APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND COORDINATING THE HARVESTING AND TRANSPORTING OPERATIONS OF AN AGRICULTURAL CROP BY MULTIPLE AGRICULTURAL MACHINES ON A FIELD

摘要

An apparatus and method for monitoring and coordinating the harvesting and transporting operations of an agricultural crop by multiple agricultural machines (110, 150, 400) on a field (100) is disclosed. The apparatus includes a first position determining system (200) located on a first agricultural machine (110), a site database (240) for storing a dynamic model of the field (100), and a harvest volume indicating system (210) located on the first agricultural machine (110). A control system (250) receives information from the first position determining system (200), the site database (240), and the harvest volume indicating system (210), and responsively determines an expected time at which the harvested crop will reach a predetermined desired level on the first agricultural machine (110).