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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2019
Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Vassilios Morellas, Plymouth, MN (US);
Dimitris Zermas, Minnetonka, MN (US);
David Mulla, Brooklyn Center, MN (US);
Mike Bazakos, Bloomington, MN (US);
Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
Systems, techniques, and devices for detecting plant biometrics, for example, plants in a crop field. An imaging device of an unmanned vehicle may be used to generate a plurality of images of the plants, and the plurality of images may be used to generate a 3D model of the plants. The 3D model may define locations and orientations of leaves and stems of plants. The 3D model may be used to determine at least one biometric parameter of at least one plant in the crop. Such detection of plant biometrics may facilitate the automation of crop monitoring and treatment.