Agricultural robot
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1. An agricultural robot for monitoring a growing site, the agricultural robot comprising:
- a dual mode acoustic sensor module comprising;
a speaker operable to transmit an acoustic signal at an object and operable to transmit an acoustic communication signal for reception by another agricultural robot; and
a microphone operable to register a reflection of the acoustic signal from at least one plant in the growing site and operable to receive the acoustic communication signal;
a dual mode sound analyzer that is;
operable in an echolocation mode to direct the speaker to transmit the acoustic signal wherein a frequency of the acoustic signal increases and/or decreases as a function of time, time-index the registered reflection, and map a location in the growing site of the at least one plant responsive to the registered reflection, andoperable in a communication mode to direct the dual mode acoustic sensor module to transmit and/or receive the acoustic communication signal;
an autonomous mobile platform; and
an articulated robotic arm comprising a first end and a second end, the first end physically connected to the acoustic sensor module and the second end physically connected to the autonomous mobile platform.
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Abstract
An agricultural robot for monitoring plants in a growing site, the robot comprising: a sensor module comprising: a speaker operable to transmit a directional acoustic signal at an object; and a microphone operable to register a reflection of the acoustic signal; a sound analyzer operable to time-index the reflection received by the microphone and maps a location of the object that reflected the received acoustic signal; and an autonomous mobile platform onto which the sensor module is mounted.
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1. An agricultural robot for monitoring a growing site, the agricultural robot comprising:
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a dual mode acoustic sensor module comprising; a speaker operable to transmit an acoustic signal at an object and operable to transmit an acoustic communication signal for reception by another agricultural robot; and a microphone operable to register a reflection of the acoustic signal from at least one plant in the growing site and operable to receive the acoustic communication signal; a dual mode sound analyzer that is; operable in an echolocation mode to direct the speaker to transmit the acoustic signal wherein a frequency of the acoustic signal increases and/or decreases as a function of time, time-index the registered reflection, and map a location in the growing site of the at least one plant responsive to the registered reflection, and operable in a communication mode to direct the dual mode acoustic sensor module to transmit and/or receive the acoustic communication signal; an autonomous mobile platform; and an articulated robotic arm comprising a first end and a second end, the first end physically connected to the acoustic sensor module and the second end physically connected to the autonomous mobile platform. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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