Method for monitoring the quality of crop material
US8086378B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 24, 2008 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 18, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01D41/1277
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for estimating a portion of undesired particles in crop material includes taking a photograph of the crop material; identifying images of at least one type of undesired particle in the photograph that was taken; measuring the surface area covered by the image of every particle shown in the photograph; and determining the portion of undesired particles as a proportion of the surface area of the images, and may be used, in particular, in a harvesting machine on the crop material picked up in an on-going harvesting operation.
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