US 12,263,945 B2
Multi-purpose on-board system for independently releasing biological agents for precision biological pest control
Fernando Garcia Nicodemos, São Paulo (BR)
Assigned to NCB SISTEMAS EMBARCADOS EIRELI—EPP, São José Dos Campos (BR)
Appl. No. 17/433,876
Filed by NCB SISTEMAS EMBARCADOS EIRELI—EPP, São José dos Campos (BR)
PCT Filed Feb. 21, 2020, PCT No. PCT/BR2020/050054
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 31, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/172731, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 3, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2019 003863 2 (BR), filed on Feb. 25, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0153416 A1, May 19, 2022
Int. Cl. B64D 1/16 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); A01M 99/00 (2006.01); B64U 101/45 (2023.01)
CPC B64D 1/16 (2013.01) [G05D 1/0016 (2013.01); G05D 1/0038 (2013.01); A01M 99/00 (2013.01); B64U 2101/45 (2023.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A multi-purpose embedded system for an autonomous release of biological agents in precision biological pest management that comprises:
integration of a series of components applied to the precision biological management for installation in backpacks, on land vehicles, manned aircraft and unmanned air vehicles or drones; wherein the system comprises:
a multi-purpose high-performance electronic apparatus;
a GPS/GLONASS/GALILEO receiver, dedicated or shared with the drone;
four different dedicated electromechanical dispensers, including a dispenser of loose parasitized eggs, a loose mass dispenser, a live material (mites) dispenser, and a beneficial fungi in powder form dispenser, each controlled individually or simultaneously by a high-performance multi-purpose electronic apparatus (hardware); configured and controlled via a dedicated touch-screen human-machine interface;
a configured and controlled through a planning application in the form of a mobile device; or a configured in a desktop computer system through web software for management and planning wherein the presentation of the following functions: configuration of the drone's cruising speed (or associated vehicle); configuration of the width between coverage bands of the area; configuration of the release rate in milliliters per hectare; totalizer calculation (total volume applied); configuration of the release height based on a fixed value, topographic map or online topographic map; configuration of a withdrawal area; iterative adjustment of location and direction from the initial release point; iterative adjustment of curvatures for changes in bands; defining one or more customized polygons, reference points, route planning with illustrations and calculation of iterative areas on a map; optimized calculation of the instant rate in milliliters per minute based on all the previous characteristics for the automated operation of each dispenser individually or simultaneously; automated control of the instant rate in milliliters per minute, updated by the GPS/GLONASS/GALILEO receiver, including a differential signal, RTK or otherwise; system for individual dispenser calibration; sending data via serial interface, USB, Bluetooth and cloud via Wi-Fi network and mobile internet; generation of customized reports based on measurement metrics and quantity and pest type counts, performed manually or electronically, climate data, dispenser type, type of biological material with batch information, date of manufacture and expected date of birth, QR code related to biological material, client registration (with administrator and user name); generation of automatic billing based on client data, configurations, data received and customizable price tables; tracking and remote blocking of the apparatus; iterative data for navigation and operation of aircraft, with regard to displacement on a map; and generation of indicators based on artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms in order to define intelligent pest-management strategies.