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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2017
Applicant:
Yara International Asa, Oslo, NO;
Inventor:
Stefan Reusch, Dülmen, DE;
Assignee:
YARA INTERNATIONAL ASA, Oslo, NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/62 (2006.01); G06T 7/90 (2017.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/46 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/90 (2017.01); G06K 9/00657 (2013.01); G06K 9/4652 (2013.01); G06T 7/0002 (2013.01); G06K 2209/17 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10024 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30188 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to a handheld device and method for determining a status of one or more plants. The device includes a digital color camera arranged for obtaining a color image of plants within a field of view, a light source arranged for providing broadband illumination to the plants within the field of view, and a processing unit arranged for controlling the camera and the light source for obtaining a first image of the plants while the light source illuminates the plants with broadband illumination, and obtaining a second image of the plants while the light source does not illuminate the plants.