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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2018
Applicant:
Yanmar Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Toru Takemoto, Osaka, JP;
Akio Ishii, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
YANMAR POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/12 (2006.01); A01G 7/00 (2006.01); G01N 5/00 (2006.01); G01N 29/46 (2006.01); G01N 33/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/12 (2013.01); A01G 7/00 (2013.01); G01N 5/00 (2013.01); G01N 29/46 (2013.01); G01N 33/0098 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for monitoring fruit growth including: a vibration exciter that imparts predetermined vibration to a stem or a branch between a fruit and a stalk growing on a plant; a vibration sensor that detects vibration of the stem or the branch caused by the vibration imparted by the vibration exciter; and a detector that detects a weight or weight change of the fruit based on a frequency of the vibration detected by the vibration sensor.