Monitoring cannabis plants
AssigneeSignify Holding B.V.
InventorsMARCELLINUS PETRUS CAROLUS MICHAEL KRIJN, CÉLINE CATHERINE SARAH NICOLE, LEONIE MARIA GEERDINCK
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Abstract
A mechanism for monitoring cannabis and predicting or determining a harvesting time. A sensing arrangement generates a temporal sequence of VOC values, each representing a measured amount of a first set of one or more volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the air surrounding some cannabis. This temporal sequence is then processed to determine a harvesting time, at which the cannabis is ready for harvesting (e.g., meets some predetermined criteria for achieving a harvesting goal).
Claims15
A method for monitoring cannabis, the method comprising:
- monitoring, using a sensor arrangement and over a period of time, an amount of a first set of one or more volatile organic compounds, VOCs, in air within the vicinity of the cannabis to thereby generate a first temporal sequence of monitored VOC values, each VOC value representing a measure of the first set of one or more VOCs at a different point in time;
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- predicting, based on one or more temporal patterns within the first temporal sequence of VOC values, a harvesting time for the monitored cannabis.
A cannabis monitoring system comprising:
- a sensor arrangement configured to monitor, over a period of time, an amount of a first set of one or more volatile organic compounds, VOCs, in air within the vicinity of the cannabis to thereby generate a first temporal sequence of monitored VOC values, each VOC value representing a measure of the first set of one or more VOCs at a different point in time;
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- a processing arrangement, communicatively coupled to the sensor arrangement, and configured to predict, based on one or more temporal patterns within the first temporal sequence of VOC values, a harvesting time for the monitored cannabis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.