公开(公告)号：US12020465B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-25

申请号：US17348752

申请日：2021-06-15

申请人： Blue River Technology Inc.

发明人： Lee Kamp Redden

IPC分类号： A01D75/00 ,  A01B41/06 ,  A01G7/00 ,  A01M21/00 ,  G06T7/11 ,  G06T7/66 ,  G06T7/73 ,  G06V10/145 ,  G06V10/20 ,  G06V20/10 ,  G06V20/68

CPC分类号： G06V10/255 ,  A01B41/06 ,  A01D75/00 ,  A01G7/00 ,  A01M21/00 ,  G06T7/11 ,  G06T7/66 ,  G06T7/73 ,  G06V10/145 ,  G06V20/188 ,  G06T2207/20164 ,  G06T2207/30128 ,  G06T2207/30188 ,  G06T2207/30252 ,  G06V20/68

摘要： A method of real-time plant selection and removal from a plant field including capturing a first image of a first section of the plant field, segmenting the first image into regions indicative of individual plants within the first section, selecting the optimal plants for retention from the first image based on the first image and the previously thinned plant field sections, sending instructions to the plant removal mechanism for removal of the plants corresponding to the unselected regions of the first image from the second section before the machine passes the unselected regions, and repeating the aforementioned steps for a second section of the plant field adjacent the first section in the direction of machine travel.

公开(公告)号：US20240071079A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-29

申请号：US18258268

申请日：2021-12-21

申请人： Suzhou Cleva Precision Machinery & Technology Co., Ltd.

发明人： Shaoming Zhu ,  Xue Ren

IPC分类号： G06V20/50 ,  A01M21/00 ,  G06V10/34 ,  G06V10/50 ,  G06V10/56

CPC分类号： G06V20/50 ,  A01M21/00 ,  G06V10/34 ,  G06V10/50 ,  G06V10/56

摘要： An obstacle recognition method includes the steps of obtaining hue information of a candidate weeding region image; generating a target hue histogram of the candidate weeding region image according to the hue information, and obtaining peak information and hue range information of the target hue histogram; and determining whether there are obstacles in the candidate weeding region image according to the peak information and the hue range information. Related apparatus, electronic devices, computer readable storage media, and weeding robots are disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US11715296B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-01

申请号：US16943247

申请日：2020-07-30

申请人： Mineral Earth Sciences LLC

发明人： Bodi Yuan ,  Zhiqiang Yuan ,  Ming Zheng

IPC分类号： G06V20/10 ,  G06T7/10 ,  G06T7/00 ,  G06N3/08 ,  G06T7/90 ,  G06N3/045 ,  A01D75/00 ,  G06T7/70 ,  A01C1/02 ,  A01M21/00 ,  A01G25/16

CPC分类号： G06V20/188 ,  A01C1/025 ,  G06N3/045 ,  G06N3/08 ,  G06T7/10 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06T7/90 ,  G06T7/97 ,  A01D75/00 ,  A01G25/16 ,  A01M21/00 ,  G06T2207/10024 ,  G06T2207/20081 ,  G06T2207/20084 ,  G06T2207/30188 ,  G06T2207/30242

摘要： Techniques are described herein for using artificial intelligence to predict crop yields based on observational crop data. A method includes: obtaining a first digital image of at least one plant; segmenting the first digital image of the at least one plant to identify at least one seedpod in the first digital image; for each of the at least one seedpod in the first digital image: determining a color of the seedpod; determining a number of seeds in the seedpod; inferring, using one or more machine learning models, a moisture content of the seedpod based on the color of the seedpod; and estimating, based on the moisture content of the seedpod and the number of seeds in the seedpod, a weight of the seedpod; and predicting a crop yield based on the moisture content and the weight of each of the at least one seedpod.

公开(公告)号：US11510355B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-29

申请号：US17497868

申请日：2021-10-08

申请人： Blue River Technology Inc.

发明人： Lee Kamp Redden

IPC分类号： G06T7/00 ,  A01B41/06 ,  A01D75/00 ,  G06T7/73 ,  G06T7/11 ,  G06T7/66 ,  A01G7/00 ,  G06V10/145 ,  G06V10/20 ,  G06V20/10 ,  A01M21/00 ,  G06V20/68

摘要： A method of real-time plant selection and removal from a plant field including capturing a first image of a first section of the plant field, segmenting the first image into regions indicative of individual plants within the first section, selecting the optimal plants for retention from the first image based on the first image and the previously thinned plant field sections, sending instructions to the plant removal mechanism for removal of the plants corresponding to the unselected regions of the first image from the second section before the machine passes the unselected regions, and repeating the aforementioned steps for a second section of the plant field adjacent the first section in the direction of machine travel.

公开(公告)号：US20220087094A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-24

申请号：US17544941

申请日：2021-12-08

申请人： Blue River Technology Inc.

