公开(公告)号：US20210223190A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-22

申请号：US17181111

申请日：2021-02-22

Applicant: American Science and Engineering, Inc.

Inventor： Aaron Couture ,  Calvin Adams ,  Rafael Fonseca ,  Jeffrey Schubert ,  Richard Mastronardi

IPC: G01N23/203 ,  B25J9/16 ,  G01N33/00

Abstract: Methods for characterizing living plants, wherein one or more beams of penetrating radiation such as x-rays are scanned across the plant under field conditions. Compton scatter is detected from the living plant and processed to derive characteristics of the living plant such as water content, root structure, branch structure, xylem size, fruit size, fruit shape, fruit aggregate volume, cluster size and shape, fruit maturity and an image of a part of the plant. Ground water content is measured using the same technique. Compton backscatter is used to guide a robotic gripper to grasp a portion of the plant such as for harvesting a fruit.

公开(公告)号：US20200049635A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-13

申请号：US16656965

申请日：2019-10-18

Applicant: American Science and Engineering, Inc.

Inventor： Aaron Couture ,  Calvin Adams ,  Rafael Fonseca ,  Jeffrey Schubert ,  Richard Mastronardi

IPC: G01N23/203 ,  B25J9/16 ,  G01N33/00

Abstract: Methods for characterizing living plants, wherein one or more beams of penetrating radiation such as x-rays are scanned across the plant under field conditions. Compton scatter is detected from the living plant and processed to derive characteristics of the living plant such as water content, root structure, branch structure, xylem size, fruit size, fruit shape, fruit aggregate volume, cluster size and shape, fruit maturity and an image of a part of the plant. Ground water content is measured using the same technique. Compton backscatter is used to guide a robotic gripper to grasp a portion of the plant such as for harvesting a fruit.

公开(公告)号：US20200033274A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-30

申请号：US15758134

申请日：2016-09-07

Applicant: American Science and Engineering, Inc.

Inventor： Aaron Couture ,  Calvin Adams ,  Rafael Fonseca ,  Jeffrey Schubert ,  Richard Mastronardi

IPC: G01N23/203 ,  G01N33/00 ,  B25J9/16

Abstract: Methods for characterizing living plants, wherein one or more beams of penetrating radiation such as x-rays are scanned across the plant under field conditions. Compton scatter is detected from the living plant and processed to derive characteristics of the living plant such as water content, root structure, branch structure, xylem size, fruit size, fruit shape, fruit aggregate volume, cluster size and shape, fruit maturity and an image of a part of the plant. Ground water content is measured using the same technique. Compton backscatter is used to guide a robotic gripper to grasp a portion of the plant such as for harvesting a fruit.

公开(公告)号：US20230152249A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-18

申请号：US18057547

申请日：2022-11-21

Applicant: American Science and Engineering, Inc.

Inventor： Aaron Couture ,  Basak Oztan

IPC: G01N23/203 ,  G01N33/00 ,  G01N23/083

CPC classification number: G01N23/203 ,  G01N33/0098 ,  G01N23/083

Abstract: Systems and methods for determining a mass of a crop by using at least one X-ray scanner is provided. The method includes obtaining at least two scan images of the crop, where a first of the at least two images is obtained along a first plane relative to the crop and a second of the at least two images is obtained along a second plane relative to the crop, and where the first plane is angularly displaced relative to the second plane, registering the first image and the second image, correcting the registered first and second images, and determining the mass of the crop from the corrected first and second images.

公开(公告)号：US10712293B2

公开(公告)日：2020-07-14

申请号：US16656965

申请日：2019-10-18

Applicant: American Science and Engineering, Inc.

Inventor： Aaron Couture ,  Calvin Adams ,  Rafael Fonseca ,  Jeffrey Schubert ,  Richard Mastronardi

IPC: G01N23/203 ,  B25J9/16 ,  G01N33/00

Abstract: Methods for characterizing living plants, wherein one or more beams of penetrating radiation such as x-rays are scanned across the plant under field conditions. Compton scatter is detected from the living plant and processed to derive characteristics of the living plant such as water content, root structure, branch structure, xylem size, fruit size, fruit shape, fruit aggregate volume, cluster size and shape, fruit maturity and an image of a part of the plant. Ground water content is measured using the same technique. Compton backscatter is used to guide a robotic gripper to grasp a portion of the plant such as for harvesting a fruit.

