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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2016
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Herman Herman, Gibsonia, PA (US);
Christopher Chandler Fromme, Sycamore, PA (US);
Elliot Allen Cuzzillo, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Jaime W. Bourne, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Richard D. Pantaleo, Monongahela, PA (US);
Neil Frederick Stegall, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
James Andrew Bagnell, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Jeffrey David McMahill, Wexford, PA (US);
Joan Campoy, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
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.