Case IH and Raven Industries collaborate to deliver an advanced,
driverless spreading solution
Case IH and Raven Industries introduce the agriculture
industry’s first autonomous spreader: the Case IH Trident™ 5550
applicator with Raven Autonomy™. Unveiled at Farm Progress Show
2022, this innovative solution delivers on customers’ demands for
autonomous equipment to help solve labor challenges and increase
productivity on their operations.
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The Case IH Trident™ 5550 applicator with
Raven Autonomy™ allows for one or more driverless machines in the
field without an operator present in the cab, providing the
flexibility of full control in or out of the cab. (Photo: Business
Wire)
“This is a significant milestone in our accelerated product
development efforts between Case IH and Raven, highlighting our
intense collaboration and robust product innovation following CNH
Industrial’s acquisition of Raven in late 2021,” said Scott Harris,
Case IH global brand president.
The Case IH Trident 5550 applicator with Raven Autonomy combines
proven driverless technology with an agronomically designed
spreading platform for a flexible autonomous solution. The
technology stack is powered by guidance and steering, propulsion
control, perception, and path planning software developed by
Raven.
“The core of today’s ag tech is rooted in Raven’s
customer-centric approach: simplifying farming processes to gain
tremendous efficiencies,” said Eric Shuman, Raven general manager.
“This integrated solution empowers customers to make their
operations even more efficient, encouraging them to thoughtfully
adopt increasing levels of automation and autonomy.”
From a mobile device, operators can plan and complete an entire
field operation based on mapped field boundaries. The Raven
Autonomy perception system, through a series of advanced cameras
and radar system, is constantly sensing a 360-degree environment
around the machine for obstacles and motion initiation while
operating. With artificial intelligence, Raven’s perception
controller processes the continuous stream of images, which
interprets and detects obstacles. The remote operator can view the
cameras through the mobile device at any time.
If an obstacle is detected, the machine will safely come to a
stop and an alert will pop up on the mobile device. From there, the
operator can evaluate the situation and determine the next course
of action. A variety of machine tasks and functions can be viewed
remotely through the mobile device, including but not limited to
fuel level, Diesel Exhaust Fluid level, speed, revolutions per
minute (RPM), bin-level status, Universal Terminal information and
diagnostic trouble codes.
“The Raven Autonomy perception system provides an advanced,
reliable solution for autonomous operation and is tailored
specifically for the spreading application with a self-propelled
machine,” Shuman said.
This first-to-the-market innovation comes as a result of ongoing
research following the Case IH autonomous concept vehicle launch in
2016 about the desire for and priority of autonomous technologies.
Findings concluded that spreading is among the most utilized
autonomous tasks that customers would adopt.1
The Case IH Trident 5550 applicator with Raven Autonomy allows
for one or more driverless machines in the field without an
operator present in the cab, providing the flexibility of full
control inside or outside the cab. By operating at a constant speed
and with precision, the autonomous applicator provides the ultimate
spreading consistency — with no human error — and allows for
repeatable performance with sub-inch accuracy.
“The Case IH Trident 5550 applicator with Raven Autonomy allows
us to do more work in tight time frames, run our operation
efficiently and combat operator fatigue — it’s a huge benefit,”
said Brady Fahlman, owner/operator of Fahlman Acres in Holdfast,
Saskatchewan, Canada. “Autonomous equipment can perform a
consistent job each time, which is very important to me, as we’ve
built our farm’s reputation on being flawless and doing
high-quality work.”
Raven continues to showcase its commitment to growing ag tech
through its Sensing and Perception Program, which focuses on
understanding the diversity of data sets for growing its artificial
intelligence. This program has expanded to Scottsdale, Arizona,
providing the engineering team with direct access to two local
testing sites and the opportunity for more rapid integration and
testing capabilities.
The Case IH Trident 5550 applicator with Raven Autonomy will be
operating in the North American market with limited availability in
2023.
“This is the first of many integrations that automate the
established iron platforms of Case IH as we continue to craft a
fully autonomous crop production cycle,” Harris said.
At the Farm Progress Show, and open to the public, the Case IH
Trident 5550 applicator with Raven Autonomy will run in the
autonomous field demo area from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 30 to Sept.
1, 2022.
For more information, visit
https://info.caseih.com/CIHAutonomy.html and www.ravenind.com.
1Forward Group for CNH Industrial, “Autonomy in Agriculture,”
May 2022, 515 respondents.
About Case IH
Case IH is a global leader in agricultural equipment, committed
to collaborating with its customers to develop the most powerful,
productive, reliable equipment — designed to meet today’s
agricultural challenges. With headquarters in the United States,
Case IH has a network of dealers and distributors that operates in
over 160 countries. Case IH provides agricultural equipment
systems, flexible financial service offerings and parts and service
support for professional farmers and commercial operators through a
dedicated network of professional dealers and distributors.
Productivity-enhancing products include tractors; combines and
harvesters; hay and forage equipment; tillage tools; planting and
seeding systems; sprayers and applicators; and site-specific
farming tools. Case IH is a brand of CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE:
CNHI / MI: CNHI).
About Raven Industries, Inc.
Dedicated to advancing farming through innovation and
technology, Raven Industries provides innovative, high-value
products and systems that help farmers serve the world. For
decades, Raven has been committed to maximizing operational
efficiencies for growers. Today, its groundbreaking work in
autonomous systems is unlocking new possibilities in farming —
driving tractors down the field, wirelessly connecting the office
and the cab, and protecting the environment with controlled
outputs. Raven is a subsidiary of CNH Industrial (NYSE: CNHI / MI:
CNHI), a world-class equipment and services company specializing in
Agriculture and Construction.
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Nicole Adrian, on behalf of Case IH & Raven Industries
nadrian@bader-rutter.com
Marisa Riley, Case IH marisa.riley@caseih.com
Erin Rinehart, Raven Industries erin.rinehart@ravenind.com
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