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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2023
Claas E-systems Gmbh, Dissen a.T.W., DE;
Reinhold Mähler, Rheda-Wiedenbrück, DE;
Christian Ehlert, Bielefeld, DE;
Bastian Bormann, Gütersloh, DE;
Joachim Baumgarten, Beelen, DE;
Dennis Neitemeier, Lippetal, DE;
Johann Witte, Fröndenberg, DE;
Jannik Redenius, Oldendorf, DE;
Arne Bohl, Gütersloh, DE;
Eberhard Nacke, Gütersloh, DE;
Christoph Apke, Bielefeld, DE;
Timo Korthals, Leopoldshöhe, DE;
Waldemar Thiesmann, Osnabrück, DE;
Axel Schröder, Gütersloh, DE;
Robin Monkenbusch, Rheda-Wiedenbrück, DE;
CLAAS E-Systems GmbH, Dissen a. T.W., DE;
Abstract
A swarm assistance system for autonomous agricultural universal production machines is disclosed. The swarm assistance system is integrated into an agricultural work network. The agricultural work network connects autonomous agricultural universal production machines as providers of agricultural jobs and customers of agricultural jobs with each other and with the swarm assistance system. The autonomous agricultural universal production machines are configured to perform a plurality of different agricultural jobs by being equipped with changing work assemblies. The swarm assistance system receives request data relating to a requested agricultural job from the customers, matches the request data with capacity data of at least one of the agricultural universal production machines and, based on the result of the matching, rents at least one agricultural universal production machine to perform the requested agricultural job.