Estimating yield of agricultural crops
US11175170B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 7, 2018 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 2, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S19/52
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods and systems for estimating volumes of agricultural crops are provided. A geographic position sensor provides positions of a harvesting machine as it gathers an agricultural crop and places the crop on the ground in a windrow. A speed of the harvesting machine is determined using the geographic position sensor. Signals are received from a sensor system disposed at a bottom of the harvesting machine. The signals are indicative of profiles of segments of the windrow on the ground. Cross-sectional areas of the windrow are estimated using the signals. Volumes of the agricultural crop are estimated using the speed of the harvesting machine and the estimated cross-sectional areas of the windrow.
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