A robotic vehicle apparatus for transporting a harvested crop within a cultivation area is disclosed and includes a vehicle controller operably configured to receive a pickup signal indicating that a harvested crop portion is available for transport to a post-harvesting location and identifying a location of a worker within the cultivation area. The vehicle controller navigates the vehicle to the location of the worker for loading the harvested crop portion into a load carrying repository and generates an identifier attributing the harvested crop portion to the worker. A quantity sensor is operable to produce a quantity signal representative of a quantity of the harvested crop portion loaded and the vehicle controller transmits quantity data to a host controller including the quantity of the harvested crop portion and the identifier. A method for navigating a robotic vehicle within an area having items arranged in a plurality of generally longitudinally extending adjacent rows is also disclosed.

An agricultural harvester includes a cutting head configured to harvest an agricultural material, a transfer mechanism configured to transfer the harvested agricultural material from the agricultural harvester, and a fill management system. The fill management system is configured to provide open-loop control of an automated transfer of the agricultural material from the agricultural harvester. The fill management system includes a controller, a user interface module coupled to the controller and configured to receive user input indicative of a selected nudge direction, and a wireless communication module coupled to the fill management system and configured to communicate wirelessly with a receiving vehicle. The wireless communication module is configured to obtain storage dimensions relative to the receiving vehicle from the receiving vehicle. At least one sensor is operably coupled to the transfer mechanism and provides a sensor signal that is indicative of flow of the agricultural material through the transfer mechanism. The controller is configured to automatically generate relative positional adjustments between the agricultural harvester and the receiving vehicle based on the signal indicative of flow through the transfer mechanism and the storage dimensions relative to the receiving vehicle.

An agricultural harvester includes a cutting head configured to harvest an agricultural material, a transfer mechanism configured to transfer the harvested agricultural material from the agricultural harvester, and a fill management system. The fill management system is configured to provide open-loop control of an automated transfer of the agricultural material from the agricultural harvester. The fill management system includes a controller, a user interface module coupled to the controller and configured to receive user input indicative of a selected nudge direction, and a wireless communication module coupled to the fill management system and configured to communicate wirelessly with a receiving vehicle. The wireless communication module is configured to obtain storage dimensions relative to the receiving vehicle from the receiving vehicle. At least one sensor is operably coupled to the transfer mechanism and provides a sensor signal that is indicative of flow of the agricultural material through the transfer mechanism. The controller is configured to automatically generate relative positional adjustments between the agricultural harvester and the receiving vehicle based on the signal indicative of flow through the transfer mechanism and the storage dimensions relative to the receiving vehicle.

A harvester implement includes a crop processor positioned to receive the crop material from a head unit and process the crop material to alter a characteristic of the crop material, e.g., a cut length or a kernel processing score. An image sensor assembly is positioned downstream of the crop processor along a flow path of the crop material. The image sensor assembly is operable to capture a post-processing image of the crop material. A computing device is operable to execute a crop processing analysis algorithm to receive the post-processing image of the crop material from the image sensor assembly, and to analyze the post-processing image to determine an actual degree of processing to the characteristic of the crop material achieved by the crop processor. The computing device may then communicate a notification signal to an output indicating the actual degree of processing to the characteristic of the crop material.

A method for controlling one or more operating parameters of a forage harvester includes picking up harvested crop from a field by means of a harvesting attachment, processing the harvested crop by means of a chopping device and/or a post-processing device, and ejecting the processed harvested crop onto a loading container. An image of the processed ground-borne harvested crop is recorded by a camera, and an operating parameter of the forage harvester is set or adjusted with a control unit using the image.

A method for controlling one or more operating parameters of a forage harvester includes picking up harvested crop from a field by means of a harvesting attachment, processing the harvested crop by means of a chopping device and/or a post-processing device, and ejecting the processed harvested crop onto a loading container. An image of the processed ground-borne harvested crop is recorded by a camera, and an operating parameter of the forage harvester is set or adjusted with a control unit using the image.

A commodity cart includes at least one storage tank and a transfer arm having a product chute, a tube portion coupled to the product chute. The tube portion ends in a product outlet. A hydraulic system is coupled to the transfer arm and configured to move the transfer arm to a product loading position wherein the product chute is positioned at a location on the ground. A controller is configured to determine a desired fill vehicle position and generate an indication of the desired fill vehicle position.

A commodity cart includes at least one storage tank and a transfer arm having a product chute, a tube portion coupled to the product chute. The tube portion ends in a product outlet. A hydraulic system is coupled to the transfer arm and configured to move the transfer arm to a product loading position wherein the product chute is positioned at a location on the ground. A controller is configured to determine a desired fill vehicle position and generate an indication of the desired fill vehicle position.

A combine and combine conversion for collecting agricultural plants in a manner that separates various parts of the plants for collection or disposal. A combine is provided with an improved system for collecting and cleaning seed of an agricultural material such as cannabis while collecting lightweight chaff, such as trichomes, and returning stalks back to the agricultural field. The system provides for rapid conversion of a combine to seed and chaff collection and back again.

A combine and combine conversion for collecting agricultural plants in a manner that separates various parts of the plants for collection or disposal. A combine is provided with an improved system for collecting and cleaning seed of an agricultural material such as cannabis while collecting lightweight chaff, such as trichomes, and returning stalks back to the agricultural field. The system provides for rapid conversion of a combine to seed and chaff collection and back again.