System and method for identifying weeds within a field during an agricultural spraying operation
US12272134B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 16, 2021 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 6, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V20/68
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for identifying weeds present within a field includes an imaging device configured to capture an image depicting a plurality of plants present within the field. Furthermore, the system includes a computing system communicatively coupled to the imaging device, with the computing system configured to receive the image captured by the imaging device. Additionally, the computing system is configured to identify a stalk of each of the plurality of the plants depicted within the received image. Moreover, the computing system is configured to determine a parameter associated with each identified stalk. In addition, the computing system is configured to identify each plant of the plurality of plants as a crop or a weed based on the corresponding determined parameter.
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