Ultraviolet lighting
OwnerEdward John Francis PALMER, Daniel John Owen PERRETT +1inventors
InventorsEdward John Francis PALMER, Daniel John Owen PERRETT, Austin William OWENS
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Abstract
A mobile autonomous agricultural system comprises: a powered mobile unit for carrying agricultural equipment, and configured to move along rows of crops; an ultraviolet (UV) lighting panel for generating UV light; and a controller configured to control the travel of the mobile unit and operation of the UV lighting panel. The UV lighting panel comprises: a UV light source configured to generate UV light; and a plurality of shade elements arranged relative to the UV light source to direct the UV light in a primary illumination direction and to restrict emission of UV light from the UV lighting panel outside the primary illumination direction.
Claims20
A mobile autonomous agricultural system comprising:
- a powered mobile unit for carrying agricultural equipment, and configured to move along rows of crops;
- an ultraviolet (UV) lighting panel for generating UV light;
- and
- a controller configured to control the travel of the mobile unit and operation of the UV lighting panel;
- wherein the UV lighting panel comprises:
- a UV light source configured to generate UV light;
- and
- a plurality of shade elements arranged relative to the UV light source to direct the UV light in a primary illumination direction and to restrict emission of UV light from the UV lighting panel outside the primary illumination direction.
An ultraviolet (UV) lighting panel for a mobile autonomous agricultural system, the UV lighting panel comprising:
- a UV light source configured to generate UV light;
- and
- a plurality of shade elements arranged relative to the UV light source to direct the UV light in a primary illumination direction and to restrict emission of UV light from the UV lighting panel outside the primary illumination direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.