Carnegie Mellon University

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Christopher Chandler Fromme

John E Bares

Herman Herman

William Payne Ross

James Andrew Bagnell

Anthony Joseph Stentz

Mark Ollis

Mark DeLouis

James F Hoburg

Bryan G Campbell

Frank Higgins

Timothy Ennis Hegadorn

David K Herdle

David Jonathan Stager

Elliot Allen Cuzzillo

David LaRose

Neil Stegall

Alonzo James Kelly

Jaime W Bourne

Joan Campoy

Richard Pantaleo

L Douglas Baker

Thomas E Pilarski

Michael Knoll Sergi-Curfman

Bruce Bancroft

Richard McCargo Moore, Jr

Steven John Scheding

Jorgen Pederson

Jeffrey David McMahill

Neil Frederick Stegall

Richard D Pantaleo

A self-guided blossom picker uses a vision system to identify and locate blossoms or inflorescence growing on a plant. The device can be towed by a tractor or it can be self-propelled. Image data captured by the vision system is sent to an machine vision module, which interprets the data and identifies a location of blossom. A controller uses the location data to command a picker to the proper location. A cutter on the picker is actuated to remove the blossom.

Self-guided blossom picking device

The present invention encompasses software that brings together computer vision and machine learning algorithms that can evaluate and sort plants into desired categories. While one embodiment of the present invention is directed toward strawberry plants, the software engine described is not specifically designed for strawberry plants but can be used for many different types of plants that require sophisticated quality sorting. The present invention is a sequence of software operations that can be applied to various crops (or other objects besides plants) in a re-usable fashion.

Computer vision and machine learning software for grading and sorting plants

A mobile device for traversing a ferromagnetic surface. The device includes a frame and at least one surface contacting device attached to the frame. The device also includes a Halbach magnet array attached to the frame, wherein the Halbach magnet array provides a magnetic force to maintain the surface contacting device substantially into contact with the ferromagnetic surface.

Robotic apparatuses, systems and methods

Systems and techniques for detecting and reporting conditions of a conveyor belt by receiving image data from at least one camera structured and arranged to capture an image of a portion of a conveyor belt, detecting an object in the portion of the conveyor belt based on the received image data, and generating status information associated with the portion of the conveyor belt based on the detected object.

Conveyor belt inspection system and method

A mining machine having a position sensing and control apparatus is claimed. The mining machine has a vehicle body having forward and rearward ends and movable along a mine floor. A cutter head is mounted on the forward end of the mining machine for upward and downward movement relative to the vehicle body. A conveyor mounted on the vehicle body conveys material cut by the cutter head. The position sensing and control apparatus has at least one light source and at least one imaging device mounted on the machine. The position sensing and control apparatus captures images of natural features of an interior surface of a mine, digitizes the images and determines the distance between the imaging device and the natural feature to determine positional change of the machine.

Vision-based motion sensor for mining machine control

A mining machine comprising a vehicle body having forward and rearward ends, the vehicle body being movable along a mine floor, a cutter head mounted on the forward end of the vehicle body, and a position sensing and control apparatus including first and second generally vertical, generally parallel surfaces on the vehicle body, an off-board light source emitting a light beam that strikes the surfaces, an imaging device for imaging both of the plates in a single image, and a computer receiving the single image from the camera, the computer using the single image to determine at least one of the roll, yaw and lateral offset of the machine.

Miner guidance using laser and image analysis

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Sycamore, PA, United States of America

Christopher Chandler Fromme