Patent ID: 11937528
Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  G  H | IPC A  G  H

Claim 6:
7. A crop analysis method, comprising:
acquiring a set of images of a crop, wherein the set of images include one or more images of the crop having different modalities;
processing the set of images to determine a condition of the crop, wherein processing the set of images includes:
registering images of the set of images;
segmenting the images of the set of images;
selecting at least one part of the crop based on segmented images, wherein selecting the at least on part includes selecting one or more positions of the crop including at least one mature leaf with a broad surface generally directed to an imaging array acquiring the set of images; and
evaluating the at least one part of the crop selected based on corresponding image data to determine the condition of the crop, wherein evaluating includes analyzing respective sets of pixels associated with the one or more positions selected to provide respective measurements for identifying the condition of the crop; and signaling an action in accordance with the condition determined, wherein acquiring the set of image and signaling the action are performed while an agricultural vehicle traverses a field including the crop.