System and methods for gathering data relating to crops and for managing crop growing operations
AssigneeSeeing Systems Pty Ltd
InventorsJames Patrick Underwood, Stephen John Scheding
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Abstract
A scanning device for use in gathering data relating to crops is described including: at least one camera; and a stroboscopic light source is associated with each at least one camera; the device is arranged to be moved around an area where a crop is grown and includes a means for determining the location of the device in the area; the device being arranged to take images of the crop from the at least one camera in synchrony with the stroboscopic light source as the device moves around the area; and wherein the stroboscopic light source has a light output of greater than 6×10−5 joules/cm2 (at 2 feet).
Claims13
A scanning device for use in gathering data relating to crops including:
- at least one camera;
- and
- a stroboscopic light source is associated with each at least one camera;
- the device is arranged to be moved around an area where a crop is grown and includes a means for determining the location of the device in the area;
- the device being arranged to take images of the crop from the at least one camera in synchrony with the stroboscopic light source as the device moves around the area at a speed greater than 20 km/h;
- and
- wherein the stroboscopic light source has a light output of greater than 1.2×10−4 joules/cm2 (at 2 feet).
A method of gathering data relating to a crop including the steps of:
- associating at least one camera with a stroboscopic light source having a light output of greater than 1.2×10−4 joules/cm2 (at 2 feet);
- moving the at least one camera and the stroboscopic light source at a speed greater than 20 km/h in relation to an area where a crop is grown;
- determining a location of the at least one camera and the stroboscopic light source;
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- taking an image of the crop from the at least one camera in synchrony with the stroboscopic light source as the at least one camera is moving.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.