Breakthrough in the development of automation functions with high resolution radar point clouds

Automation functions for agricultural machinery and equipment serve as an important means of achieving further productivity boosts in the world of agriculture.
To support the implementation of such functions in the various application areas of the machinery and equipment, Bosch
Engineering has developed a wide range of sensor technologies to volume-production maturity and, in some cases, has already successfully established them on the market.
With the next generation radar sensor, the imaging radar system, and the ultrasonic system USS OHW premium safe, which achieves performance level d, Bosch Engineering is facilitating the ongoing automation of the agricultural sector on the path to autonomous field robotics.
In orchards, for instance, the imaging radar uses sensor-based lane detection to implement automation functions such as track guidance without the need for a GPS connection.
The system thus supports uninterrupted operation of the automation function without encountering signal problems attributable to vegetation - as successfully demonstrated in trials involving radar tests in hop cultivation (with plant heights of 7 m).
Thanks to the robust system design, reliable operation
is ensured in even the harshest weather conditions or extremely dusty environments, and with a very large detection range in excess of 50 m.