Floating aquatic plant cultivation device and method using image recognition
The floating aquatic plant cultivation device uses image recognition to automate nutrient supply and harvesting, addressing labor and contamination issues, ensuring uniform quality and increased yield.
JP7759969B2Active Publication Date: 2025-10-24VIROUTE INC +1
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Patent Information
- Application Number
- JP2024009406
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Priority Date
- 2023-11-09
- Filing Date
- 2024-01-25
- Publication Date
- 2025-10-24
- Estimated Expiration
- 2044-01-25
AI Technical Summary
Technical Problem
Existing methods for cultivating floating aquatic plants are labor-intensive, dangerous, and prone to contamination, especially with heavy metals, affecting yield and safety for food and medicinal use, and lack automation for uniform quality and efficient harvesting.
Method used
A floating aquatic plant cultivation device utilizing image recognition for analyzing plant growth and harvesting, including a cultivation unit, camera unit, control unit, and harvesting unit, which calculates doubling times and harvest cycles to automate nutrient supply and harvesting.
Benefits of technology
Enables cultivation of uniform quality floating aquatic plants in small areas with reduced labor, automatic harvesting, and increased yield, while minimizing contamination risks.
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Abstract
To provide an apparatus and a method for cultivating floating aquatic plants using image recognition.SOLUTION: The present disclosure includes a plurality of cultivation units configured to accommodate a floating aquatic plant, a camera unit configured to capture an image of the cultivation units, and a control unit configured to analyze a doubling time in the image of the cultivation units using image recognition and analyze a harvest cycle and a one-time harvest amount of the floating aquatic plant based on the analyzed doubling time of the floating aquatic plant.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
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