Agricultural crop analysis drone
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1. A system for agricultural farming, the system comprising:
- a first agricultural drone flying over a field having a plurality of crops in a position in advance of an agricultural vehicle which is traversing the plurality of crops, collecting information specific to the plurality of crops, and transmitting the collected information in real-time from the first agricultural drone to the agricultural vehicle;
wherein the agricultural vehicle is a boom sprayer which receives the collected information from the first agricultural done in real-time and adjusts at least one operation of the boom sprayer using the received collected information from the first agricultural drone such that the adjustment of the at least one operation includes a leveling of the boom sprayer achieved independent of any information collected by one or more sensors resident on the boom sprayer.
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Abstract
A method and system utilizing one or more agricultural drones in combination with agricultural equipment, e.g., an agricultural boom sprayer, to evaluate the crops being farmed, and to improve the real-time delivery and dispensing of liquid from the sprayer including monitoring and verifying that the liquid is being dispensed correctly and/or in accordance with a desired distribution pattern or level.
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1. A system for agricultural farming, the system comprising:
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a first agricultural drone flying over a field having a plurality of crops in a position in advance of an agricultural vehicle which is traversing the plurality of crops, collecting information specific to the plurality of crops, and transmitting the collected information in real-time from the first agricultural drone to the agricultural vehicle; wherein the agricultural vehicle is a boom sprayer which receives the collected information from the first agricultural done in real-time and adjusts at least one operation of the boom sprayer using the received collected information from the first agricultural drone such that the adjustment of the at least one operation includes a leveling of the boom sprayer achieved independent of any information collected by one or more sensors resident on the boom sprayer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for operating an agricultural drone, the method comprising:
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flying the agricultural drone over a plurality of crops in a first position in front of an agricultural vehicle traversing the plurality of crops; collecting information specific to the plurality of crops from the agricultural drone; transmitting the collected information in real-time from the agricultural drone to the agricultural vehicle traversing the plurality of crops; receiving, by the agricultural vehicle, the collected information from the agricultural drone in real-time; adjusting, in real-time, by the agricultural vehicle at least one operation of the agricultural vehicle using the received collected information from the agricultural drone; and wherein the agricultural vehicle is a boom sprayer, and the adjusting, in real-time, by the boom sprayer includes a leveling of the boom sprayer achieved independent of any information collected by one or more sensors resident on the boom sprayer. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A crop analysis system comprising:
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an agricultural drone comprising a first processor, for executing computer program instructions stored in a first memory, which when executed by the first processor, cause the first processor to perform operations comprising; flying the agricultural drone over a plurality of crops in a position in front of an agricultural vehicle traversing the plurality of crops; collecting information specific to the plurality of crops from the agricultural drone; transmitting the collected information in real-time from the agricultural drone to the agricultural vehicle traversing the plurality of crops; wherein the agricultural vehicle comprises a second processor, for executing computer program instructions stored in a second memory, which when executed by the second processor, cause the second processor to perform operations comprising; receiving, by the agricultural vehicle, the collected information from the agricultural done in real-time; adjusting, in real-time, by the agricultural vehicle at least one operation of the agricultural vehicle using the received collected information from the agricultural drone; and wherein the agricultural vehicle is a boom sprayer, and the adjusting, in real-time, by the boom sprayer includes a leveling of the boom sprayer achieved independent of any information collected by one or more sensors resident on the boom sprayer. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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