Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Autonomous mobile platform and variable rate irrigation method for preventing frost damage
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Application No.: US15350437Application Date: 2016-11-14
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Publication No.: US10172299B2Publication Date: 2019-01-08
- Inventor: Sergio A. Bermudez Rodriguez , Levente Klein , Alejandro G. Schrott , Theodore G. van Kessel
- Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Tutunjian & Bitetto, P.C.
- Agent Vazken Alexanian
- Main IPC: A01G13/06
- IPC: A01G13/06 ; G01N33/24 ; G05D1/00 ; G05D1/02 ; A01G25/16 ; A01B79/00 ; A01G25/09

Abstract:
A rover includes a base having wheels and a propulsion system coupled to the wheels to propel the rover around a field. A tower is coupled to the base and extends over the base. Sensors are set on the tower and the base and are configured to sense environmental conditions around the rover at different elevations. A computing system includes a processor and memory. The memory is configured to receive measured data from the sensors and determine an amount and manner of water to be dispensed on plant life in the field.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170172075A1 AUTONOMOUS MOBILE PLATFORM AND VARIABLE RATE IRRIGATION METHOD FOR PREVENTING FROST DAMAGE Public/Granted day:2017-06-22
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