公开(公告)号：US20180306914A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-25

申请号：US16017211

申请日：2018-06-25

Applicant: Elwha LLC

Inventor： Alistair K. CHAN ,  William David DUNCAN ,  Roderick A. HYDE ,  Lowell L. WOOD, JR.

IPC: G01S13/89 ,  G01S15/89 ,  G01S13/88 ,  B64D1/18 ,  B64D43/00 ,  A01B69/00 ,  A01G25/16 ,  A01C23/04 ,  A01C21/00 ,  A01C7/10 ,  A01C7/08 ,  A01B79/00 ,  G01S7/41

CPC classification number: G01S13/89 ,  A01B69/00 ,  A01B79/005 ,  A01C7/085 ,  A01C7/102 ,  A01C21/005 ,  A01C23/04 ,  A01G25/167 ,  B64D1/18 ,  B64D43/00 ,  G01S7/412 ,  G01S13/885 ,  G01S13/887 ,  G01S13/888 ,  G01S15/89

Abstract: A soil detection and planting apparatus. The apparatus includes a vehicle and a controller coupled to the vehicle. The apparatus further includes a planting device coupled to the vehicle, the planting device configured to plant seeds or plants into a soil material. The apparatus includes a ground penetrating radar sensor coupled to the vehicle. The ground penetrating radar soil sensor is configured to scan the soil material up to a designated depth beneath a surface of the soil material, wherein the ground penetrating radar soil sensor is further configured to provide a sensor feedback signal to the controller with respect to an intrinsic characteristic of the soil material. The controller is configured to instruct placement of a seed or a plant into the soil material based on the feedback signal.