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Determining the grain weight of an ear

US11010913B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

BASF Agro Trademarks GmbH · DE

Inventors

Klaus Ruelberg · Overath, DE
Gregor Fischer · Overath, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 12, 2017
Grant date	May 18, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 29, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T2207/30188
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method is presented for determining a weight of all of the grains of an ear of a grain stalk. The method comprises providing a digital image of the ear in a spindle step view of the ear, wherein the ear is located in front of a reference card as a background, and determining the length of the ear by means of a comparison with the reference card. Furthermore, the method comprises determining a number of spindle steps of the ear by means of a template matching method, determining a number of grains of the ear and determining of the weight of all of the grains of the ear.

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