Patent ID: 9420737
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: A01B,G01C,G05D

Claim Text:
1. A method of operating an agricultural vehicle, the method comprising: obtaining, with a computer, three-dimensional location information for multiple positions within an area of operation; creating, with the computer, a three-dimensional elevation model for the area of operation, based at least in part on the three-dimensional location information; developing, with the computer, one or more three-dimensional guidance paths for the operation of the agricultural vehicle within the area of operation, based at least in part on the three-dimensional elevation model; determining, with the computer, whether one or more positions within the area of operation afford reduced traction for the agricultural vehicle based on a combination of slope, soil type, and current rainfall conditions of each of the one or more positions; adjusting, with the computer, the one or more three-dimensional guidance paths for the operation of the agricultural vehicle within the area of operation, based at least in part on a determination that one or more positions within the area of operation afford reduced traction for the agricultural vehicle based on a combination of slope, soil type, and current rainfall conditions of each of the one or more positions; and providing, with the computer, information to a control system of the agricultural vehicle, the information comprising data representing the one or more three-dimensional guidance paths.