Patent ID: 11867680
Assignee: ECOATION INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  A | IPC A  G

Claim 16:
17. A method comprising:
moving a mobile sensory platform within a growing area using a propulsion system;
using multiple sensors positioned in or on a vertically-extending support to capture data associated with multiple plants in the growing area, wherein different sensors are positioned at different heights along the vertically-extending support;
using a communication interface of the mobile sensory platform to support two-way wireless communication with the mobile sensory platform; and
using a control system of the mobile sensory platform to control movement of the mobile sensory platform and operation of the sensors;
wherein the multiple sensors comprise:
microclimate sensors that sense microclimates around individual ones of the multiple plants in the growing area; and
stereo imaging sensors that capture images of the multiple plants in the growing area; and

wherein the multiple sensors non-invasively capture multi-dimensional data points for the individual ones of the multiple plants in the growing area, at least some of the multi-dimensional data points associated with a three-dimensional (3D) structure of a canopy of the individual ones of the multiple plants in the growing area.