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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.