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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2022
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Travis J. Davis, Polk City, IA (US);
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
Spectral image data representative of contents of a field is accessed via sensors of a vehicle being manually operated in the field. The spectral image data includes visible spectrum image data and non-visible spectrum image data. Portions of the field that include crops are identified by applying a machine-learned model to the accessed spectral data. The model is configured to classify portions of the visible spectrum image data as including crops and not including crops based at least in part on the non-visible spectrum image data. A field boundary representative of areas where the vehicle can navigate is generated based at least in part on the identified portions of the field that include crops. An operating mode of the vehicle is modified from manual operation to automated operation. In the automated operation mode, the vehicle generates a navigation path through the field within the generated field boundary.