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EXPANDING AUTONOMY
John Deere's first autonomous piece of construction equipment:
the autonomous 460 P-Tier Articulate Dump Truck (ADT). This fully
autonomous haul truck leverages the second-generation autonomy kit
to help contractors and heavy equipment operators solve challenges
related to machine operator shortages. The autonomous ADT's camera
array provides a 360-degree view of what's around the machine,
recognizing common objects in a construction environment like a
quarry. The haul truck can continuously evaluate its surroundings and
navigate from the loading area to the designated dumping area, which
are often on opposite sides of a quarry site requiring the vehicle to
navigate challenging terrain. Depth models ensure the haul truck can
not only gauge what an object is, but where it is in relation to the ADT.
Advanced sensors and algorithms are used to localize the machine on
its road as it follows the path between the load zone and haul zone.
During setup, customers can specify load zones, dump zones, and haul
routes using the John Deere Operations Center. Deere's Autonomous
460 P-Tier ADT is actively being tested to enhance productivity and
operational efficiency and will evolve as we learn what works best for
the customers.
In addition to the ADT, John Deere autonomous technology is
expanding to an autonomous 9RX Tractor for large-scale agriculture;
an autonomous 5ML Orchard Tractor for air blast spraying; and an
autonomous Battery Electric Mower for commercial landscaping.
RETROFIT OPTION
Select machines will be autonomy ready from the factory, and the
second-generation perception system will be available as a retrofit kit
for certain existing machines, providing customers with multiple paths
to adoption based on where they are in their technology journey.
The machines are managed via John Deere Operations Center
Mobile, the company's cloud-based platform. By swiping left to right to
start, the machine can be started once placed in the appropriate spot.
Through the app, users also have access to live video, images, data and
metrics, and the ability to adjust various factors like speed. In the event
of any job quality anomalies or machine health issues, users will be
notified remotely so they can make necessary adjustments.
about the author
Kara Ferry is construction public relations manager for John Deere. For more, visit
www.deere.com.
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