公开(公告)号：US11473256B2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-18

申请号：US16607620

申请日：2018-04-24

Applicant: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Hinnerk Baßfeld ,  Thomas Arians ,  Nils Keilholz

IPC: E01H11/00 ,  B05B1/16 ,  B05B1/20 ,  B05B12/02 ,  B05B12/16 ,  B05B7/04 ,  B05B12/00 ,  B05B12/12 ,  B05B13/00 ,  B61D15/00

Abstract: The invention relates to a modular system for weed control for a rail vehicle. The modular system has a control unit for producing control signals for controlling valves and mixers in a separate herbicide and mixing module and for producing a second set of control signals for controlling valves of a nozzle rod. The herbicide and mixing module has a container for holding different herbicides and electrical connection elements for connections to the control unit. Furthermore, a nozzle rod is present, which is fitted with a nozzle set, in order to spray herbicides of the herbicide and mixing module. In addition, a camera module is present, which produces a weed signal in response to the detection of a weed, in order to control the spraying of the herbicides. The camera module is at such a distance from the nozzle rod that, despite high speed, there is sufficient time to provide the herbicide at the nozzles.

公开(公告)号：US11377806B2

公开(公告)日：2022-07-05

申请号：US16628846

申请日：2018-07-02

Applicant: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Pascal Day ,  Thomas Arians ,  Virginie Giraud ,  James Hadlow ,  Hinnerk Baßfeld

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  E01H8/10 ,  G06T7/70 ,  A01M7/00 ,  A01M9/00 ,  A01M21/04 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G06T7/00 ,  E01H11/00 ,  G06K9/62 ,  H04N5/225 ,  G06V20/56 ,  G06V20/10

Abstract: An apparatus for weed control includes a processing unit that receives at least one image of an environment. The processing unit analyses the at least one image to determine at least one mode of operation of a vegetation control technology from a plurality of modes of operation of the vegetation control technology to be used for weed control for at least a first part of the environment. An output unit outputs information that is useable to activate the vegetation control technology in the at least one mode of operation.

公开(公告)号：US11668061B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-06

申请号：US16607498

申请日：2018-04-23

Applicant: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Hinnerk Baßfeld ,  Thomas Arians ,  Nils Keilholz

IPC: E01H11/00 ,  B05B1/16 ,  B05B1/20 ,  B05B12/02 ,  B05B12/16 ,  B05B7/04 ,  B05B12/00 ,  B05B12/12 ,  B05B13/00 ,  B61D15/00

CPC classification number: E01H11/00 ,  B05B1/16 ,  B05B1/169 ,  B05B1/20 ,  B05B7/0408 ,  B05B12/004 ,  B05B12/02 ,  B05B12/122 ,  B05B12/124 ,  B05B12/16 ,  B05B13/005 ,  B61D15/00

Abstract: The invention relates to a modular system for weed control for a rail vehicle. The modular system has a control module including a control unit and a control module. The control unit is configured to generate a first set of control signals for controlling valves and mixers in an herbicide and mixing module configured to mix an herbicide mixture and to generate a second set of control signals for controlling valves of a nozzle assembly. The herbicide and mixing module has a plurality of containers for receiving different herbicides. The nozzle assembly has a first set of nozzles for spraying herbicides, and the control module, the herbicide and mixing module, and the nozzle assembly can each be individually fixed to a carrier element in a reversible manner.

公开(公告)号：US11560680B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-24

申请号：US16628901

申请日：2018-07-02

Applicant: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Hinnerk Baßfeld ,  Thomas Arians ,  Pascal Day ,  Virginie Giraud ,  James Hadlow

IPC: G06T7/70 ,  A01M7/00 ,  A01M21/04 ,  G06T7/00 ,  E01H11/00 ,  G06V20/56 ,  G06V20/10 ,  E01H8/10 ,  A01M9/00 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G06K9/62 ,  H04N5/225

Abstract: An apparatus for weed control includes a processing unit that receives at least one image of an environment. The processing unit analyses the at least one image to determine at least one vegetation control technology from a plurality of vegetation control technologies to be used for weed control for at least a first part of the environment. An output unit outputs information that is useable to activate the at least one vegetation control technology.