Work vehicle and method for controlling work vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11058044-B2
Application number	US-201916507030-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 10, 2019
Priority date	Dec 20, 2016
Publication date	Jul 13, 2021
Grant date	Jul 13, 2021

Abstract

A work vehicle includes a monitor, a memory, and circuitry. The memory is to store a travel route and work action information based on which the work vehicle is to execute at least one work action while the work vehicle travels based on the travel route. The circuitry is configured to receive an additional travel route and additional work action information based on which another work vehicle is to execute at least one additional work action while the another work vehicle travels based on the additional travel route. The circuitry is configured to generate additional screen data to chronologically display the at least one additional work action in the monitor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A work vehicle comprising:
a monitor;
a memory to store a travel route and work action information based on which the work vehicle is to execute at least one work action while the work vehicle travels based on the travel route; and
circuitry configured to
calculate a position of the work vehicle based on positioning data transmitted from a satellite positioning module,
control the work vehicle to execute the at least one work action based on the work action information in accordance with the position of the work vehicle while the work vehicle travels based on the travel route stored in the memory,
receive an additional travel route and additional work action information based on which another work vehicle is to execute at least one additional work action while the another work vehicle travels based on the additional travel route,
generate screen data to chronologically display the at least one work action in the monitor, and
generate additional screen data to chronologically display the at least one additional work action in the monitor.

2. The work vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the at least one work action is displayed in a first color in the monitor, and
wherein the at least one additional work action is displayed in a second color different from the first color in the monitor.

3. The work vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the screen data includes a current work action corresponding to a current position of the work vehicle on the travel route among the at least one work action and a prospective work action to be executed after the current work action, and
wherein in the monitor, the current work action is displayed with an identifier.

4. The work vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the circuitry is configured to receive a position of the another work vehicle,
wherein the additional screen data includes a current additional work action corresponding to a current position of the another work vehicle on the additional travel route among the at least one additional work action and a prospective additional work action to be executed after the current additional work action, and
wherein in the monitor, the current additional work action is displayed with an additional identifier.

5. The work vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the screen data includes a current work action corresponding to a current position of the work vehicle on the travel route among the at least one work action, a past work action executed before the current work action, and a prospective work action to be executed after the current work action, and
wherein in the monitor, the current work action is displayed with an identifier.

6. The work vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the circuitry is configured to receive a position of the another work vehicle,
wherein the additional screen data includes a current additional work action corresponding to a current position of the another work vehicle on the additional travel route among the at least one additional work action, a past additional work action executed before the current additional work action, and a prospective additional work action to be executed after the current additional work action, and
wherein in the monitor, the current additional work action is displayed with an additional identifier.

7. The work vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the screen data includes the travel route and a current position of the work vehicle, and
wherein in the monitor, a symbol indicating the current position of the work vehicle on the travel route is displayed.

8. The work vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the circuitry is configured to receive a position of the another work vehicle,
wherein the additional screen data includes the additional travel route and a current position of the another work vehicle, and
wherein in the monitor, an additional symbol indicating the current position of the another work vehicle on the additional travel route is displayed.

9. The work vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein in the monitor, a symbol is displayed along the travel route, the symbol indicating a work action corresponding to a position in the travel route along which the symbol is displayed.

10. The work vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein in the monitor, an additional symbol is displayed along the additional travel route, the additional symbol indicating an additional work action corresponding to a position in the additional travel route along which the additional symbol is displayed.

11. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to generate the travel route.

12. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to generate a plan of the at least one work action.

13. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:
the monitor to display the at least one work action based on the screen data and the at least one additional work action based on the additional screen data.

14. A method for controlling a work vehicle, comprising:
calculating a position of the work vehicle based on positioning data transmitted from a satellite positioning module;
controlling the work vehicle to execute at least one work action based on work action information in accordance with the position of the work vehicle while the work vehicle travels based on a travel route, the work action information and the travel route being stored in a memory;
receiving an additional travel route and additional work action information based on which another work vehicle is to execute at least one additional work action while the another work vehicle travels based on the additional travel route;
generating screen data to chronologically display the at least one work action in a monitor of the work vehicle; and
generating additional screen data to chronologically display the at least one additional work action in the monitor.

15. A work vehicle comprising:
a monitor;
storage means for storing a travel route and work action information based on which the work vehicle is to execute at least one work action while the work vehicle travels based on the travel route;
calculation means for calculating a position of the work vehicle based on positioning data transmitted from a satellite positioning module;
control means for controlling the work vehicle to execute the at least one work action based on the work action information in accordance with the position of the work vehicle while the work vehicle travels based on the travel route stored in the memory;
receiving means for receiving an additional travel route and additional work action information based on which another work vehicle is to execute at least one additional work action while the another work vehicle travels based on the additional travel route;
data generation means for generating screen data to chronologically display the at least one work action in the monitor; and
additional data generation means for generating additional screen data to chronologically display the at least one additional work action in the monitor.

Assignees

• Kubota Kk

Inventors

• Matsuzaki Yushi

Classifications

• G09G2380/10

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