Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Crop models and biometrics
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Application No.: US16296941Application Date: 2019-03-08
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Publication No.: US11275941B2Publication Date: 2022-03-15
- Inventor: Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos , Vassilios Morellas , Dimitris Zermas , David Mulla , Mike Bazakos
- Applicant: Regents of the University of Minnesota
- Applicant Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
- Current Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Agency: Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A.
- Main IPC: G06K9/00
- IPC: G06K9/00 ; G06T17/00 ; G06T7/00 ; B64D47/08 ; B64C39/02 ; A01G2/00 ; G06Q50/02 ; A01G7/00

Abstract:
Systems, techniques, and devices for detecting plant biometrics, for example, plants in a crop field. An imaging device of an unmanned vehicle may be used to generate a plurality of images of the plants, and the plurality of images may be used to generate a 3D model of the plants. The 3D model may define locations and orientations of leaves and stems of plants. The 3D model may be used to determine at least one biometric parameter of at least one plant in the crop. Such detection of plant biometrics may facilitate the automation of crop monitoring and treatment.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190278988A1 CROP MODELS AND BIOMETRICS Public/Granted day:2019-09-12
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