Patent ID: 11856937
Assignee: DISCOVERY PURCHASER CORPORATION
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  E  G  H | IPC A  E  G  H

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus configured to inhibit the growth of vegetation, comprising:
an input unit;
a processing unit; and
an output unit;
wherein the input unit is configured to provide the processing unit with at least one image of an environment;
wherein the processing unit is configured to analyse the at least one image to determine at least one location of vegetation for activating at least one mulch application unit;
wherein the at least one mulch application unit is mountable on a train configured to carry at least one mulch;
wherein the mulch application unit, in a train-mounted configuration, is configured to receive the at least one mulch on the train;
wherein the train is mountable on a railway track;
wherein the train comprises a plurality of train cars coupled together;
wherein the at least one mulch application unit is configured to apply the at least one mulch from the train to the at least one location of vegetation to inhibit growth of the vegetation;
wherein the at least one location of vegetation is on the railway track, adjacent the railway track, or both;
and
wherein the output unit is configured to output information useable to activate the at least one mulch application unit to apply the at least one mulch, from the train, to the at least one location of vegetation.