US 11,744,189 B2
Plant treatment based on morphological and physiological measurements
Lee Kamp Redden, Palo Alto, CA (US); and Matthew Colgan, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to BLUE RIVER TECHNOLOGY INC., Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed by Blue River Technology Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/132,345.
Application 18/132,345 is a continuation of application No. 17/884,566, filed on Aug. 10, 2022, granted, now 11,647,701.
Application 17/884,566 is a continuation of application No. 16/937,515, filed on Jul. 23, 2020, granted, now 11,445,665, issued on Sep. 20, 2022.
Application 16/937,515 is a continuation of application No. 16/174,232, filed on Oct. 29, 2018, granted, now 10,761,211, issued on Sep. 1, 2020.
Application 16/174,232 is a continuation of application No. 15/486,654, filed on Apr. 13, 2017, granted, now 10,175,362, issued on Jan. 8, 2019.
Application 15/486,654 is a continuation of application No. 14/329,161, filed on Jul. 11, 2014, granted, now 9,658,201, issued on May 23, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/004,722, filed on May 29, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/942,740, filed on Feb. 21, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/859,091, filed on Jul. 26, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/844,967, filed on Jul. 11, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2023/0240195 A1, Aug. 3, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A01C 21/00 (2006.01); A01G 7/00 (2006.01); A01G 7/06 (2006.01); G01B 11/24 (2006.01); G01N 33/00 (2006.01); G06V 10/75 (2022.01); G06V 20/68 (2022.01)
CPC A01G 7/00 (2013.01) [A01C 21/007 (2013.01); A01G 7/06 (2013.01); G01B 11/24 (2013.01); G01N 33/0098 (2013.01); G06V 10/751 (2022.01); G06V 20/68 (2022.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A system for applying a treatment fluid to a plurality of plants in a field, comprising:
a set of one or more sensor systems configured to record a morphology measurement of a plant of the plurality of plants in the field describing a structure of the plant and a physiology measurement of the plant describing a functionality of the plant;
a nozzle mounted to a vehicle to apply the treatment fluid to the plurality of plants; and
a computer communicatively coupled to the set of one or more sensor systems, the computer executing a set of instructions that when executed causes the system to:
identify the treatment fluid to be applied to the plant based on the physiology measurement;
identify a plant portion of the plant at which the treatment fluid is to be applied based on the morphology measurement; and
control the nozzle to apply the treatment fluid to the plant portion using a treatment mechanism as the vehicle navigates through the field.