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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2018
Applicant:
Trimble Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventor:
James G. Quaderer, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Trimble Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 3/42 (2006.01); A01M 21/00 (2006.01); A01M 7/00 (2006.01); G01J 1/04 (2006.01); G01J 1/42 (2006.01); G01J 3/50 (2006.01); G01N 21/25 (2006.01); G01J 3/02 (2006.01); G01N 21/84 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 3/42 (2013.01); A01M 7/0089 (2013.01); A01M 21/00 (2013.01); G01J 1/0437 (2013.01); G01J 1/4228 (2013.01); G01J 3/501 (2013.01); G01N 21/255 (2013.01); G01J 3/0216 (2013.01); G01N 2021/8466 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for detecting the presence of a plant on the ground includes a light module configured to emit a light beam having a shape with a length longer than a width. The system may include one or more lenses each having one or more photodetectors. The photodetectors may be arranged in a side-by-side configuration and are configured to receive reflected portions of the light beam. The lenses may be configured to direct the reflected portions of the light beam onto the photodetectors.