Robotic plant care systems and methods
US10993430B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 10, 2018 |
| Grant date | May 4, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 16, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30188
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A crop signaling method and machine-based crop recognition system and methods are disclosed to detect a unique optical crop signal selectively applied to crop plants, allowing automatic differentiation of crop plants from weeds and the automatic creation of a high spatial resolution crop and weed plant map, along with automated plant management tasks.
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