A vision-based multi-arm cotton picking robot
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202311546151.2
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2023-11-20
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-23
- Estimated Expiration
- 2043-11-20
AI Technical Summary
Existing spindle-type cotton harvesters cause cotton fibers to break, thin, and become tangled during long-staple cotton harvesting. In addition, manual harvesting is slow, labor-intensive, and inefficient, resulting in reduced quality of long-staple cotton and high harvesting costs.
Design a vision-based multi-arm cotton picking robot, including a chassis, robotic arms, and a cotton collection box. The chassis is divided into three layers. The robotic arms have cotton conveying channels inside and are equipped with four robotic arms. The robot uses LiDAR navigation and cameras to identify the position of the cotton, and performs precise picking through the robotic arms. It also uses a fan to generate negative pressure for picking and conveying.
It enables precise positioning and harvesting of cotton fibers, reduces fiber damage, improves harvesting efficiency and cotton cleanliness, and reduces labor intensity and harvesting costs.
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