Patents Assigned to AGROCOM GmbH & Co. Agrarsystem KG
  • Method of navigating an agricultural vehicle, and an agricultural vehicle implementing the same
    Patent number: 8155870
    Abstract: A method of navigating an agricultural vehicle, which is equipped with a 3D imaging device for imaging surroundings of the vehicle, and an image processing device, includes obtaining from the 3D imaging device frames imaging at least a part of the surroundings of the vehicle at different points of time while the vehicle is moving thus providing a chronological sequence of frames, analysing the frames, and establishing a change of pose of the vehicle using results of the analysis of at least two chronologically different frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: AGROCOM GmbH & Co. Agrarsystem KG
    Inventors: Tommy Ertbolle Madsen, Rufus Blas Morten