US 12,469,118 B2
System and method for measuring leaf-to-stem ratio
Mahesh Somarowthu, Pune (IN); Sameer Gorivale, Pune (IN); and Mohan A. Vadnere, Pune (IN)
Assigned to Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US)
Filed by Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US)
Filed on Jul. 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/861,557.
Prior Publication US 2024/0013363 A1, Jan. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06T 7/11 (2017.01); G06T 7/62 (2017.01)
CPC G06T 7/0002 (2013.01) [G06T 7/11 (2017.01); G06T 7/62 (2017.01); G06T 2207/10024 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20081 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30188 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A crop analysis system, comprising:
an imaging device coupled to an agricultural vehicle and configured to acquire an image of a crop during harvesting by the agricultural vehicle as the agricultural vehicle traverses a field including the crop, wherein the imaging device is a high-speed camera; and
a computing device having a processor executing computer-readable instructions to:
analyze the image of the crop to identify portions of the image corresponding to leaves and identify portions of the image corresponding to stems;
generate a first metric indicating an amount of leaf in the image of the crop;
generate a second metric indicating an amount of stem in the image of the crop;
determine a leaf-to-stem ratio for the crop based on the first and second metric; and
signal an agricultural machine to perform an action subsequent to harvesting based on the leaf-to-stem ratio, wherein the agricultural machine includes one of a baler.