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US 12,035,665 B2Granted
Greenhouse control system
AssigneeGrowponics Greenhouse Technology Ltd.
InventorsLior Hessel, Amos Daskal, Ohad Hessel, Assaf Shemesh, Assaf Yarden, Yuri Belilovsky, Greggory Galaktionov
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to computerized agricultural systems and methods for controlling and managing plant development, from seeding through harvest, in greenhouses and other agricultural production facilities.
Claims17
A method for data collection comprising:
- providing a robot including a movement system for moving along a controlled path, the robot including at least one sensor including a camera for collecting data, and a processor in communication with the movement system and the at least one sensor;
- the processor communicating with the robot, such that the movement system moves the robot to a first location defining a preset set by a pan, tilt, zoom (PTZ) position of the camera, where the at least one sensor performs a first data collection, for obtaining first data associated with the preset, the processor establishing reference points in the preset from the first data;
- the processor communicating with the robot, such that the movement system moves the robot to a second location, which is different from the first location;
- and,
- the processor communicating with the robot, such that the movement system moves the robot back to the first location for obtaining second data, including confirming that the robot is at the preset of the PTZ position of the camera at the first location by:
- the at least one sensor performing a second data collection, from which the second data is obtained, and
- the processor:
- selecting one or more reference points from the obtained second data, and
- comparing the selected one or more reference points from the obtained second data corresponding to one or more reference points of the preset to determine whether the robot has returned to the preset at the first location.
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A system for data collection comprising:
- a robot for moving along a controlled path, the robot including:
- a movement system;
- at least one sensor including a camera;
- and,
- a processor in communication with the movement system and the at least one sensor, the processor programmed for:
- communicating with the robot, such that the movement system moves the robot to a first location defining a preset set by a pan, tilt, zoom (PTZ) position of the camera, where the at least one sensor performs a first data collection, for obtaining first data associated with the preset, the processor establishing reference points in the preset from the first data;
- communicating with the robot, such that the movement system moves the robot to a second location, which is different from the first location;
- and,
- communicating with the robot, such that the movement system moves the robot back to the first location for obtaining second data, including confirming that the robot is at the preset of the PTZ position of the camera at the first location by:
- the at least one sensor performing a second data collection, from which the second data is obtained, and the processor:
- selecting one or more reference points from the obtained second data, and
- comparing the selected one or more reference points from the obtained second data to corresponding one or more reference points of the preset to determine whether the robot has returned to the preset at the first location.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.