Patent ID: 11953589
Assignee: AGCO INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  A  B | IPC A  B  G

Claim 14:
15. A method comprising:
detecting a location of an object relative to an agricultural harvester using an electromagnetic detecting and ranging module on the agricultural harvester;
capturing images of an area within a field of view of the electromagnetic detecting and ranging module using a camera on the agricultural harvester and generating image data;
receiving, using one or more computing devices, first data from the electromagnetic detecting and ranging module, the first data indicating the location of an object relative to the agricultural harvester;
receiving, using the one or more computing devices, image data from the camera;
processing, using the one or more computing devices, the image data to determine whether the object is a receiving vehicle; and
if the object is a receiving vehicle generating, using the one or more computing devices, automated navigation data based on the first data and the image data, the automated navigation data to automatically control operation of at least one of the agricultural harvester and the receiving vehicle to align an unload conveyor of the agricultural harvester with a grain bin of the receiving vehicle.