New Holland will again participate in World FIRA, the premier event for agricultural robotics and automation and meeting place for farmers, OEMs, start-ups, scientists, and investors to design the future of agriculture. Focus this time will be on an autonomously operating tractor with LIDAR technology.
At World FIRA, New Holland will display one of its innovation projects currently under development, namely Advanced Vision Assisted Guidance for specialty tractors.
Currently in its testing phase, the system uses LiDAR vision technology combined with simultaneous localization and mapping algorithms (in place of GPS), to autonomously steer both down the rows and at row ends, while simultaneously controlling the rear mounted implement. This eliminates the risk of error and incidents resulting from any loss of signal caused by factors such as canopy coverage, netting, nearby greenhouses, or valley slopes.
With minimal to no human intervention, it allows less skilled operators to manage operations, as well as relieving more experienced growers of repetitive and arduous tasks, meaning they can focus on value added tasks such as ensuring optimal sprayer coverage and precise inter-row applications.
