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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2017
Claas Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen Gmbh, Harsewinkel, DE;
Dennis Neitemeier, Lippetal, DE;
Thilo Krause, Glinde, DE;
Timo Korthals, Bielefeld, DE;
Andreas Skiba, Bielefeld, DE;
Boris Kettelhoit, Gütersloh, DE;
CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH, Harsewinkel, DE;
Abstract
An agricultural work machine configured to avoid anomalies is disclosed. Agricultural work machines may encounter anomalies, such as obstacles (e.g., tires) or irregularities in the crop (e.g., weeds), which can reduce the quality of the harvested crop. Manually steering the agricultural work machine requires the constant attention of the vehicle operator. Thus, the agricultural work machine is configured to include sensors to generate one or more images (such as images of various regions of the agricultural work machine), an image processing system to process the images and a control unit to avoid the anomalies (e.g., avoid the identified anomalies, to drive in tracks, and/or to stop the agricultural work machine).