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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2018
Elwha Llc, Bellevue, WA (US);
Alistair K. Chan, Bainbridge Island, WA (US);
William David Duncan, Sammamish, WA (US);
Roderick A. Hyde, Redmond, WA (US);
Lowell L. Wood, Jr., Bellevue, WA (US);
Elwha LLC, Bellevue, WA (US);
Abstract
A soil detection and planting apparatus. The apparatus includes a vehicle and a controller coupled to the vehicle. The apparatus further includes a planting device coupled to the vehicle, the planting device configured to plant seeds or plants into a soil material. The apparatus includes a ground penetrating radar sensor coupled to the vehicle. The ground penetrating radar soil sensor is configured to scan the soil material up to a designated depth beneath a surface of the soil material, wherein the ground penetrating radar soil sensor is further configured to provide a sensor feedback signal to the controller with respect to an intrinsic characteristic of the soil material. The controller is configured to instruct placement of a seed or a plant into the soil material based on the feedback signal.
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