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Reichhardt - Model SMART ADV - Integrated Control Sstem
SMART ADV is the new integrated control system for remote control of autonomous machines. The integration of a wireless Smart Farming control unit in a secure radio control system provides ISOBUS automation, automatic track guidance, GNSS navigation and functional safety for semi-autonomous management. This increases safety for the operator and his environment.
Increasing digitalization, as well as price pressure and a shortage of skilled workers, are making agriculture more autonomous. At the same time, autonomous vehicles cannot currently be used for safety reasons. The challenge is to provide Smart Farming functionality in autonomous machines while taking functional safety into account.
Especially in landscape maintenance, work processes need to be facilitated and automated. Therefore, vehicles today are often autonomous, but manually controlled by the operator to ensure safe use for public spaces. However, pure radio control does not currently permit automation of the machine.
SMART ADV succeeds in integrating a wireless Smart Farming operator terminal into a secure radio control system. This enables ISOBUS automation, automatic track guidance, GNSS navigation and functional safety for semi-autonomous farming. The scalable system consists of radio control from HBC-radiomatic, which meets all functional safety requirements, and tablet-based ISOBUS automation including automatic track guidance by Reichhardt.
The practical value now lies in using semi-autonomous machines even in safety-relevant areas with simultaneous use of ISOBUS automation and automatic track guidance. This ensures safety for the operator and his environment, automates and specifies work processes, relieves the operator and protects the environment.
- Only in the combination of safe radio control and SMART COMMAND as a wireless Smart Farming operator terminal is it possible to operate autonomous vehicles safely in the open field. This creates further benefits for the user:
- Safety for the operator and the surrounding area is increased by the safe distance to the caterpillar and the possibility to intervene at any time via radio control. Added to this is a high safety standard for the active and passive emergency stop mechanism (EN ISO 13849-1:2015). Fencing or expensive sensor technology are not required.
- The radio WiFi concept means that the machine can be manually returned to the WiFi reception area at any time in the event of a malfunction. Several machines can be monitored and controlled simultaneously, and all machine information is available at the operator terminal.
- Automatic lane guidance via GNSS navigation with RTK accuracy on created and planned lanes leads to greater precision, better machine utilization and enables automated workflows, such as turning, excavation and lowering, and section control.
- Automated invoicing through fully integrated task scheduling and real-time data exchange, storage and retrieval of processed data for repetitive tasks increases efficiency and relieves the operator, who can pay more attention to his safety and that of his environment.
- The use of standard consumer tablets eliminates the need for expensive new purchases and integrates Smart Farming functions into everyday farming operations.
- Saving inputs conserves resources, less injury to the vegetation layer due to smoother steering movements, and easier maintenance of hard-to-reach areas are an important contribution to environmental protection. Less wear and tear and less damage to flora, fauna and infrastructure save money.