AutoTrac™ Vision
- Frame-mounted camera
- For early corn 152 mm (6 in.) or taller in straight 762 mm (30 in.) rows
- Approved for corn, soybeans, cotton
- For all 4 Series Sprayers and select 30 Series and R/RT Series Tractors
AutoTrac Vision uses a front-mounted camera to see early-season corn, soybeans and cotton at least 102 to 152 mm (4 to 6 in.) high. An industry exclusive from John Deere.
This guidance system helps sprayer wheels stay in the centre of each row and dramatically reduce yield-robbing crop damage, even if planter drift causes misalignment or the AB line from planting isn’t available at spraying.
You can spray faster with less fatigue – especially valuable in tight application windows. Increasing sprayer speed from 22.5 to 29 km/h (14 to 18 mph) can allow an operator to cover more than 20 percent more acres every day. Plus, both systems dramatically reduce yield-robbing crop damage.
This helps sprayer operators of all experience levels do their jobs with higher productivity because they can better focus on other things besides steering.
Each guidance option features its own unique input system. It detects the location of the crop in the row and then signals AutoTrac so it can steer the sprayer wheels precisely between the rows.
Couple with new AutoTrac RowSense for reliable guidance in later-season corn. See your John Dealer for details. Performance that pays.
View Video
Features
Expand All
Collapse All
Application operator using AutoTrac Vision following row crops
Tractor with AutoTrac Vision
Hagie sprayer with AutoTrac Vision
Eye-tracking study shows less time looking forward with AutoTrac Vision
AutoTrac Vision minimizes crop damage
AutoTrac Vision minimizes crop damage
AutoTrac Vision can fall back to global positioning system (GPS) line
AutoTrac Vision runs again when crop is detected
Reduce operator stress and maximize efficiency with AutoTrac™ Vision
AutoTrac Vision system
Application operator using AutoTrac Vision following row crops
You are accustomed to the benefits that AutoTrac provides. However, in some standing crop conditions, AutoTrac performance may be limited.
Examples include:
- Crops planted without AutoTrac
- Unavailability of guidance lines from planting
- Global positioning system (GPS) drift when using StarFire™ SF1 or SF2 corrections
- Strip-till and ridge-till conditions
In these conditions, AutoTrac Vision provides all the benefits of AutoTrac in post-emergence operations in corn, soybeans, and cotton. A monocular camera is used to detect crop rows and guide the vehicle through standing crop.
Tractor with AutoTrac Vision
Hagie sprayer with AutoTrac Vision
Operator benefits include:
- Reduced fatigue as manually driving in standing crop increases fatigue and mistakes
- Less crop damage due to a reduction of operator errors
- Higher speeds, thus increasing productivity. AutoTrac Vision can spray up to 20 percent faster compared to manual driving
- Increased focus on other key functions rather than focusing solely on steering
Eye-tracking study shows less time looking forward with AutoTrac Vision
Results from an in-field eye-tracking study indicate that operators with AutoTrac Vision spend 13 percent less time looking forward, allowing them to focus on in-field operations instead.
Improve yields through accurate row following
AutoTrac™ Vision
AutoTrac Vision minimizes crop damage
AutoTrac Vision minimizes crop damage
When spraying in standing crop conditions, yield-limiting damage or losses can occur. As an example, some operators may choose to cross crop rows to simplify spraying and reduce stress. However, this method of spraying can damage more the 2 percent of the plants in the field. To improve yields, many operators will follow crop rows to reduce this damage. Keeping the sprayer’s wheels in between the rows ensures that plants are not damaged and reach their full yield potential.
With so much going on in the sprayer cab, a small lapse in attention can result in significant crop damage. For example, being misaligned for 1 second at 15 miles per hour could damage more than 90 corn plants or the equivalent of two bushels lost. These small mistakes add up to substantial loss over the course of a day.
The chart below shows plants damaged at a variety of operating speeds and seed population.
| Corn plants damaged per 1 second of driving misaligned at various speeds | |||
| Population (seeds/acre) | 19.3 km/h (12 mph) | 24.1 km/h (15 mph) | 29 km/h (18 mph) |
| 28,000 | 56 plants | 70 plants | 85 plants |
| 32,000 | 64 plants | 80 plants | 97 plants |
| 36,000 | 73 plants | 91 plants | 109 plants |
Follow the correct row with AutoTrac™ Vision system
AutoTrac Vision can fall back to global positioning system (GPS) line
AutoTrac Vision runs again when crop is detected
Not all fields are created equal. Some fields have even, clean stands while others have washouts, missing crop, or excessive weed pressure. In situations where the camera does not have confidence in the crop row due to crop stand or slope, the system reverts to GPS guidance to keep the vehicle in the row. Once the crop is detected and confidence is increased, it will revert to AutoTrac Vision.
Sprayers have the ability to run AutoTrac RowSense™ in conjunction with AutoTrac Vision when running in late-season corn. As crop begins to canopy, AutoTrac RowSense is able to “feel” the crop rows to provide accurate guidance when the camera’s vision is limited. The system uses Vision for first priority and reverts to RowSense if Vision confidence drops below the optimal range. If confidence drops below the optimal range for both AutoTrac Vision and RowSense, the system defaults to GPS using the operator’s guidance line.
-
Active Fill Control -
Active Implement Guidance -
AutoPath™ -
AutoTrac™ Turn Automation -
AutoTrac™ Implement Guidance -
AutoTrac™ Activation -
AutoTrac™ Universal 300 -
AutoTrac™ Controller -
AutoTrac™ RowSense™ -
AutoTrac™ RowSense™ - Sprayer -
AutoTrac™ Vision -
Automation 4.0 Activation For Gen 4 CommandCenter™ -
G5 CommandCenter™ -
G5 Universal Display -
G5 Advanced Package -
G5Plus Extended Monitor -
G5ᴾˡᵘˢ CommandCenter™ -
G5Plus Universal Display -
Machine Sync Advanced Automation -
StarFire™ 7500 Receiver with SF-RTK Signal -
StarFire™ 7000 Receiver with SF-RTK Signal -
StarFire™ RTK -
StarFire™ RTK Radio 450 -
StarFire™ RTK Radio 900
Product features are based on published information at the time of publication. Product features are subject to change without notice. Contact your local John Deere dealer for more information.