Plant treatment based on morphological and physiological measurements
A system for plant parameter detection, including: a plant morphology sensor having a first field of view and configured to record a morphology measurement of a plant portion and an ambient environment adjacent the plant, a plant physiology sensor having a second field of view and configured to record a plant physiology parameter measurement of a plant portion and an ambient environment adjacent the plant, wherein the second field of view overlaps with the first field of view; a support statically coupling the plant morphology sensor to the physiology sensor, and a computing system configured to: identify a plant set of pixels within the physiology measurement based on the morphology measurement; determine physiology values for each pixel of the plant set of pixels; and extract a growth parameter based on the physiology values.
1. A system for dispensing a treatment fluid to one or more plants, comprising:
a first camera mounted to a vehicle navigating through a field comprising a plurality of plants and oriented to capture a volume, the first camera recording a morphology measurement of a plant describing a structure or geometry of the plant;
a second camera mounted to the vehicle navigating through the field comprising the plurality of plants and oriented to capture the volume, the second camera recording a physiology measurement of the plant describing a functionality of the plant;
a nozzle mounted to the vehicle to release treatment fluids onto one or more plants; and
a computer communicatively coupled to the first camera and second camera, the computer executing a set of instructions that when executed causes the system to:
identify the treatment fluid to be applied to the plant based on the physiology measurement;
identify a plant portion of the plant at which the treatment fluid is to be applied based on the morphology measurement; and
control the nozzle to apply the treatment fluid to the plant portion using the treatment mechanism as the vehicle navigates through the field.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first camera comprises a LIDAR system.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the physiology measurement comprises a set of physiology pixels; and
the computer is further configured to identify a subset of physiology pixels of the set of physiology pixels that are associated with the plant portion.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the computer is further configured to:
determine a physiology value for the plant based on the physiology measurement and the morphology measurement; and
identify the treatment fluid and the plant portion based on the determined physiology value.
5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the physiology value is determined by determining a physiology value for each pixel of a set of physiology pixels of the physiology measurement.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the computer is further configured to:
generate a three-dimensional model of the plant based on the morphology measurement; and
identify the plant portion based on the generated three-dimensional model.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the computer is further configured to:
determine a set of treatment parameters based on the morphology measurement and the physiology measurement; and
apply the treatment fluid to the plant portion based on the determined set of treatment parameters.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the computer is further configured to:
identify a phenotype of the plant based on the physiology measurement; and
identify the treatment fluid to be applied to the plant based on the phenotype of the plant.
9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the computer is further configured to:
identify a genotype of the plant based on the physiology measurement; and
identify the treatment fluid to be applied to the plant based on the genotype of the plant.
10. The system of claim 1 , wherein computer is further configured to:
determine a plant index for the plant based on the physiology measurement; and
identify the treatment fluid to be applied to the plant based on the plant index.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the plant index is at least one of a health index or a growth index.
12. A method for plant physiological value determination comprising:
receiving a morphology measurement recorded with a first camera mounted to a vehicle navigating through a field, the morphology measurement describing a structure or geometry of the plant;
receiving a physiology measurement recorded with a second camera mounted to the vehicle, the physiology measurement describing a functionality of the plant;
identifying, with a computer communicatively coupled to the first camera and second camera, a treatment fluid to be applied to the plant based on the physiology;
identifying, with the computer, a plant portion of the plant at which the treatment fluid is to be applied based on the morphology measurement; and
applying the treatment fluid to the plant portion with a nozzle mounted to the vehicle.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the first camera comprises a LIDAR system, and the morphology measurement comprises a measurement from the LIDAR system.
14. The method of claim 12 , wherein:
the physiology measurement comprises a set of physiology pixels; and
the method further comprises identifying, with the computer, a subset of physiology pixels of the set of physiology pixels that are associated with the plant portion.
15. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
determining, with the computer, a physiology value for the plant based on the physiology measurement and the morphology measurement; and
identifying the treatment fluid and the plant portion based on the determined physiology value.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein determining the physiology value comprises determining, with the computer, a physiology value for each pixel of a set of physiology pixels of the physiology measurement.
17. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
generating, with the computer, a three-dimensional model of the plant based on the morphology measurement; and
identifying the plant portion based on the generated three-dimensional model.
18. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
determining, with the computer, a set of treatment parameters based on the morphology measurement and the physiology measurement; and
applying the treatment fluid to the plant portion based on the determined set of treatment parameters.
19. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
identifying, with the computer, a phenotype of the plant based on the physiology measurement; and
identifying the treatment fluid to be applied to the plant based on the phenotype of the plant.
20. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
identifying, with the computer, a genotype of the plant based on the physiology measurement; and
identifying the treatment fluid to be applied to the plant based on the genotype of the plant.
21. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
determining, with the computer, a plant index for the plant based on the physiology measurement; and
identifying the treatment fluid to be applied to the plant based on the plant index.
22. The method of claim 21 , wherein the plant index is at least one of a health index or a growth index.
23. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions for plant physiological value determination, the instructions comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
receive a morphology measurement recorded with a first camera mounted to a vehicle navigating through a field, the morphology measurement describing a structure or geometry of the plant;
receive a physiology measurement recorded with a second camera mounted to the vehicle, the physiology measurement describing a functionality of the plant;
identify, with a computer communicatively coupled to the first camera and second camera, a treatment fluid to be applied to the plant based on the physiology;
identify, with the computer, a plant portion of the plant at which the treatment fluid is to be applied based on the morphology measurement; and
applying the treatment fluid to the plant portion with a nozzle mounted to the vehicle.
24. The computer-readable medium of claim 23 , wherein the first camera comprises a LIDAR system, and the morphology measurement comprises a measurement from the LIDAR system.
25. The computer-readable medium of claim 23 , wherein:
the physiology measurement comprises a set of physiology pixels; and
the instructions further comprise instructions that cause the processor to identify, with the computer, a subset of physiology pixels of the set of physiology pixels that are associated with the plant portion.
26. The computer-readable medium of claim 23 , wherein the instructions further comprise instructions that cause the processor to:
determine, with the computer, a physiology value for the plant based on the physiology measurement and the morphology measurement; and
identify the treatment fluid and the plant portion based on the determined physiology value.
27. The computer-readable medium of claim 26 , wherein the instructions for determining the physiology value comprise instructions that cause the processor to determine, with the computer, a physiology value for each pixel of a set of physiology pixels of the physiology measurement.
28. The computer-readable medium of claim 23 , wherein the instructions further comprise instructions that cause the processor to:
generate, with the computer, a three-dimensional model of the plant based on the morphology measurement; and
identify the plant portion based on the generated three-dimensional model.
29. The computer-readable medium of claim 23 , wherein the instructions further comprise instructions that cause the processor to:
determine, with the computer, a set of treatment parameters based on the morphology measurement and the physiology measurement; and
apply the treatment fluid to the plant portion based on the determined set of treatment parameters.
30. The computer-readable medium of claim 23 wherein the instructions further comprise instructions that cause the processor to:
identify, with the computer, a phenotype of the plant based on the physiology measurement; and
identify the treatment fluid to be applied to the plant based on the phenotype of the plant.
31. The system of claim 23 , wherein the instructions further comprise instructions that cause the processor to:
identify, with the computer, a genotype of the plant based on the physiology measurement; and
identify the treatment fluid to be applied to the plant based on the genotype of the plant.
32. The system of claim 23 , wherein the instructions further comprise instructions that cause the processor to:
determine, with the computer, a plant index for the plant based on the physiology measurement; and
identify the treatment fluid to be applied to the plant based on the plant index.
33. The system of claim 32 , wherein the plant index is at least one of a health index or a growth index.