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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2023
Applicant:
Auburn University, Auburn, AL (US);
Inventors:
Yin Bao, Auburn, AL (US);
James L. Johnson, Auburn, AL (US);
Bobby Bradford, Auburn, AL (US);
Rafael Bidese Puhl, Auburn, AL (US);
Assignee:
Auburn University, Auburn, AL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/087 (2023.01); G06Q 50/02 (2024.01); G06T 7/10 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/087 (2013.01); G06Q 50/02 (2013.01); G06T 7/10 (2017.01); G06T 2207/20084 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20132 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30188 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30242 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present tree seedling inventory system includes both a mobile platform used to obtain images of seedlings and a tree seedling inventory system to count the seedlings. A recurrent neural network can receive processed imaging data and utilize a model to accurately count the seedlings as the mobile platform passes along a seedling bed. The system may also provide additional accurate seedling quality data about the seedlings, such as shoot height, root collar diameter, and needle coloration.