Image-Guided Crop Protection Application for Drift Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems fail to ensure that plant protection agents are applied only where their effect is intended, leading to unnecessary environmental contamination and inefficiency, particularly in organic agriculture where minimal use is prioritized.
Innovation Solution
A method and device utilizing image recordings to identify target objects, determine application amounts, and apply plant protection agents precisely to specific regions, with documentation to confirm accurate application, using a control and calculation unit, image recording units, and a dosing unit to deliver droplets of 1 to 100 nL, minimizing drift and ensuring targeted application.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If conventional plant protection application systems are used, then broad coverage is achieved, but precision of application and environmental contamination worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies plant protection agents with local quality by targeting specific plants or regions identified through image analysis, rather than uniform broad-spectrum application. The dosing unit delivers precise amounts to identified targets, ensuring high precision of application while minimizing environmental contamination through localized treatment only where needed.
2Manufacturing precision
If autonomous systems with image recognition are used, then deliberate application is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system achieves deliberate application through multi-functionality by integrating image recording, image analysis, target identification, and controlled dosing into a single autonomous platform. The control unit coordinates multiple functions (sensing, processing, actuation) to enable precise plant protection application while managing system complexity through unified control architecture.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If minimal plant protection agent use is prioritized, then environmental impact is reduced, but effectiveness in pest control may worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies preliminary action by using image recording and analysis to identify and locate target plants or pests before application. This advance identification enables precise targeting, ensuring that minimal amounts of plant protection agents are applied only where needed, thereby reducing environmental impact while maintaining effectiveness through accurate delivery to the intended target.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to the technical area of the application of plant protection agent. The subjects of the present invention are a device and a method for the automated and precise application of one or more plant protection agents on a target object and for the documentation of the application.