Real-time field mapping for autonomous agricultural platform

    公开(公告)号:US12219893B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-11

    申请号:US17136284

    申请日:2020-12-29

    Abstract: A method of using an unmanned agricultural robot to generate an anticipatory geospatial data map of the positions of annual crop rows planted within a perimeter of an agricultural field, the method including the step of creating a geospatial data map of an agricultural field by plotting actual annual crop row positions in a portion of the geospatial data map that corresponds to a starting point observation window, and filling in a remainder of the geospatial data map with anticipated annual crop row positions corresponding to the annual crop rows outside of the starting point observation window, and refining the geospatial data map by replacing the anticipated annual crop row positions with measured actual annual crop row positions when an unexpected obstacle is encountered.

    DEVICE FOR DISTRIBUTING FERTILIZER

    公开(公告)号:US20250031607A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-30

    申请号:US18836881

    申请日:2023-02-10

    Abstract: A device for distributing solid particles in a field, including elements for producing the solid particles from at least two solid, particulate compositions; the elements for producing including at least two containers for storing each of the solid, particulate compositions, wherein the elements for producing are capable of producing solid particles with different ratios of the at least two solid, particulate compositions; and elements for delivering the solid particles to the field. The present disclosure also provides a method for distributing solid, fertilizer particles to a field with the device.

    AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM FOR PROTECTING AN ANIMAL SPECIES

    公开(公告)号:US20250021720A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-16

    申请号:US18712105

    申请日:2022-11-23

    Applicant: BASF SE

    Abstract: The present invention relates to protecting an animal species present in an animal protection zone (202). A life stage of the animal species is determined based on an animal life-cycle model, which is configured for simulating a life-cycle of the animal species. An animal protection time window is determined based on the life stage of the animal species during which no agricultural processing, which may negatively affect the animal species is to be performed in the animal protection zone (202) in order to protect the animal species. Furthermore, an overlap zone (210) is determined based on a spatial overlap between an agricultural zone (200) and the animal protection zone (202), and a safe time window for an agricultural processing in the overlap zone (210) is determined. The safe time window has no temporal overlap with the animal protection time window. This allows providing a safe time window in which the animal species is protected in the overlap zone (210).

    MATERIAL APPLICATION MACHINE WITH AMBIENT LIGHTING ADJUSTMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20250017192A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-16

    申请号:US18782874

    申请日:2024-07-24

    Abstract: An agricultural material application machine includes a material reservoir, a controllable valve, a pump that pumps material from the material reservoir to the controllable valve, an image sensor that captures in image of a portion of the worksite ahead of the controllable valve, and a light sensor that detects ambient lighting conditions at the worksite and generates sensor data indicative of the ambient lighting conditions. The machine further includes one or more processors and memory storing instructions executable by the one or more processors. The instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to adjust the image based on the sensor data indicative of the ambient lighting conditions to generate an adjusted image of the portion of the worksite ahead of the controllable valve and to control the controllable valve based on the adjusted image.

    Automated seed planter
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12185657B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-07

    申请号:US17137781

    申请日:2020-12-30

    Abstract: An automated seed planter may include at least two vacuum cylinders which simultaneously and/or independently pick up and deliver seeds to a single tray. The vacuum cylinders may have a common rotational axis about which the vacuum cylinders rotate. The automated seed planter may include a plurality of vertical seed chutes which receive seeds therein. The vertical seed chutes have open upper and lower ends. A shutter assembly of the seed planter is associated with the lower ends of the vertical seed chutes. The shutter assembly is selectively opens and closes the lower ends of the seed chutes to plant the seeds on the tray. The automated seed planter may include a seed correction assembly including seed wells which receive seeds therein. The seed correction assembly selectively displaces one or more of the seeds from the seed wells to deliver the one or more seeds toward the tray for planting.

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