公开(公告)号：US11927551B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-12

申请号：US18057547

申请日：2022-11-21

Applicant: American Science and Engineering, Inc.

Inventor： Aaron Couture ,  Basak Oztan

IPC: G01N23/00 ,  G01N23/083 ,  G01N23/203 ,  G01N33/00

CPC classification number: G01N23/203 ,  G01N23/083 ,  G01N33/0098

Abstract: Systems and methods for determining a mass of a crop by using at least one X-ray scanner is provided. The method includes obtaining at least two scan images of the crop, where a first of the at least two images is obtained along a first plane relative to the crop and a second of the at least two images is obtained along a second plane relative to the crop, and where the first plane is angularly displaced relative to the second plane, registering the first image and the second image, correcting the registered first and second images, and determining the mass of the crop from the corrected first and second images.

公开(公告)号：US11536672B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-27

申请号：US17125717

申请日：2020-12-17

Applicant: American Science and Engineering, Inc.

Inventor： Aaron Couture ,  Basak Oztan

IPC: G01N23/00 ,  G01N23/203 ,  G01N33/00 ,  G01N23/083

Abstract: Systems and methods for determining a mass of a crop by using at least one X-ray scanner is provided. The method includes obtaining at least two scan images of the crop, where a first of the at least two images is obtained along a first plane relative to the crop and a second of the at least two images is obtained along a second plane relative to the crop, and where the first plane is angularly displaced relative to the second plane, registering the first image and the second image, correcting the registered first and second images, and determining the mass of the crop from the corrected first and second images.

公开(公告)号：US20210102907A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-08

申请号：US17125717

申请日：2020-12-17

Applicant: American Science and Engineering, Inc.

Inventor： Aaron Couture ,  Basak Oztan

IPC: G01N23/203 ,  G01N23/083 ,  G01N33/00

Abstract: Systems and methods for determining a mass of a crop by using at least one X-ray scanner is provided. The method includes obtaining at least two scan images of the crop, where a first of the at least two images is obtained along a first plane relative to the crop and a second of the at least two images is obtained along a second plane relative to the crop, and where the first plane is angularly displaced relative to the second plane, registering the first image and the second image, correcting the registered first and second images, and determining the mass of the crop from the corrected first and second images.

公开(公告)号：US10955367B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-23

申请号：US15758134

申请日：2016-09-07

Applicant: American Science and Engineering, Inc.

Inventor： Aaron Couture ,  Calvin Adams ,  Rafael Fonseca ,  Jeffrey Schubert ,  Richard Mastronardi

IPC: G01N23/00 ,  G01N23/203 ,  B25J9/16 ,  G01N33/00

Abstract: Methods for characterizing living plants, wherein one or more beams of penetrating radiation such as x-rays are scanned across the plant under field conditions. Compton scatter is detected from the living plant and processed to derive characteristics of the living plant such as water content, root structure, branch structure, xylem size, fruit size, fruit shape, fruit aggregate volume, cluster size and shape, fruit maturity and an image of a part of the plant. Ground water content is measured using the same technique. Compton backscatter is used to guide a robotic gripper to grasp a portion of the plant such as for harvesting a fruit.

公开(公告)号：US20190383953A1

公开(公告)日：2019-12-19

申请号：US16242163

申请日：2019-01-08

Applicant: American Science and Engineering, Inc.

Inventor： Anatoli Arodzero ,  Joseph Callerame ,  Dan-Cristian Dinca ,  Rajen Sud ,  Lee Grodzins ,  Martin Rommel ,  Peter Rothschild ,  Jeffrey Schubert ,  Aaron Couture ,  Jeffrey M. Denker ,  Jonathan Edward Everett

IPC: G01T1/20 ,  H01L27/146

Abstract: Methods for discriminating among x-ray beams of distinct energy content. A first volume of scintillation medium converts energy of incident penetrating radiation into scintillation light which is extracted from a scintillation light extraction region by a plurality of optical waveguides that convert the scintillation light to light of a longer wavelength. An x-ray beam initially incident upon the first volume of scintillation medium and traversing the first volume is then incident on a second volume of scintillation medium. The first and second scintillation media may be separated by an absorber or one or more further volumes of scintillation medium, and may also have differential spectral sensitivities. Scintillation light from the first and second scintillation volumes is detected in respective detectors and processed to yield a measure of respective low energy and high-energy components of the incident x-ray beam.