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Method for applying a spray onto a field

US11974567B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Peter Schwaderer · Wildberg, DE
Jochen Fehse · Lindow (Mark), DE
Nicolas Houis · Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 21, 2018
Grant date	May 7, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 12, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB05B12/12
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method for applying a spray, in particular a plant protection product, onto a field, including: detecting plants in a field section of the field with the aid of an optical and/or infrared detection unit; identifying at least one plant row in the detected field section; defining a plant area encompassing the at least one identified plant row and a weed area, different from the plant area, in the detected field section; ascertaining a plant identifier of the weed area; and applying spray onto the weed area, in particular onto the field section, depending on the ascertained plant identifier with the aid of a spraying device.

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