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 4:
5. A system configured to inhibit the growth of vegetation, comprising:
at least one camera;
an apparatus configured to inhibit the growth of vegetation; and
at least one mulch application unit;
wherein the at least one camera is configured to acquire the at least one image of an environment;
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;
and
wherein the apparatus is configured to:
analyse the at least one image of an environment to determine at least one location of vegetation within the environment for activating at least one mulch application unit, wherein the at least one location of vegetation is on the railway track, adjacent the railway track, or both, and
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 to inhibit growth of the vegetation.