The application is generally directed towards an airfoil for a fluid delivery tube. The airfoil includes a securing member operably connecting the airfoil to the tube, a fin extending downward and outward from the securing member and terminating in a tip, a shield extending inward and downward from the tip of the fin, and an air guide extending from a first end of the shield.

A device for killing weeds by application of a high temperature fluid to the weeds includes an elongated applicator chamber having a plurality of fluid discharge openings and an elongated distributing member arranged in the applicator chamber. The distributing member includes at least one fluid inlet and a plurality of distribution openings in fluid communication with the applicator chamber. A method for killing weeds by application of a high temperature fluid to the weeds includes: supplying the high temperature fluid to at least one inlet of an elongated distributing member; distributing the high temperature fluid in a longitudinal direction of the distributing member; transferring the high temperature fluid to an elongated applicator chamber through a plurality of distribution openings; and applying the high temperature fluid to the weeds through a plurality of fluid discharge openings.

An arrangement introduced into a motorized nebulizer equipped with a pneumatic nozzle for generating cold drops, which allows for the high efficiency of the application through the formation of a droplet spectrum within the range of sizes recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) for the control of insects, in particular, mosquito vectors of human diseases, in flight, which is a spectrum with a median volumetric diameter (MVD) of less than 30 microns (m).

A roadside spray apparatus for spraying herbicides on roadsides and other right-of-ways including a spray head assembly. In example embodiments, the spray head assembly includes one or more spray nozzle assemblies for discharging a liquid. The one or more spray nozzle assemblies include a main body portion, an inner reducer portion and a secondary body portion, wherein the main body portion includes an orifice in communication with atmospheric air so as to allow for the introduction of air within the spray nozzle assembly such that the liquid is substantially oxygenated, thereby allowing for the discharging of air-filled liquid droplets with minimal atomization.

A mounting arrangement and method are provided for securing a T-joint in a control cable connectable in electrical communication with an electrical device, such as an electrically controlled nozzle, attached to a mounting surface such as the boom of an agricultural product sprayer. The mounting arrangement includes a base block adapted for fixed attachment to the mounting surface, and a pair of first and second clamping shells adapted and cooperatively configured for attachment to the base block and one another to define an internal cavity of the mounting arrangement between the clamping shells and the base block for receiving and retaining the T-joint within the mounting arrangement. The mounting arrangement is attached to the boom with a single threaded fastener. The clamping shells are identical and lock to one another and the base block without additional fasteners.

A method includes obtaining, by the treatment system configured to implement a machine learning (ML) algorithm, one or more images of a region of an agricultural environment near the treatment system, wherein the one or more images are captured from the region of a real-world where agricultural target objects are expected to be present, determining one or more parameters for use with the ML algorithm, wherein at least one of the one or more parameters is based on one or more ML models related to identification of an agricultural object, determining a real-world target in the one or more images using the ML algorithm, wherein the ML algorithm is at least partly implemented using the one or more processors of the treatment system, and applying a treatment to the target by selectively activating the treatment mechanism based on a result of the determining the target.

A system for treating plants includes a spray boom provided with a plurality of spray nozzles distributed over the boom and fed by a spray control device, a set of cameras capable of taking images of an area to be treated, and a digital processing device capable of analyzing the images taken by the camera, identifying plants to be treated, and applying instructions to the spray control device in view of spraying at least one product onto plants to be treated,

According to the invention, the spray nozzles and the spray control device are configured to apply a generally uniform dose of a product to the area to be treated, independently of the identification of the plants to be treated in the images, and to apply locally a complementary dose of a product to plants to be treated identified by the digital processing device.

To be used in particular in agriculture or in the treatment of non-cultivated spaces.

A continuously variable nozzle system includes a nozzle body (5) with an inlet and an outlet. A conduit is defined between the inlet and the outlet by a series connection of components which includes a flow meter (10). The flow meter (10) has a chamber (83) with internal helical splines (82) that are configured to interact with a spray liquid passing through the chamber (83) and create a cyclone-like effect. A sphere (52) is located inside the chamber (83) for free movement along a circular path (106). A sensor is located outside of the chamber (83) and configured to detect motion of the sphere (52) and generate an output (9) signal in response to detected motion.

A robotic sprayer for optimizing application of crop related materials, comprising one or more imaging sensors, one or more nozzles configured for spraying one or more materials, one or more actuators configured for moving the one or more nozzles, and one or more controllers. The controller(s) is configured for receiving imagery data captured by the imaging sensor(s) depicting one or more plants, computing a foliage model modeling a foliage of the plant(s) based on analysis of the imagery data, identifying, based on analysis of the foliage model, one or more access courses to one or more underlying parts of the plant(s) which are at least partially covered by the foliage, operating the actuator(s) to adjust in real-time a position of the nozzle(s) according to the access course(s), and operating the nozzle(s) to spray the material(s) over the underlying parts.

A method implemented by a treatment system disposed on a vehicle, the treatment system having one or more processors, a storage, and a treatment mechanism, includes capturing a first image of a region of an agricultural environment, detecting, by implementing a first machine learning (ML) algorithm on a first portion of the first image, a presence of at least a portion of a first object in the first image, determining whether the first object detected is a treatment candidate, determining, upon determining that the first object is a treatment candidate, a first three dimensional (3D) location of at least a portion of the first object in the agricultural environment, and applying, a treatment to at least the portion of the first object by activating the treatment mechanism to interact with the first object.