Vehicle operation management system with automatic sequence detection

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10417842-B2
Application number	US-201816154445-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 8, 2018
Priority date	Jun 15, 2015
Publication date	Sep 17, 2019
Grant date	Sep 17, 2019

Abstract

An operation management system for a vehicle controllable by an operator to perform various vehicle actions, the system including a processor, a memory, and a human-machine interface. The processor is configured to store, in the memory, sequences of operator initiated vehicle actions, each operator initiated vehicle action corresponding to an operational response of the vehicle. The processor is further configured to receive a new sequence of operator initiated vehicle actions, and compare the operator initiated vehicle actions of the new sequence to the operator initiated vehicle actions of the stored sequences. If the operator initiated vehicle actions of the new sequence correspond to the operator initiated vehicle actions of at least one of the stored sequences, identify a recommended sequence based on at least one of the new sequence or the at least one of the stored sequences.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An operation management system for a work vehicle controllable by an operator to perform various vehicle actions, the system including a processor, a memory, and a human-machine interface, the processor configured to:
store, in the memory, sequences of operator initiated vehicle actions, each operator initiated vehicle action corresponding to an operational response of the work vehicle;
receive a new sequence of operator initiated vehicle actions;
compare the operator initiated vehicle actions of the new sequence to the operator initiated vehicle actions of the stored sequences; and
if the operator initiated vehicle actions of the new sequence correspond to the operator initiated vehicle actions of at least one of the stored sequences, identify a recommended sequence based on at least one of the new sequence or the at least one of the stored sequences,
wherein the processor of the operation management system is further configured to display the recommended sequence to the operator by way of the human-machine interface as a potential automated sequence.

2. The operation management system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to delete the new sequence and the at least one of the stored sequences from the memory after the recommended sequence is identified.

3. The operation management system of claim 1 , wherein if the operator initiated vehicle actions of the new sequence correspond to the operator initiated vehicle actions of at least one of the stored sequences, identify a recommended sequence based on at least one of the new sequence or the at least one of the stored sequences means:
if the operator initiated vehicle actions of the new sequence correspond to the operator initiated vehicle actions of at least one of the stored sequences and if a number of steps in the new sequence is the same as a number of steps in the at least one of the stored sequences, then identify the recommended sequence based on at least one of the new sequence or the at least one of the stored sequences.

4. The operation management system of claim 1 , wherein if the operator initiated vehicle actions of the new sequence correspond to the operator initiated vehicle actions of at least one of the stored sequences, identify a recommended sequence based on at least one of the new sequence or the at least one of the stored sequences means:
if the operator initiated vehicle actions of the new sequence are the same as the operator initiated vehicle actions of at least one of the stored sequences, regardless of order, then identify the recommended sequence based on at least one of the new sequence or the at least one of the stored sequences.

5. The operation management system of claim 1 , wherein if the operator initiated vehicle actions of the new sequence correspond to the operator initiated vehicle actions of at least one of the stored sequences, identify a recommended sequence based on at least one of the new sequence or the at least one of the stored sequences means:
if the operator initiated vehicle actions of the new sequence are the same as, and in the same order as, the operator initiated vehicle actions of at least one of the stored sequences, then identify the recommended sequence as one of the new sequence or the at least one of the stored sequences.

6. The operation management system of claim 1 , wherein identify a recommended sequence based on at least one of the new sequence or the at least one of the stored sequences means:
identify one of the new sequence or the at least one of the stored sequences as the recommended sequence.

7. The operation management system of claim 1 , wherein identify a recommended sequence based on at least one of the new sequence or the at least one of the stored sequences means:
identify a combination of the new sequence and the at least one of the stored sequences as the recommended sequence.

8. The operation management system of claim 1 , wherein if the operator initiated vehicle actions of the new sequence correspond to the operator initiated vehicle actions of at least one of the stored sequences means:
if the operator initiated vehicle actions of the new sequence correspond to the operator initiated vehicle actions of at least three of the stored sequences.

9. A method of facilitating operation of a work vehicle controllable by an operator to perform various vehicle actions, the method comprising:
storing, into an electronic memory, sequences of operator initiated vehicle actions, each operator initiated vehicle action corresponding to an operational response of the work vehicle;
receiving a new sequence of operator initiated vehicle actions;
comparing the operator initiated vehicle actions of the new sequence to the stored sequences; and
if the operator initiated vehicle actions of the new sequence correspond to the operator initiated vehicle actions of at least one of the stored sequences, identifying a recommended sequence to the operator based on at least one of the new sequence or the at least one of the stored sequences, wherein the identifying includes displaying the recommended sequence to the operator by way of the human-machine interface as a potential automated sequence in order to facilitate operation of the work vehicle.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising recommending the recommended sequence to the operator as a potential automated sequence by way of a human-machine interface.

11. The method of claim 9 , further comprising deleting the new sequence and the at least one of the stored sequences from the electronic memory after the recommended sequence is identified.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein if the operator initiated vehicle actions of the new sequence correspond to the operator initiated vehicle actions of at least one of the stored sequences, identifying a recommended sequence to the operator based on at least one of the new sequence or the at least one of the stored sequences means:
if the operator initiated vehicle actions of the new sequence correspond to the operator initiated vehicle actions of at least one of the stored sequences, and if a number of steps in the new sequence is the same as a number of steps in the at least one of the stored sequences, then identifying the recommended sequence based on at least one of the new sequence or the at least one of the stored sequences.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein if the operator initiated vehicle actions of the new sequence correspond to the operator initiated vehicle actions of at least one of the stored sequences, identifying a recommended sequence to the operator based on at least one of the new sequence or the at least one of the stored sequences means:
if the operator initiated vehicle actions of the new sequence are the same as the operator initiated vehicle actions of at least one of the stored sequences, regardless of order, then identifying the recommended sequence based on at least one of the new sequence or the at least one of the stored sequences.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein if the operator initiated vehicle actions of the new sequence correspond to the operator initiated vehicle actions of at least one of the stored sequences, identifying a recommended sequence to the operator based on at least one of the new sequence or the at least one of the stored sequences means:
if the operator initiated vehicle actions of the new sequence are the same as, and in the same order as, the operator initiated vehicle actions of at least one of the stored sequences, then identifying the recommended sequence as one of the new sequence or the at least one of the stored seq

Assignees

• Deere & Co

Inventors

• Runde Jeffrey E

Classifications

• A01B76/00

  Parts, details or accessories of agricultural machines or implements, not provided for in groups A01B51/00 - A01B75/00 · CPC title

• G07C5/0825 Primary

  using optical means · CPC title

• A01B69/00

  Steering of agricultural machines or implements; Guiding agricultural machines or implements on a desired track · CPC title

• G07C5/085 Primary

  using electronic data carriers · CPC title

• A01B69/007

  Steering or guiding of agricultural vehicles, e.g. steering of the tractor to keep the plough in the furrow · CPC title