Robot vehicle and method using a robot for an automatic treatment of vegetable organisms
US10681905B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 1, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jun 16, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 1, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01G7/00
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention concerns a method using a robot for an automatic treatment of a weed, the method comprises steps of capturing images of said weed with a camera on said robot; determining with said images a distance between the weed and a second vegetable organism; and selecting a treatment tool of said robot for a treatment of the weed from a group of treatment tools as function of said distance.The invention further concerns a robotic vehicle for carrying out the method for an automatic treatment of a weed.
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