Method and system for transporting an autonomous agricultural vehicle

In one aspect, a method is disclosed for transporting an autonomous agricultural vehicle and an operator-driven agricultural vehicle from a first agricultural work site to a second agricultural work site. Each of the vehicles may have respective front ends and rear ends, and each of the respective r...

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Main Authors Berggren, Michael, Gutknecht, Brett
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 04.02.2020
Subjects
AGRICULTURE
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
CONTROLLING
FISHING
FORESTRY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HUNTING
PARTS, DETAILS, OR ACCESSORIES OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINES ORIMPLEMENTS, IN GENERAL
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
REGULATING
SOIL WORKING IN AGRICULTURE OR FORESTRY
SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
TRANSPORTING
TRAPPING
VEHICLE CONNECTIONS
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Summary:In one aspect, a method is disclosed for transporting an autonomous agricultural vehicle and an operator-driven agricultural vehicle from a first agricultural work site to a second agricultural work site. Each of the vehicles may have respective front ends and rear ends, and each of the respective rear ends may include a respective hitch. The method may include arranging the autonomous agricultural vehicle and the operator-driven agricultural vehicle such that the rear end of the autonomous agricultural vehicle faces the rear end of the operator-driven agricultural vehicle. The method may include coupling the hitch of the autonomous agricultural vehicle with the hitch of the operator-driven agricultural vehicle. The method may include towing the autonomous agricultural vehicle behind the operator-driven agricultural vehicle with the rear end of the autonomous agricultural vehicle facing a forward travel direction of the operator-driven agricultural vehicle.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201715689012