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Method and apparatus for processing an image of an agricultural field

  • US 6,721,453 B1
  • Filed: 07/10/2000
  • Issued: 04/13/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of detecting an edge between a cut crop and an uncut crop in a field, the method comprising:

  • processing at least two scanlines of pixel data based on an image of the field;

    generating a field boundary approximating the edge between a cut crop and an uncut crop in a field;

    calculating a first characteristic of the image after processing each scanline of pixel data;

    calculating a second characteristic of the image after processing each scanline of pixel data; and

    determining whether to continue processing the pixel data based on the first characteristic, the second characteristic and the location of a particular scanline being processed in relation to the image.

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