Mobile mounted remote sensing/application apparatus for interacting with selected areas of interest within a field
First Claim
1. An apparatus for detecting agronomic information on an agriculture field comprising:
- at least one sensor configured to detect agronomic information from an area of interest from within a field, the agronomic information over space and time being useful to facilitate an optimized growing of a crop;
a mobile carrier configured to carry the sensor in close proximity with the area of interest, the sensor constructed and arranged to detect the agronomic information from the area of interest as it passes near the field; and
a computer having a central processing unit, a memory coupled to the central processing unit, and an electronic interface coupled between the memory and the sensor for transferring the detected agronomic information into the memory, the computer configured to collect the detected agronomic information from the areas of interest within the field.
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided for detecting agronomic information on a field to be cultivated. The apparatus has at least one sensor configured to detect agronomic information from an area of interest from within a field. The agronomic information detected over space and time being desirable to facilitate the optimized growing of a crop. A mobile carrier is configured to carry the sensor in close proximity to the area of interest. The sensor is constructed and arranged to detect the agronomic information from the area of interest as it passes near the field. The computer has a central processing unit, a memory coupled to the central processing unit, and an electronic interface coupled between the memory and the sensor for transferring sensed information into the memory. The computer is configured to collect detected agronomic information from the areas of interest within the field. An apparatus is also provided for facilitating cultivation of an agriculture field via an interface device. One interface device is a detector. Another interface device is an effector. The apparatus can detect/measure and control the optimized growing of a crop.
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52 Claims
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1. An apparatus for detecting agronomic information on an agriculture field comprising:
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at least one sensor configured to detect agronomic information from an area of interest from within a field, the agronomic information over space and time being useful to facilitate an optimized growing of a crop; a mobile carrier configured to carry the sensor in close proximity with the area of interest, the sensor constructed and arranged to detect the agronomic information from the area of interest as it passes near the field; and a computer having a central processing unit, a memory coupled to the central processing unit, and an electronic interface coupled between the memory and the sensor for transferring the detected agronomic information into the memory, the computer configured to collect the detected agronomic information from the areas of interest within the field. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A apparatus for sensing agronomic information on an agriculture field comprising:
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a sensor configured to detect information desirable to growing crops over space and time; a mobile carrier configured to carry the sensor over the field, the mobile carrier constructed and arranged to position the sensor to detect information from an area of interest of the field; a control system including an administrative computer having a central processing unit, a memory coupled to the processing unit, and a data transfer apparatus coupled between the memory and the sensor for transferring sensed information into the memory; and crop management decisions configured in the memory, with the administrative computer comparing sensed information with the crop management decisions to direct application rates of water and chemicals via the control system and for regulating operation of a variable rate device for cultivating the field in response thereto. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37)
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34. An apparatus for detecting agronomic information on an agriculture field, comprising:
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at least one sensor configured to detect agronomic information from an area of interest from within a field, the agronomic information over space and time being useful to facilitate the optimized growing of a crop; a mobile carrier configured to carry the sensor in close proximity with the area of interest, the sensor constructed and arranged to detect the agronomic information from the area of interest as it passes near the field; a computer having a central processing unit, a memory coupled to the central processing unit, and an electronic interface coupled between the memory and the sensor for transferring the detected agronomic information into the memory, the computer configured to collect the detected agronomic information from the areas of interest within the field; and a position determining device coupled with the computer and configured to detect location of the area of interest within the field being detected by the sensor.
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38. An apparatus for collecting information to be used by an irrigation and chemical application device to be passed over a field for applying water and chemicals at a desired rate, the apparatus comprising:
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a sensing device configured to detect agronomic information from an area of interest on the field; a mobile carrier constructed and arranged to carry the sensing device for taking measurements from within the field; a feedback control system configured to receive detected signals from the remote sensing device in order to control water and chemical application rates, the control system allowing for monitoring and data reduction via an information system. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40)
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41. An apparatus for permitting sensing of an agricultural field, the apparatus comprising:
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a mobile carrier movably carried in relation to a field; a sensor supported on the mobile carrier and configurable for movement to sense areas of interest on the field; a computer having a central processing unit and a memory coupled to the processing unit; and an electronic interface connecting the sensor and the computer, the electronic interface coupled between the memory and the sensor for transferring sensed information into the memory. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44)
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45. A remote sensing apparatus for sensing an agricultural field to be cultivated, comprising:
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a sensor configured to detect information desirable to growing crops over space and time; a mobile carrier for carrying the sensor over the field, the mobile carrier constructed and arranged to position the sensor to detect information from a desired location at a selected time; a control system including an administrative computer having a central processing unit, a memory coupled to the processing unit, and a data transfer apparatus coupled between the memory and the sensor for transferring sensed information into the memory; and crop management decisions configured in the memory, with the administrative computer comparing sensed information with the crop management decisions to direct application rates of water and chemicals via a closed-loop control and a variable rate agriculture control device.
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46. An apparatus for permitting remote sensing of an agricultural field to be cultivated, the apparatus comprising:
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a mobile carrier carried over a field to be cultivated; a sensor supported on the mobile carrier and configurable to sense areas of interest on the field; a computer having a central processing unit and a memory coupled to the processing unit; and an electronic interface configured to connect the sensor and the computer, the electronic interface coupled between the memory and the sensor for transferring sensed information into the memory. - View Dependent Claims (47)
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48. An apparatus for facilitating cultivation of an agriculture field, comprising:
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an interface device configured to interact with selected areas of interest within an agriculture field, the interaction over space and time being useful to facilitate an optimized growing of a crop; a mobile carrier configured to carry the interface device in proximity with the area of interest; a computer having a processor, a memory coupled with the processor, and a data interface coupled between the processor and the interface device for enabling communication between the processor and the interface device, the processor configured to control interaction of the interface device with selected areas of interest within the field. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52)
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