发明人： Lee Kamp Redden ,  Kent Anderson ,  Edward William Jeffcott Pell ,  James Patrick Ostrowski

IPC分类号： A01B79/00 ,  G01C11/00 ,  G01C15/04 ,  G01C7/04 ,  G01C11/06 ,  A01C21/00 ,  A01M21/00 ,  A01M21/02 ,  A01M21/04 ,  A01B41/06

摘要： A method including: recording a first image of a first field region; automatically treating a plant within the first region in-situ based on the first image; automatically verifying the plant treatment with a second image of the first region; and automatically treating a second region concurrently with treatment verification.

公开(公告)号：US11259516B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-01

申请号：US16631022

申请日：2018-08-02

申请人： BioHerbicides Australia Pty Ltd

发明人： Peter Riikonen ,  Kenneth Clifford Goulter

IPC分类号： A01M21/04 ,  A01N25/26 ,  A01N57/20 ,  A01M21/00 ,  A01G7/06

摘要： A method of controlling the growth of a plant is provided, the method including the steps of: (a) inserting a capsule containing an agent into an opening formed in a plant; and (b) closing the opening formed in the plant into which the capsule is inserted. The agent may be a chemical agent. The plant may be a woody plant, such as a woody weed or a woody cultivated plant. Also provided is a capsule containing an agent for insertion into a plant, and an apparatus for insertion of a capsule into a plant.

公开(公告)号：US20180148950A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-31

申请号：US15364786

申请日：2016-11-30

申请人： Kelly Hays

发明人： Kelly Hays

IPC分类号： E04H17/06 ,  A01M21/00

CPC分类号： E04H17/063 ,  A01M21/00

摘要： A weed control system includes a fence that extends upwardly from ground. A modular edging unit is provided and the modular edging unit is placed on the ground. The modular edging unit is positioned around each of the posts and beneath each of the segments. In this way the modular edging unit inhibits plant growth adjacent to the fence thereby enhancing an appearance of the fence.

公开(公告)号：US20170325446A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-16

申请号：US15664592

申请日：2017-07-31

申请人： Dow AgroSciences LLC

发明人： Ronald L. Cassell

IPC分类号： A01N25/00 ,  A01M25/00 ,  A01M21/04 ,  A01C5/02 ,  A01G29/00 ,  A01C15/02 ,  A01M17/00 ,  A01N25/26 ,  A01M21/00 ,  A01C7/02

CPC分类号： A01N25/00 ,  A01C5/02 ,  A01C7/02 ,  A01C15/02 ,  A01G29/00 ,  A01M17/00 ,  A01M21/00 ,  A01M21/043 ,  A01M25/006 ,  A01N25/26 ,  A01N29/02

摘要： Apparatuses and techniques for subterranean placement or positioning of one or more items are provided. In one aspect, an apparatus is configured to form a hole in the ground and subsequently provide a pathway for positioning one or more items in the hole. In one form, the items that may subterraneously placed or positioned using the apparatus may include agricultural products such as seeds or delivery vehicles that include one or more fertilizers or pesticides or combinations of these materials.

公开(公告)号：US20170258069A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-14

申请号：US15605443

申请日：2017-05-25

申请人： BAYER CROPSCIENCE LP

发明人： Matthew RAMSDELL ,  Byron REID ,  Peter JARDINE

IPC分类号： A01M25/00 ,  B65D83/00 ,  A01M21/00 ,  B67D7/30

CPC分类号： B05B11/308 ,  A01M21/00 ,  B05B11/0037 ,  B05B11/0038 ,  B05B11/00416 ,  B05B11/3004 ,  B05B11/3008 ,  B05B11/3011 ,  B05B11/3015

摘要： The present invention relates to a variable metered amount airless applicator with cartridge. Examples of such an applicator include, for example, syringes and gun-shaped applicators. A variable amount selector is a feature of an embodiment of the applicator. The applicator can be attached to a variety of pass-through devices.

公开(公告)号：US09609858B2

公开(公告)日：2017-04-04

申请号：US14027117

申请日：2013-09-13

申请人： Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated

发明人： Timothy David Stowe ,  Patrick Yasuo Maeda ,  Tim Curley

IPC分类号： A01M21/04 ,  A01M21/00 ,  A01D34/01 ,  A01D34/835 ,  G01N21/29 ,  G01N21/84

CPC分类号： A01M21/046 ,  A01D34/015 ,  A01D34/835 ,  A01D2101/00 ,  A01M21/00 ,  G01N21/29 ,  G01N21/84 ,  G01N2021/8466 ,  G01N2201/06113 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G06K9/6267

摘要： Embodiments of an apparatus and methods can removing unwanted plants or weeds from an area such as an agricultural plot or lawn. The apparatus includes a three-dimensional imager configured to capture plant images and locate plants; an image processor configured to distinguish between wanted and unwanted plants based upon the captured plant images; at least one laser device configured to emit a laser beam having power sufficient to damage the unwanted plants; a guidance system configured to direct at least one laser beam toward the unwanted plant; and a chassis configured to support the three-dimensional imager, the laser device, and the guidance system. The chassis is configured to be moved across the area.