APPARATUS FOR MANAGING REFLECTING PLATE FOR FRUIT TREE AND METHOD USING THE SAME
First Claim
1. An apparatus for managing a reflecting plate for a fruit tree, the apparatus comprising:
- a solar sensor configured to sense the amount of sunlight;
a fruit-tree database configured to store therein types and locations of fruit trees grown in a growing area;
a wireless communication unit configured to perform communications with a robot for moving a reflecting plate for a fruit tree and with the reflecting plate via a wireless communication network; and
a central processing unit configured to control the robot so that it installs the reflecting plate in the growing area and to control a reflection angle at which the sunlight is reflected in the reflecting plate, based on at least one of the amount of sunlight, the types and locations.
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method for managing a reflecting plate for a fruit tree are disclosed. The apparatus for managing a reflecting plate for a fruit tree includes: a solar sensor configured to sense the amount of sunlight; a fruit-tree database configured to store therein types and locations of fruit trees grown in a growing area; a wireless communication unit configured to perform communications with a robot for moving a reflecting plate for a fruit tree and with the reflecting plate via a wireless communication network; and a central processing unit configured to control the robot so that it installs the reflecting plate in the growing area and to control a reflection angle at which the sunlight is reflected in the reflecting plate, based on at least one of the amount of sunlight, the types and locations.
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1. An apparatus for managing a reflecting plate for a fruit tree, the apparatus comprising:
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a solar sensor configured to sense the amount of sunlight; a fruit-tree database configured to store therein types and locations of fruit trees grown in a growing area; a wireless communication unit configured to perform communications with a robot for moving a reflecting plate for a fruit tree and with the reflecting plate via a wireless communication network; and a central processing unit configured to control the robot so that it installs the reflecting plate in the growing area and to control a reflection angle at which the sunlight is reflected in the reflecting plate, based on at least one of the amount of sunlight, the types and locations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for managing a reflecting plate for a fruit tree, the method comprising:
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storing types and locations of fruit trees grown in a growing area; sensing the amount of sunlight; controlling a robot so that it installs a reflecting plate in the growing area based on at least one of the amount of sunlight, the types and locations; and controlling a reflection angle at which the sunlight is reflected in the reflecting plate based on at least one of the amount of sunlight, the types and locations. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A reflecting plate for a fruit tree, comprising:
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a reflecting part disposed on a surface of the reflecting plate and configured to reflect sunlight; four pillars disposed on the other surface of the reflecting plate, lengths of the four pillars being adjusted by a motor; and a central processing unit configured to adjust a length of at least one of the four pillars so as to adjust a reflection angle at which sunlight is reflected, under the control of an apparatus for managing a reflecting plate for a fruit tree using wireless communications. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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