Patent classifications
A01D46/26
IDENTIFYING A SHAKE POINT OF A TREE FOR AUTONOMOUS HARVESTING
An autonomous harvesting machine for orchard operating environments is described. The autonomous harvesting machine uses machine vision techniques to identify and triangulate features in the operating environment using a stream of monocular images. For instance, the harvesting machine identifies and localizes a shake point of a tree by projecting virtual rays from the pose of the identification system to the identified emergence point feature. To harvest the fruit of trees in the orchard, the harvesting machine shakes the tree at the identified shake point. Additionally, the harvesting machine autonomously navigates through the orchard using a combination high resolution spatial information based on localized features and low resolution spatial information from accessed satellite images.
IDENTIFYING A SHAKE POINT OF A TREE FOR AUTONOMOUS HARVESTING
An autonomous harvesting machine for orchard operating environments is described. The autonomous harvesting machine uses machine vision techniques to identify and triangulate features in the operating environment using a stream of monocular images. For instance, the harvesting machine identifies and localizes a shake point of a tree by projecting virtual rays from the pose of the identification system to the identified emergence point feature. To harvest the fruit of trees in the orchard, the harvesting machine shakes the tree at the identified shake point. Additionally, the harvesting machine autonomously navigates through the orchard using a combination high resolution spatial information based on localized features and low resolution spatial information from accessed satellite images.
FULLY AUTONOMOUS HARVESTING MACHINE FOR ORCHARDS
An autonomous harvesting machine for orchard operating environments is described. The autonomous harvesting machine uses machine vision techniques to identify and triangulate features in the operating environment using a stream of monocular images. For instance, the harvesting machine identifies and localizes a shake point of a tree by projecting virtual rays from the pose of the identification system to the identified emergence point feature. To harvest the fruit of trees in the orchard, the harvesting machine shakes the tree at the identified shake point. Additionally, the harvesting machine autonomously navigates through the orchard using a combination high resolution spatial information based on localized features and low resolution spatial information from accessed satellite images.
FULLY AUTONOMOUS HARVESTING MACHINE FOR ORCHARDS
An autonomous harvesting machine for orchard operating environments is described. The autonomous harvesting machine uses machine vision techniques to identify and triangulate features in the operating environment using a stream of monocular images. For instance, the harvesting machine identifies and localizes a shake point of a tree by projecting virtual rays from the pose of the identification system to the identified emergence point feature. To harvest the fruit of trees in the orchard, the harvesting machine shakes the tree at the identified shake point. Additionally, the harvesting machine autonomously navigates through the orchard using a combination high resolution spatial information based on localized features and low resolution spatial information from accessed satellite images.
AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATION IN AN ORCHARD FOR HARVESTING
An autonomous harvesting machine for orchard operating environments is described. The autonomous harvesting machine uses machine vision techniques to identify and triangulate features in the operating environment using a stream of monocular images. For instance, the harvesting machine identifies and localizes a shake point of a tree by projecting virtual rays from the pose of the identification system to the identified emergence point feature. To harvest the fruit of trees in the orchard, the harvesting machine shakes the tree at the identified shake point. Additionally, the harvesting machine autonomously navigates through the orchard using a combination high resolution spatial information based on localized features and low resolution spatial information from accessed satellite images.
AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATION IN AN ORCHARD FOR HARVESTING
An autonomous harvesting machine for orchard operating environments is described. The autonomous harvesting machine uses machine vision techniques to identify and triangulate features in the operating environment using a stream of monocular images. For instance, the harvesting machine identifies and localizes a shake point of a tree by projecting virtual rays from the pose of the identification system to the identified emergence point feature. To harvest the fruit of trees in the orchard, the harvesting machine shakes the tree at the identified shake point. Additionally, the harvesting machine autonomously navigates through the orchard using a combination high resolution spatial information based on localized features and low resolution spatial information from accessed satellite images.
ARCHITECTURE FOR IDENTIFYING THE POSITION OF AN AUTONOMOUS MACHINE
An autonomous harvesting machine for orchard operating environments is described. The autonomous harvesting machine uses machine vision techniques to identify and triangulate features in the operating environment using a stream of monocular images. For instance, the harvesting machine identifies and localizes a shake point of a tree by projecting virtual rays from the pose of the identification system to the identified emergence point feature. To harvest the fruit of trees in the orchard, the harvesting machine shakes the tree at the identified shake point. Additionally, the harvesting machine autonomously navigates through the orchard using a combination high resolution spatial information based on localized features and low resolution spatial information from accessed satellite images.
ARCHITECTURE FOR IDENTIFYING THE POSITION OF AN AUTONOMOUS MACHINE
An autonomous harvesting machine for orchard operating environments is described. The autonomous harvesting machine uses machine vision techniques to identify and triangulate features in the operating environment using a stream of monocular images. For instance, the harvesting machine identifies and localizes a shake point of a tree by projecting virtual rays from the pose of the identification system to the identified emergence point feature. To harvest the fruit of trees in the orchard, the harvesting machine shakes the tree at the identified shake point. Additionally, the harvesting machine autonomously navigates through the orchard using a combination high resolution spatial information based on localized features and low resolution spatial information from accessed satellite images.
Tree vibrating device
A leaf shaking device primarily comprised of at least one control unit, at least one cable, and at least one clamp. The control unit is further comprised of a motor with a plurality of vibration levels. The cable further connects to the control unit, wherein the clamp is located at the end of the cable that is not connected to the control unit. The clamp can then be secured around the limbs or trunk of a tree and the motor can be activated such that the tree begins to vibrate. As a result, all leaves on the tree or on the limb of the tree that the clamp is attached to will fall of the tree. The vibration of the motor can further be programmed to run for a fixed period of time such that the device can be left unattended while running.
Tree vibrating device
A leaf shaking device primarily comprised of at least one control unit, at least one cable, and at least one clamp. The control unit is further comprised of a motor with a plurality of vibration levels. The cable further connects to the control unit, wherein the clamp is located at the end of the cable that is not connected to the control unit. The clamp can then be secured around the limbs or trunk of a tree and the motor can be activated such that the tree begins to vibrate. As a result, all leaves on the tree or on the limb of the tree that the clamp is attached to will fall of the tree. The vibration of the motor can further be programmed to run for a fixed period of time such that the device can be left unattended while running.