Biometric measurement systems and methods
US9423249B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 27, 2010 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01G7/00
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In various embodiments, the present disclosure provides a method of generating crop biometric information in field conditions that includes scanning top surfaces of various plant crown structures of a plurality of plants in one or more rows of plants within a field to collect scan data of the crown structures. Additionally, the method includes converting the scan data into a high spatial resolution 3-dimensional field contour map that illustrates an aggregate 3-dimensional field contour of the scanned plants. The method further includes extracting, from the high spatial resolution 3-dimensional field contour map, biometric information relating to the plants in each of one or more selected rows of the scanned rows of plants.
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