Autonomous Vehicles in Agriculture - InfoAg...• Swarm: 2.02 ac 30.8% Increase (excl. in-field...
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Autonomous Vehicles in Agriculture
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• Why Swarm-Farming
• Path to Autonomous Farms
• Key Design Considerations
Overview
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Swarm-Farming
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Swarm-Farming
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Size
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The Tractor of the Future
• 7mph; 3.5hp (15hp burst) All-Electric Drive
• 500-1000lb Payload Capacity (250lb Vehicle Weight)
• Omni-Directional Steering
• 28” - 40” Ground Clearance; Inner Row Capable
• Changeable Li-ion Batteries w/ 3-5 Hour Life
• Cost: ~$20,000 per unit
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Why Swarm-Farming?
• Remedies Problems of Large Tractors
• Benefits in Itself
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Modern Farm Equipment
BIG HEAVYCOMPLEX
• Annual Capacity Utilization Ratio: 5.6%
• Deployed Capacity Utilization Ratio: 58%
• Annual Maintenance Cost: $18,200
• Crop (Revenue) Loss Due to Soil Compaction:15%
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Average Acres/Min:• 120’ Sprayer: 1.55 ac• Swarm: 2.02 ac
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Acres/Min Across Multiple Fields
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Acres/Min Within a Field Average Acres/Min:• 120’ Sprayer: 1.98 ac• Swarm: 2.05 ac
3.35% Increase (excl. in-field increases)
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Increased Utilization: Small
Cost to Ship a Container of Rabbits to South America:$234 per unit
Cost to Ship a Sprayer 100 miles: $4,500
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Lower Maintenance Costs: Simple
• Electric Transmission vs Internal Combustion
• Simpler Design = Lower Parts Count
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Increased Yield: Small
• Wider Operating Windows
• Minimal Rundown• Less Compaction
• Penn State Ext: up to 34% in Alfalfa• IA State Ext: up to 20% in Corn
• Wisc. Ext: see graph (corn)
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Benefits of Swarms
• Operation Scalability• More Agile• New Management
Practices
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Agile: Higher Productivity
In-Field Efficiency of 120’ Sprayer: 58% (IA State Ext.)
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New Management Practices
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The Tractor of the Future
• Manually Moved Between Fields
• No Tillage
• More Units = More Headaches
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AdAutonomous Tractor
Adoption Hurdles
• Short, Stressful Work Windows
• Fitting into Current Management Practices
• Regulatory Environment
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AdAdoption Path
Single-Vehicle; Non-Time-Critical Use-Cases
Single-Vehicle; Supplemental Use-
Cases
Complete Autonomous Swarm Farming
• Introduce tech • Compare to baseline • Convert as old equipment needs to be replaced
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• Soil Sampling
• Cover Cropping
• Scouting
• Transport
Single-Vehicle; Non-Time-Critical Use Cases
• Enabling Labor; not replacing it
• “Premium” Value Propositions
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• Planting• Spraying• Harvesting
Single-Vehicle; Supplemental Use-Cases
• Autonomous Operation with Nearby Oversight
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Important IP Areas
• Hardware• Low Power/Cost Compute• Localization• Path Planning
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Low Cost Compute
• LIDAR• GPU Processing• Edge and Cloud Computing
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Localization
RTK-GPS SLAM
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Path Planning
• State of the Art Utilizes High Compute
• Ag is Very Unique• Swarms are Very Unique