Image filter based on row identification
AssigneeRaven Industries, Inc.
InventorsEdwin Ernest Wilson, Robert Leonard Nelson, JR., David Anthony Fowler
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Abstract
System and techniques for an image filter based on row identification are described herein. A crop row center represented in an image of a crop row can be calculated. A filter corresponding to a set of expected crop characteristics of the crop row can be obtained. Elements in the image can then be categorized based on applying the filter to the image when the filter anchored on the crop row.
Claims36
A system to filter an image, the system comprising:
- an image capture controller to:
- interface with a sensor;
- and
- obtain an image of a crop row, from the sensor, during operation of agricultural equipment operating with respect to the crop row;
- a crop row characteristic circuit set to:
- calculate a crop row characteristic from the image of the crop row;
- and
- obtain a set of expected crop characteristics of the crop row;
- and a filter circuit set to:
- obtain a filter corresponding to the set of expected crop characteristics of the crop row;
- and
- categorize elements in the image into categories based on applying the filter to the image, the filter anchored on the crop row characteristic.
A method to filter an image, the method comprising:
- calculating a crop row characteristic represented in an image of the crop row;
- obtaining a filter corresponding to a set of expected crop characteristics of the crop row;
- and
- categorizing elements in the image into categories based on applying the filter to the image, the filter anchored on the crop row.
The method of 14 comprising controlling crop product application based on the flagged deviation.
A set of non-transitory machine readable media including instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
- calculating a crop row characteristic represented in an image of the crop row;
- obtaining a filter corresponding to a set of expected crop characteristics of the crop row;
- and
- categorizing elements in the image into categories based on applying the filter to the image, the filter anchored on the crop row.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.