of an aircraft. The GPS receiver is also adapted to store a configuration of a circular cultivated agricultural field and to compute a desired flight path for achieving an optimal coverage of the field. Deviations of the aircraft from the desired flight path are also determined. The GPS receiver is further adapted to generate a dispense signal which indicates when to dispense agricultural chemicals from the aircraft. A guidance indicator is coupled to the GPS receiver for providing guidance information to the pilot. The guidance indicator is adapted to indicate the aircraft's deviation from the desired flight path and indicate whether the dispense signal is asserted. This information aids the pilot in maintaining the desired flight path and achieving the optimal coverage of the circular cultivated agricultural field.

公开(公告)号：US4635255A

公开(公告)日：1987-01-06

申请号：US759622

申请日：1985-07-26

申请人： Alan T. Clark ,  Hadi Ibrahim ,  Arthur F. Lange

发明人： Alan T. Clark ,  Hadi Ibrahim ,  Arthur F. Lange

IPC分类号： H04Q3/42 ,  H04L29/10 ,  H04M1/00 ,  H04M1/253 ,  H04M3/00 ,  H04Q11/04 ,  H04J3/00

CPC分类号： H04Q11/0428

摘要： A digital subscriber controller having a number of analog ports and digital ports which can be programmed via an external microprocessor to establish time-division multiplexed bidirectional data paths between three subscriber-selected ports designated as "sources" and three subscriber-selected ports designated as "destinations". Among the ports is a line-interface port having two 64 kilobit-per-second voice/data channels and a 16 kilobit-per-second data control channel. Among the digital ports is a three-channel serial interface port and a two-channel microprocessor interface port. An analog port is also provided at which a variety of audio transducers may be connected. The controller includes a line interface unit, a data link controller which processes data channel information present at the line interface unit, a main audio processor, a microprocessor interface, and a multiplexer which establishes the data paths selected by the subscriber.

摘要翻译： 具有多个模拟端口和数字端口的数字用户控制器，其可以经由外部微处理器来编程，以在被指定为“源”的三个用户选择的端口和被指定为“源”的三个订户选择的端口之间建立时分多路复用的双向数据路径， 目的地“。 其中端口是具有两个64千比特每秒的语音/数据信道和一个16千比特每秒数据控制信道的线路接口端口。 其中数字端口是三通道串行接口端口和双通道微处理器接口端口。 还提供了可以连接各种音频换能器的模拟端口。 控制器包括线路接口单元，处理线路接口单元上存在的数据信道信息的数据链路控制器，主音频处理器，微处理器接口和建立用户选择的数据路径的多路复用器。