System and method of virtual plant field modelling
US10769845B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 4, 2018 |
| Grant date | Sep 8, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2219/2008
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A technique for generating virtual models of plants in a field is described. Generally, this includes recording images of plants in-situ; generating point clouds from the images; generating skeleton segments from the point cloud; classifying a subset of skeleton segments as unique plant features using the images; and growing plant skeletons from skeleton segments classified as unique plant feature. The technique may be used to generate a virtual model of a single, real plant, a portion of a real plant field, and/or the entirety of the real plant field. The virtual model can be analyzed to determine or estimate a variety of individual plant or plant population parameters, which in turn can be used to identify potential treatments or thinning practices, or predict future values for yield, plant uniformity, or any other parameter can be determined from the projected results based on the virtual model.
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