Harvesting of crops
US11576305B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 21, 2018 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01D46/00
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Method and Apparatus for harvesting crops, the apparatus (1) comprising a carriage (2) provided with a harvesting device (41), a ground height measuring device to measure or estimate the ground height (S2) at each harvested crop, a crop height measuring device to measure the height of a crop(S4), a processor operatively connected to the ground height measuring device to generate baseline ground data (S3) and operatively connected to the crop height measuring device to determine a desired harvest height (S5), a comparator to compare the baseline ground data to the desired harvest height to determine if a particular crop is to be harvested by the harvesting device.
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