Automatic trimming of agricultural products
AssigneeFarm-Hand Al, Inc.
InventorsDavid Hartkop, Milan Gabriel Young, Ivan Mccracken
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Abstract
Implementations described herein relate to methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer-readable media for computer-assisted and automatic harvest, sorting, pruning, and trimming of agricultural products. In one implementation, the agricultural product may be a hemp or cannabis product. In one implementation, the agricultural product is automatically pruned through use an artificial intelligence (AI)-generated cutting path. In one implementation, the agricultural product is supported by a clamping assembly. In one implementation, the agricultural product is imaged in a positive-pressure imaging assembly. In one implementation, the agricultural product is automatically trimmed in a positive pressure cutting assembly.
Claims20
An imaging assembly, comprising:
- an outer tube;
- an inner tube arranged within the outer tube and defining an air channel, wherein the air channel is configured to direct pressurized air from a first distal end of the outer tube to a second distal end of the outer tube;
- an image sensor arranged proximate the first distal end of the outer tube and configured to receive light from the second distal end of the outer tube, wherein the image sensor is further configured to capture images of an agricultural product arranged proximate the second distal end of the outer tube;
- an illumination source arranged proximate the image sensor and configured to illuminate in a direction of the second distal end of the outer tube;
- and
- an air source in fluid communication with the first distal end of the outer tube.
A plant cutting apparatus, comprising:
- a cutting assembly arranged to remove plant material from an agricultural product;
- a conveyor assembly arranged proximate the cutting assembly and configured to convey the agricultural product from an exterior of the cutting assembly into cutting relation with the cutting assembly;
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- an imaging assembly, wherein the imaging assembly comprises:
- an outer tube;
- an inner tube arranged within the outer tube and defining an air channel, wherein the air channel is configured to direct pressurized air from a first distal end of the outer tube to a second distal end of the outer tube;
- an image sensor arranged proximate the first distal end of the outer tube and configured to receive light from the second distal end of the outer tube, wherein the image sensor is further configured to capture images of the agricultural product;
- an illumination source arranged proximate the image sensor and configured to illuminate in a direction of the second distal end of the outer tube;
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- an air source in fluid communication with the first distal end of the outer tube.
A plant cutting apparatus, comprising:
- a cutting assembly arranged to remove plant material from an agricultural product;
- a conveyor assembly arranged proximate the cutting assembly and configured to convey the agricultural product on a conveyor into cutting relation with the cutting assembly, wherein the cutting assembly comprises a clamping member arranged on the conveyor, wherein the clamping member comprises:
- an upper housing;
- a lower housing affixed to the upper housing;
- an interior cavity defined by the upper housing and the lower housing;
- two or more pins arranged to protrude from the interior cavity and through an upper surface of the upper housing;
- a leaf spring arranged within the interior cavity and against the two or more pins;
- and
- an imaging assembly, wherein the imaging assembly comprises:
- an outer tube;
- an inner tube arranged within the outer tube and defining an air channel, wherein the air channel is configured to direct pressurized air from a first distal end of the outer tube to a second distal end of the outer tube;
- an image sensor arranged proximate the first distal end of the outer tube and configured to receive light from the second distal end of the outer tube, wherein the image sensor is further configured to capture images of the agricultural product;
- an illumination source arranged proximate the image sensor and configured to illuminate in a direction of the second distal end of the outer tube;
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- an air source in fluid communication with the first distal end of the outer tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.