US 11,963,473 B2
Multiple emitters to treat agricultural objects from multiple payload sources
Gabriel Thurston Sibley, Menlo Park, CA (US); Curtis Dale Garner, Modesto, CA (US); Andre Robert Daniel Michelin, Topanga, CA (US); Lorenzo Ibarria, Dublin, CA (US); Patrick Christopher Leger, Belmont, CA (US); Benjamin Rewis, Oakland, CA (US); and Shi Yan, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Verdant Robotics, Inc., Hayward, CA (US)
Filed by Verdant Robotics, Inc., Hayward, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/091,791.
Application 18/091,791 is a continuation of application No. 17/707,769, filed on Mar. 29, 2022, granted, now 11,625,915.
Application 17/707,769 is a continuation of application No. 16/724,266, filed on Dec. 21, 2019, granted, now 11,308,323, issued on Apr. 19, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0141050 A1, May 11, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A01B 69/00 (2006.01); A01C 21/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 18/243 (2023.01); G06V 20/00 (2022.01); G06V 20/10 (2022.01)
CPC A01B 69/001 (2013.01) [A01B 69/004 (2013.01); A01C 21/007 (2013.01); G05D 1/0212 (2013.01); G05D 1/0246 (2013.01); G06F 18/243 (2023.01); G06V 20/188 (2022.01); G06V 20/38 (2022.01); G05D 2201/0201 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
maneuvering a treatment system, the treatment system comprising:
a first group of in line emitters;
a second group of in line emitters, wherein each emitter of the first group of in line emitters are separated by a first distance, and each emitter of the second group of in line emitters are separated by the first distance, and wherein the first group of emitters and the second group of emitters are separated at a second distance different than the first distance; and
one or more payload sources;
identifying a first group of one or more agricultural objects for treatment;
selecting a first emitter from the first group of in line emitters to apply a first liquid-based treatment to the identified first group of one or more agricultural objects;
using the first emitter, applying the first liquid-based treatment, obtained from the one or more payload sources, to the first group of one or more agricultural objects;
identifying a second group of one or more agricultural objects for treatment;
selecting a second emitter from the second group of in line emitters to apply a second liquid-based treatment to the identified second group of one or more agricultural objects, wherein the second emitter is different than the first emitter; and
using the second emitter to apply the second liquid-based treatment, obtained from the one or more payload sources, to the second group of one or more agricultural objects.