Harvester for a Crop Growth System
Assignee10691976 Canada Ltd.
InventorsDavid Prystupa, John Pacak
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Abstract
A method for growing plants includes both a seeder and a harvester both of which include arrangements for singulating the seeds and for measuring parameters of the seeds while singulated. This can be used for seeding selected seeds and for harvesting particular plants. The system operates by correlating information from the individual seeded seeds and from the harvested seeds in respect of a particular location on the growth medium and may include information relating the growth medium at the location. The location can be determined by seeding the plants in patterns which can be detected by a reader on the harvester. The system can be used to control selection of seeds to take into account soil conditions at the plant.
Claims22
A harvesting machine comprising:
- a harvesting system including components for collecting elements to be harvested from crops in a growth medium and for separating the collected elements from other crop material;
- a transport arrangement for causing relative movement between the growth medium and the harvesting system;
- a separating system for separating some of the collected elements from others of the collected elements;
- and a sensing system arranged to measure at least one property of the collected elements wherein the elements are separated based on the property sensed.
A harvesting machine comprising:
- a harvesting system including components for collecting elements to be harvested from crops in a growth medium and for separating the collected elements from other crop material;
- a transport arrangement for causing relative movement between the growth medium and the harvesting system;
- wherein there is provided an auxiliary harvesting unit to harvest separately collected elements from a selected plant or area.
A harvesting machine comprising:
- a harvesting system including components for collecting elements to be harvested from crops in a growth medium and for separating the collected elements from other crop material;
- a transport arrangement for causing relative movement between the growth medium and the harvesting system;
- a singulation device for separating the collected elements one from the next in a singulated stream;
- and a measurement device for detecting one or more parameters of the collected elements in the singulated stream.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.