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US 11,377,806 B2Granted
Apparatus for weed control
AssigneeBayer Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsPascal Day, Thomas Arians, Virginie Giraud, James Hadlow, Hinnerk Baßfeld
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Abstract
An apparatus for weed control includes a processing unit that receives at least one image of an environment. The processing unit analyses the at least one image to determine at least one mode of operation of a vegetation control technology from a plurality of modes of operation of the vegetation control technology to be used for weed control for at least a first part of the environment. An output unit outputs information that is useable to activate the vegetation control technology in the at least one mode of operation.
Claims11
An apparatus for weed control comprising a processor configured to:
- receive from an input at least one image of an environment;
- analyze the at least one image to determine a first type of weed in at least a first part of the environment;
- analyze the at least one image to determine a second type of weed in at least a second part of the environment;
- analyze the at least one image to determine a first mode of operation of a vegetation control technology from a plurality of modes of operation of the vegetation control technology to be used for weed control for the first type of weed in at least the first part of the environment;
- analyze the at least one image to determine a second mode of operation of the vegetation control technology from the plurality of modes of operation of the vegetation control technology to be used for weed control for the second type of weed in at least the second part of the environment;
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- output information for activating the vegetation control technology in at least the determined first mode of operation of vegetation control technology and the determined second mode of operation of vegetation control technology.
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A system for weed control, comprising:
- at least one camera configured to acquire at least one image of an environment;
- a vegetation control technology mounted on a vehicle, wherein the vegetation control technology is configured to operate in a plurality of modes of operation;
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- an apparatus comprising a processor configured to:
- receive from the at least one camera the at least one image of the environment,
- analyze the at least one image to determine a first type of weed in at least a first part of the environment,
- analyze the at least one image to determine a second type of weed in at least a second part of the environment,
- analyze the at least one image to determine a first mode of operation of the vegetation control technology from the plurality of modes of operation of the vegetation control technology to be used for weed control for the first type of weed in at least the first part of the environment,
- analyze the at least one image to determine a second mode of operation of the vegetation control technology from the plurality of modes of operation of the vegetation control technology to be used for weed control for the second type of weed in at least the second part of the environment, and
- output information to activate the vegetation control technology in the determined first mode of operation of the vegetation control technology in the at least first part of the environment and the determined second mode of operation of the vegetation control technology in at least the second part of the environment.
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A method for weed control, comprising:
- receiving by a processor at least one image of an environment;
- analyzing by the processor the at least one image to determine a first type of weed in at least a first part of the environment,
- analyzing by the processor the at least one image to determine a second type of weed in at least a second part of the environment,
- analyzing by the processor the at least one image to determine a first mode of operation of a vegetation control technology from a plurality of modes of operation of the vegetation control technology to be used for weed control for the first type of weed in at least a first part of the environment;
- analyzing by the processor the at least one image to determine a second mode of operation of a vegetation control technology from the plurality of modes of operation of the vegetation control technology to be used for weed control for the second type of weed in at least the second part of the environment;
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- outputting information by the processor to activate the vegetation control technology in at least the determined first mode of operation of the vegetation control technology and the determined second mode of operation of the vegetation control technology.
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A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
- receive from an input at least one image of an environment;
- analyze the at least one image to determine a first type of weed in at least a first part of the environment,
- analyze the at least one image to determine a second type of weed in at least a second part of the environment,
- analyze the at least one image to determine a first mode of operation of a vegetation control technology from a plurality of modes of operation of the vegetation control technology to be used for weed control for the first type of weed in at least a first part of the environment;
- analyze the at least one image to determine a second mode of operation of the vegetation control technology from the plurality of modes of operation of the vegetation control technology to be used for weed control for the second type of weed in at least the second part of the environment;
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- output information to activate the vegetation control technology in at least the determined first mode of operation of the vegetation control technology and the determined second mode of operation of the vegetation control technology.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.