A seed unit for placing seeds into soil is described herein. A seed unit includes a seed meter for singulating seeds, a shaft to deliver the seeds into soil during operation, and an actuator coupled to the shaft. The actuator moves the shaft during operation and the shaft delivers seeds into the soil without a continuous seed trench.

Disclosed is a sub-surface injection system for subsurface blending and horizon creation. The sub-surface injection system includes wings (105B, 519A, 511C, 513C, 519C), partially actuated mixing wings (205B, 309A, 411C, 419C, 511A, 519A, 511B, 513B, and 521B), an electromagnet, AI robot (1107C), lens (1205), computer (1111C), a PLC (1105C), encoder (1305B), limit switch (1409B), and a GPS (1113C). The wings (105B) are actuated by the electromagnet. The wings (105B) include blades (911B, 913B, and 915B), the partially actuated mixing wings (513B) during descension and/or ascension, and industrial diamonds or blades to cut through sub-surface impediments. The wings (105B, 519A, 511C, 513C, 519C) are controlled by the AI robot (1107C), the lens (1205), the computer (1111C), the PLC (1105C), the encoder (1305B), the limit switch (1409B), and the sensor. The wings (511C, 513C, 519C) exist within a below portion or an above portion of a hollow shaft drilling array and are individually controlled by one or more of the AI robot (1107C), lens (1205), computer (1111C), PLC (1105C), encoder (1305B), limit switch (1409B), and the sensor. The wings (511C) include a secondary deployable blade to enhance cutting or reaming through an impediment comprising clays and rock. The wings (519A) integrate sensors based on Lidar technology. The sensors receive commands and signals from the AI robot (1107C), the lens (1205), computer (1111C), PLC (1105C), encoder (1305B), and the limit switch (1409B). The wings (105B, 519A, 511C, 513C, 519C) are deployed based on the data about soil type and amendment prescription received from the GPS (1113C).

Disclosed is a sub-surface injection system for subsurface blending and horizon creation. The sub-surface injection system includes wings (105B, 519A, 511C, 513C, 519C), partially actuated mixing wings (205B, 309A, 411C, 419C, 511A, 519A, 511B, 513B, and 521B), an electromagnet, AI robot (1107C), lens (1205), computer (1111C), a PLC (1105C), encoder (1305B), limit switch (1409B), and a GPS (1113C). The wings (105B) are actuated by the electromagnet. The wings (105B) include blades (911B, 913B, and 915B), the partially actuated mixing wings (513B) during descension and/or ascension, and industrial diamonds or blades to cut through sub-surface impediments. The wings (105B, 519A, 511C, 513C, 519C) are controlled by the AI robot (1107C), the lens (1205), the computer (1111C), the PLC (1105C), the encoder (1305B), the limit switch (1409B), and the sensor. The wings (511C, 513C, 519C) exist within a below portion or an above portion of a hollow shaft drilling array and are individually controlled by one or more of the AI robot (1107C), lens (1205), computer (1111C), PLC (1105C), encoder (1305B), limit switch (1409B), and the sensor. The wings (511C) include a secondary deployable blade to enhance cutting or reaming through an impediment comprising clays and rock. The wings (519A) integrate sensors based on Lidar technology. The sensors receive commands and signals from the AI robot (1107C), the lens (1205), computer (1111C), PLC (1105C), encoder (1305B), and the limit switch (1409B). The wings (105B, 519A, 511C, 513C, 519C) are deployed based on the data about soil type and amendment prescription received from the GPS (1113C).

A control system for controlling the depth of an opener device in an agricultural planter comprises a gauge wheel on a pivotably mounted support arm, a mechanical element coupled to the support arm to move in response to changes in the angle of the support arm, a sensor adapted to measure changes in the relative elevations of the opener device and the gauge wheel to produce an output signal representing the current relative elevations of the opener device and the gauge wheel, and a control device receiving the output signal from the sensor and producing a second output signal for maintaining the opener device at a selected elevation relative to the gauge wheel.

A control system for controlling the depth of an opener device in an agricultural planter comprises a gauge wheel on a pivotably mounted support arm, a mechanical element coupled to the support arm to move in response to changes in the angle of the support arm, a sensor adapted to measure changes in the relative elevations of the opener device and the gauge wheel to produce an output signal representing the current relative elevations of the opener device and the gauge wheel, and a control device receiving the output signal from the sensor and producing a second output signal for maintaining the opener device at a selected elevation relative to the gauge wheel.

Systems and methods are provided that enable a general framework for partitioning application-defined jobs in a scalable environment. The general framework decouples partitioning of a job from the other aspects of the job. As a result, the effort required to define the application-defined job is reduced or minimized, as the user is not required to provide a partitioning algorithm. The general framework also facilitates management of masters and servers performing computations within the distributed environment.

Systems and methods are provided that enable a general framework for partitioning application-defined jobs in a scalable environment. The general framework decouples partitioning of a job from the other aspects of the job. As a result, the effort required to define the application-defined job is reduced or minimized, as the user is not required to provide a partitioning algorithm. The general framework also facilitates management of masters and servers performing computations within the distributed environment.

A system includes at least one processor configured to detect, based on point cloud information, portions of a particular object, and determine, based on the detected portions, at least a first portion having a first reflectivity corresponding to a license plate, and at least two additional spaced-apart portions corresponding to locations on the particular object other than a location of the first portion. The at least two additional portions have reflectivity substantially lower than the first reflectivity. The at least one processor is further configured to classify the particular object as a vehicle, based on a spatial relationship and a reflectivity relationship between the first portion and the at least two additional portions.

A system includes at least one processor configured to detect, based on point cloud information, portions of a particular object, and determine, based on the detected portions, at least a first portion having a first reflectivity corresponding to a license plate, and at least two additional spaced-apart portions corresponding to locations on the particular object other than a location of the first portion. The at least two additional portions have reflectivity substantially lower than the first reflectivity. The at least one processor is further configured to classify the particular object as a vehicle, based on a spatial relationship and a reflectivity relationship between the first portion and the at least two additional portions.

A seed unit for placing seeds into soil is described herein. A seed unit includes a seed meter for singulating seeds, a shaft to deliver the seeds into soil during operation, and an actuator coupled to the shaft. The actuator moves the shaft during operation and the shaft delivers seeds into the soil without a continuous seed trench.