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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2019
Applicant:
Ag Leader Technology, Ames, IA (US);
Inventors:
Roger Zielke, Huxley, IA (US);
Chad Fick, Story City, IA (US);
Assignee:
Ag Leader Technology, Ames, IA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 3/08 (2006.01); G01P 5/00 (2006.01); G01S 17/46 (2006.01); A01B 69/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P 5/00 (2013.01); G01S 17/46 (2013.01); A01B 69/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosed apparatus, systems and methods relate to determining cross track error between a stored planted location and the actual physical location of plants. An array of active light sensors is mounted on a vehicle for travel above the plants. The array of active light sensors generate an electrical signal from each sensor corresponding to the reflected light from the sensor. A computer system generates a reflectance curve from the array of sensors to determine the location of a plant below the array of sensors and also generates the cross track error.