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Combine, Method Of Generating Field Farming Map, Program For Generating The Field Farming Map And Storage Medium Recording The Field Farming Map Generating Program

Abstract: There is a demand for an information management technique that enables detection of fallen culms to be used in a future farming plan. This combine is provided with: a chassis position calculating unit 66 which calculates a chassis position, which is a map coordinate of a chassis; an image capturing unit 70 which captures an image of an agricultural field during a harvesting operation; an image recognition module 5 which receives image data of the captured image acquired by the image capturing unit 70, estimates a fallen culm region in the captured image, and outputs recognition output data indicating the estimated fallen culm region; an evaluating module 4A which outputs a crop evaluation value per unit of travel, obtained by evaluating an agricultural crop being successively harvested; a fallen culm position information creating unit 51 which creates fallen culm position information indicating the position on a map of the fallen culm region, from the chassis position and the recognition output data; and a harvest information creating unit 4B which creates harvest information from the chassis position and the crop evaluation value at the time the agricultural crop is harvested. Fig 5.

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Patent Information

Application #
Filing Date
25 November 2019
Publication Number
52/2019
Publication Type
INA
Invention Field
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Status
Email
patent@depenning.com
Parent Application
Patent Number
Legal Status
Grant Date
2025-07-10
Renewal Date

Applicants

KUBOTA CORPORATION
2-47, Shikitsuhigashi 1-chome, Naniwa-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka 5568601

Inventors

1. KITAHARA Mao
c/o KUBOTA CORPORATION, Sakai Seizosho, 64, Ishizukitamachi, Sakai-ku, Sakai-shi, Osaka 5900823
2. TAKAHARA Kazuhiro
c/o KUBOTA CORPORATION, Sakai Seizosho, 64, Ishizukitamachi, Sakai-ku, Sakai-shi, Osaka 5900823

Claims

1. A combine for harvesting agricultural produces while traveling in a field, the combine comprising: a machine body position calculation section for calculating a machine body position comprising map coordinates of a machine body based on positioning data from a satellite positioning module; an image capturing section provided in the machine body and configured to image-capture the field at time of a harvesting work; an image recognition module configured to input image data of captured images sequentially acquired continuously by the image capturing section and to estimate a collapsed grain culm area in the captured images and then to output recognition output data indicative of the estimated collapsed grain culm area; an evaluation module configured to output a produce evaluation value per unit traveling acquired by evaluating the agricultural produces that are harvested sequentially; a collapsed grain culm position information generation section configured to generate collapsed grain culm position information indicative of a position of the collapsed grain culm area on a map, based on the machine body position at the time of the acquisition of the captured image and the recognition output data; and a harvest information generation section configured to generate harvest information from the machine body position at the time of harvest of the agricultural produces and the produce evaluation value.

2. The combine of claim 1, wherein the produce evaluation value includes a yield and/or a taste value.

3. The combine of claim 1 or 2, wherein a field farming map generation section for generating a field farming map by map-aligning the collapsed grain culm position information with the harvest information is constructed in a control system within the machine body or in a clouding computer system.

4. A method of generating a field farming map, the method comprising: a step of outputting recognition output data indicative of a collapsed grain culm area estimated based on a captured image acquired by an image capturing section provided in a combine; a step of generating collapsed grain culm position information indicative of a position on a map of the collapsed grain culm area from a machine body position at the time of the acquisition of the captured image and the recognition output data; a step of outputting a produce evaluation value per unit traveling obtained by evaluating agricultural produces that are harvested sequentially by work traveling of the combine in a field; a step of generating harvest information from the machine body position at the time of acquisition of the harvest of the agricultural produces and the produce evaluation value; and a step of generating the field farming map by map-aligning the collapsed grain culm position information with the harvest information.

5. Afield farming map generating program comprising: a function of outputting recognition output data indicative of a collapsed grain culm area estimated based on a captured image acquired by an image capturing section provided in a combine; a function of generating collapsed grain culm position information indicative of a position on a map of the collapsed grain culm area from a machine body position at the time of the acquisition of the captured image and the recognition output data; a function of outputting a produce evaluation value per unit traveling obtained by evaluating agricultural produces that are harvested sequentially by work traveling of the combine in a field; a function of generating harvest information from the machine body position at the time of acquisition of the harvest of the agricultural produces and the produce evaluation value; and a function of generating the field farming map by map-aligning the collapsed grain culm position information with the harvest information.

6. A storage medium recording therein a field farming map generating program, the program causing a computer to realize: a function of outputting recognition output data indicative of a collapsed grain culm area estimated based on a captured image acquired by an image capturing section provided in a combine; a function of generating collapsed grain culm position information indicative of a position on a map of the collapsed grain culm area from a machine body position at the time of the acquisition of the captured image and the recognition output data; a function of outputting a produce evaluation value per unit traveling obtained by evaluating agricultural produces that are harvested sequentially by work traveling of the combine in a field; a function of generating harvest information from the machine body position at the time of acquisition of the harvest of the agricultural produces and the produce evaluation value; and a function of generating the field farming map by map-aligning the collapsed grain culm position information with the harvest information.

