Plant stand counter
US10303944B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 14, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V20/194
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for recognizing individual plants of a selected type growing in a field, wherein the method comprises capturing color NIR image data of an entire field having plants of a selected type growing therein utilizing an automated plant counting system and calculating a ratio value between each pixel of the color image data and the corresponding pixel of the NIR image data utilizing a plant recognition algorithm executed via a data processing system of the plant counting system. The method additionally comprises generating, via execution of the plant recognition algorithm, a false color image of the field based on the calculated ratios for each pixel, and identifying, via execution of the plant recognition algorithm, all plants of the selected type in the false color image based on a plant distinguishing characteristic uniquely rendered for each individual plant of the selected type in the false color image.
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