Automated farming systems
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsNathan C. Heinrich, Richard J. Connell, Travis Newton, Jeremy B. Thompson, Ray M. Scheufler, Jesse D. Haecker
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Abstract
An automated farming system includes a frame. The frame includes a fixed base, a beam, and a support. A farming implement support extends from the beam and moves up and down in relation to the beam. The farming implement support moves along a length of the beam. The movable support includes a propulsion system and is configured to rotate around the fixed base. Movement of the farming implement support and the movable support allows for high density planting of crops in hexagonal patterns and/or a continuous spiral pattern.
Claims20
An automated farming method for treating individual plants in a plot, the automated farming method comprising:
- monitoring plants in a plot;
- determining a condition of each individual plant among the plants in the plot based on the monitoring;
- identifying a location of each individual plant among the plants in the plot with respect to a first direction and a second direction, the second direction being different from the first direction, the second direction being an angular direction, the location of each individual plant in the first direction corresponding to a first coordinate, the location of each individual plant in the second direction corresponding to a second coordinate, and the location of each individual plant being determined using both of,
- an encoder, the identifying including identifying a respective value of the first coordinate corresponding to the location of each individual plant by determining a position of a wheel using the encoder, and
- an angle sensor, the identifying including identifying a respective value of the second coordinate corresponding to the location of each individual plant by determining an angle of a beam using the angle sensor;
- and
- treating at least one individual plant among the plants in the plot based on the respective value of the first coordinate, the respective value of the second coordinate and the determining of the condition.
An automated farming system, comprising:
- a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions;
- and
- a controller configured to execute the instructions to,
- monitor plants in a plot to obtain plant data,
- determine a condition of each individual plant among the plants in the plot based on the plant data,
- identify a location of each individual plant among the plants in the plot with respect to a first direction and a second direction, the second direction being different from the first direction, the second direction being an angular direction, the location of each individual plant in the first direction corresponding to a first coordinate, the location of each individual plant in the second direction corresponding to a second coordinate, and the location of each individual plant being determined using both of,
- an encoder, the identification of the location including identifying a respective value of the first coordinate corresponding to the location of each individual plant by determining a position of a wheel using the encoder, and
- an angle sensor, the identification of the location including identifying a respective value of the second coordinate corresponding to the location of each individual plant by determining an angle of a beam using the angle sensor, and
- treat at least one individual plant among the plants in the plot based on the respective value of the first coordinate, the respective value of the second coordinate and the condition of each of the plants.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a controller, cause the controller to implement an automated farming method for treating individual plants in a plot, the automated farming method comprising:
- monitoring plants in a plot;
- determining a condition of each individual plant among the plants in the plot based on the monitoring;
- identifying a location of each individual plant among the plants in the plot with respect to a first direction and a second direction, the second direction being different from the first direction, the second direction being an angular direction, the location of each individual plant in the first direction corresponding to a first coordinate, the location of each individual plant in the second direction corresponding to a second coordinate, and the location of each individual plant being determined using both of,
- an encoder, the identifying including identifying a respective value of the first coordinate corresponding to the location of each individual plant by determining a position of a wheel using the encoder, and
- an angle sensor, the identifying including identifying a respective value of the second coordinate corresponding to the location of each individual plant by determining an angle of a beam using the angle sensor;
- and
- treating at least one individual plant among the plants in the plot based on the respective value of the first coordinate, the respective value of the second coordinate and the determining of the condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.