Specification

WE CLAIM:
1. A combine for harvesting agricultural produces while
traveling in a field, the combine comprising:
a machine body position calculation section for calculating a machine body position comprising map coordinates of a machine body based on positioning data from a satellite positioning module;
an image capturing section provided in the machine body and configured to image-capture the field at time of a harvesting work;
an image recognition module configured to input image data of captured images sequentially acquired continuously by the image capturing section and to estimate a collapsed grain culm area in the captured images and then to output recognition output data indicative of the estimated collapsed grain culm area;
an evaluation module configured to output a produce evaluation value per unit traveling acquired by evaluating the agricultural produces that are harvested sequentially;
a collapsed grain culm position information generation section configured to generate collapsed grain culm position information indicative of a position of the collapsed grain culm area on a map, based on the machine body position at the time of the acquisition of the captured image and the recognition output data; and
a harvest information generation section configured to generate harvest information from the machine body position at the time of harvest of the agricultural produces and the produce evaluation value.
2. The combine of claim 1, wherein the produce evaluation value includes a yield and/or a taste value.
3. The combine of claim 1 or 2, wherein a field farming map generation section for generating a field farming map by map-aligning the collapsed grain culm position information with the harvest information is constructed in a control system within the machine body or in a clouding computer system.
4. A method of generating a field farming map, the method

comprising:
a step of outputting recognition output data indicative of a collapsed grain culm area estimated based on a captured image acquired by an image capturing section provided in a combine;
a step of generating collapsed grain culm position information indicative of a position on a map of the collapsed grain culm area from a machine body position at the time of the acquisition of the captured image and the recognition output data;
a step of outputting a produce evaluation value per unit traveling obtained by evaluating agricultural produces that are harvested sequentially by work traveling of the combine in a field;
a step of generating harvest information from the machine body position at the time of acquisition of the harvest of the agricultural produces and the produce evaluation value; and
a step of generating the field farming map by map-aligning the collapsed grain culm position information with the harvest information.
5. Afield farming map generating program comprising:
a function of outputting recognition output data indicative of a collapsed grain culm area estimated based on a captured image acquired by an image capturing section provided in a combine;
a function of generating collapsed grain culm position information indicative of a position on a map of the collapsed grain culm area from a machine body position at the time of the acquisition of the captured image and the recognition output data;
a function of outputting a produce evaluation value per unit traveling obtained by evaluating agricultural produces that are harvested sequentially by work traveling of the combine in a field;
a function of generating harvest information from the machine body position at the time of acquisition of the harvest of the agricultural produces and the produce evaluation value; and
a function of generating the field farming map by map-aligning the collapsed grain culm position information with the harvest information.
6. A storage medium recording therein a field farming map

generating program, the program causing a computer to realize:
a function of outputting recognition output data indicative of a collapsed grain culm area estimated based on a captured image acquired by an image capturing section provided in a combine;
a function of generating collapsed grain culm position information indicative of a position on a map of the collapsed grain culm area from a machine body position at the time of the acquisition of the captured image and the recognition output data;
a function of outputting a produce evaluation value per unit traveling obtained by evaluating agricultural produces that are harvested sequentially by work traveling of the combine in a field;
a function of generating harvest information from the machine body position at the time of acquisition of the harvest of the agricultural produces and the produce evaluation value; and
a function of generating the field farming map by map-aligning the collapsed grain culm position information with the harvest information.

Documents

Application Documents

# Name Date
1 201947048023.pdf 2019-11-25
2 201947048023-TRANSLATIOIN OF PRIOIRTY DOCUMENTS ETC. [25-11-2019(online)].pdf 2019-11-25
3 201947048023-STATEMENT OF UNDERTAKING (FORM 3) [25-11-2019(online)].pdf 2019-11-25
4 201947048023-PRIORITY DOCUMENTS [25-11-2019(online)].pdf 2019-11-25
5 201947048023-FORM 1 [25-11-2019(online)].pdf 2019-11-25
6 201947048023-DRAWINGS [25-11-2019(online)].pdf 2019-11-25
7 201947048023-DECLARATION OF INVENTORSHIP (FORM 5) [25-11-2019(online)].pdf 2019-11-25
8 201947048023-COMPLETE SPECIFICATION [25-11-2019(online)].pdf 2019-11-25
9 201947048023-CLAIMS UNDER RULE 1 (PROVISIO) OF RULE 20 [25-11-2019(online)].pdf 2019-11-25
10 Abstract 201947048023.jpg 2019-11-28
11 201947048023-FORM-26 [10-12-2019(online)].pdf 2019-12-10
12 Correspondence by Agent_Power of Attorney_11-12-2019.pdf 2019-12-11
13 201947048023-Proof of Right [14-04-2020(online)].pdf 2020-04-14
14 201947048023-FORM 3 [21-05-2020(online)].pdf 2020-05-21
15 201947048023-Form1_After Filing_11-01-2021.pdf 2021-01-11
16 201947048023-FORM 18 [18-06-2021(online)].pdf 2021-06-18
17 201947048023-FORM 3 [20-06-2021(online)].pdf 2021-06-20
18 201947048023-FER.pdf 2022-03-11
19 201947048023-Retyped Pages under Rule 14(1) [08-09-2022(online)].pdf 2022-09-08
20 201947048023-OTHERS [08-09-2022(online)].pdf 2022-09-08
21 201947048023-Information under section 8(2) [08-09-2022(online)].pdf 2022-09-08
22 201947048023-FORM-26 [08-09-2022(online)].pdf 2022-09-08
23 201947048023-FORM 3 [08-09-2022(online)].pdf 2022-09-08
24 201947048023-FER_SER_REPLY [08-09-2022(online)].pdf 2022-09-08
25 201947048023-DRAWING [08-09-2022(online)].pdf 2022-09-08
26 201947048023-CLAIMS [08-09-2022(online)].pdf 2022-09-08
27 201947048023-2. Marked Copy under Rule 14(2) [08-09-2022(online)].pdf 2022-09-08
28 201947048023-PatentCertificate10-07-2025.pdf 2025-07-10
29 201947048023-IntimationOfGrant10-07-2025.pdf 2025-07-10

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