Robotic platform and method for performing multiple functions in agricultural systems
US9582002B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 13, 2016 |
| Grant date | Feb 28, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 13, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S901/01
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An autonomous vehicle platform and system for selectively performing an in-season management task in an agricultural field while self-navigating between rows of planted crops, the autonomous vehicle platform having a vehicle base with a width so dimensioned as to be insertable through the space between two rows of planted crops, the vehicle base having an in-season task management structure configured to perform various tasks, including selectively applying fertilizer, mapping growth zones and seeding cover crop within an agricultural field.
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