Prepare
Validate field map, boundary, implement, route and exclusion zone.
Real-work map · 09
Autonomous field operations
Assess tillage, planting and hauling as bounded workflows with setup, headlands, obstacles, monitoring and safe completion.
Evidence statusField evidence framework · crop, season, site and operating-envelope validation requiredLast reviewed: 16 August 2026
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FUURAA thesis
A completed pass is useful only when coverage, depth, placement, crop impact and recovery meet the operation's specification.
Engineering map
Turn the title into engineering objects that can be observed, measured and reviewed.
Each layer states the boundary to establish and the evidence needed for the next decision.
Execute
Measure coverage, overlap, skips, speed, quality and interventions.
Close
Confirm completion, safe stop, data transfer and next operation.
Verification questions
Write the questions first, then decide whether a demo, test, pilot or operating record can answer them.
Each question needs an object, conditions, denominator, threshold and accountable decision owner.
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How is the operating zone inspected before work?
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What quality criterion ends a pass?
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How are obstacles and unexpected people handled?
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Can the job resume without duplicating or missing work?
Evidence to preserve
Enable the next reader to reconstruct conditions, results, failures and the decision.
A conclusion alone loses reviewability; raw records, configuration and exclusions matter too.
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Evidence package 1
Pre-operation readiness record
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Evidence package 2
Coverage, quality and intervention map
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Evidence package 3
Completion and safe-shutdown evidence
Scope boundary
State what this evidence still cannot be generalised to.
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Autonomous steering does not by itself establish complete autonomous tillage, planting or haulage.
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This is an engineering reading and decision framework; it does not replace application-specific risk assessment, conformity work, procurement acceptance or professional advice.
Sources and evidence status
Read standards scope, measurement evidence and application conclusions separately.
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ISO · Published 2024-07 · verified 2026-08-16
↗02ISO 18497-1:2024 — Machine design principles and vocabulary
Provides design principles and safe-use information for agricultural machinery with partially automated, semi-autonomous and autonomous functions.
ISO · Published 2024-07 · verified 2026-08-16
↗03ISO 18497-3:2024 — Autonomous operating zones
Addresses systems intended to prevent unintended excursions beyond an autonomous operating-zone boundary.
John Deere · Product information verified 2026-08-16
↗Autonomous Tractor
Describes supported tractor configurations, perception hardware, field setup and remote supervision for bounded autonomous operations.