Method and system for computer-assisted harvesting
Assignee42Farms, LLC
InventorsValerie Peng, Joseph Adamson, Eric Schneider, Jason Prapas
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Abstract
A system for computer-assisted harvesting includes and/or interfaces with: a set of sensors and optionally any or all of: a set of computing and/or processing subsystems (e.g., computers, processors, etc.); a harvesting subsystem (equivalently referred to herein as a harvesting robot); and/or any other components. A method for computer-assisted harvesting can include any or all of: sampling a set of sensors; determining a set of metrics associated with a harvesting region; aggregating the set of metrics; assessing the harvesting region; and triggering an action.
Claims15
A system for the computer-aided harvesting of aquatic crops floating at a surface of a volume of liquid in a vessel, the system comprising:
- a harvesting robot arranged at least partially above the surface, comprising:
- a set of nozzles configured to collect the aquatic crops from the vessel, each of the set of nozzles configured to move relative to the vessel;
- a set of sensors configured to move relative to the vessel, comprising:
- a camera;
- and
- a location sensor;
- a processing subsystem comprising a set of processors that:
- with the camera, collects a set of images of the aquatic crops;
- processes the set of images to determine a set of plant coverage metrics;
- and
- produce a harvesting trajectory for the harvesting robot, based on the set of plant coverage metrics, by selecting a shape from a predetermined set of shape options;
- a control subsystem that is coupled to the harvesting robot, the control system comprising a set of actuators driving motion of the harvesting robot, wherein the control system:
- implements the harvesting trajectory.
A method for harvesting aquatic crops from a vessel, the method comprising:
- with a robot arranged superior to a vessel surface, collecting a set of data associated with a set of regions of the vessel;
- processing the set of data to determine a set of plant coverage metrics;
- based on the set of plant coverage metrics, determining a shape of a harvesting trajectory by selecting a shape from a predetermined set of shape options;
- and
- harvesting the aquatic crops with a nozzle of the robot, comprising moving the nozzle according to the harvesting trajectory.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.