Patent ID: 11930726
Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A method for tracking missed tassels left by a detasseling machine, the detasseling machine including a cutterhead with at least one cutter, the method comprising:
performing a detasseling operation in a geospatial area to remove one or more tassels from plants planted in the geospatial area by the at least one cutter;
capturing rear-facing image data by a camera positioned on a main vehicle body of the detasseling machine with a field of view behind the detasseling machine;
applying image processing to the rear-facing image data to quantify a missed tassel metric for the geospatial area based on the rear-facing image data; and
displaying an indication of the missed tassel metric for the geospatial area to an operator of the detasseling machine.