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US 12,274,189 · App. 18/043,968 · Granted Apr 15, 2025

Vision system

Inventors: Nicholas Winkler (Gurnee, IL); Paul Wildermuth (Tremont, IL)
Assignee: Precision Planting LLC
A01B69/001A01C23/042A01M7/0057A01M7/0089A01M7/0092B05B12/082G03B17/561H04N7/181H04N23/90A01B69/008
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,274,189
App. No.
18/043,968
Granted
Apr 15, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system having a boom; a plurality of cameras attached to the boom; and a plurality of lenses on each camera; wherein not all lenses have a same field of view.

Claims (18)

1. A system comprising:

a boom;

a plurality of cameras attached to the boom; and

a plurality of lenses on each camera;

wherein on each camera, a first lens of the plurality of lenses has a first field of view and a second lens of the plurality of lenses has a second field of view, wherein the first field of view includes a first portion of the boom and the second field of view includes a second portion of the boom that is different than the first portion of the boom.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein there are at least two cameras and they are disposed to view an area at least as long as the boom.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein there are at least two cameras and they are disposed to view an area that extends past the boom.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein each camera is connected to the boom via an arm.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the arm is movable between a storage position and a deployed position.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the arm is actuated between the storage position and the deployed position.

7. The system of claim 6 further comprising a boom actuation system to move the boom between a storage position and a deployed position, and the arm is actuated with the boom actuation system.

8. The system of claim 1 further comprising a monitor, wherein each of the plurality of cameras is in signal communication with the monitor.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein each camera processes images captured by the camera.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein a monitor processes images captured by each of the plurality of cameras.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of cameras are positioned in combination to view all of a length of the boom and beyond an end of the boom to view any drift of the boom as the boom travels through a field.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of cameras are positioned to view a fluid spray for flow, blockage, or drift, to view for guidance, for obstacle avoidance, to identify plants, to identify weeds, to identify insects, to identify diseases, or combinations thereof as the boom travels through a field.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of cameras are disposed rearward of the boom along a direction of travel of the system.

14. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of cameras are disposed forward of the boom along a direction of travel of the system.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 3, 2023
From: WINKLER, NICHOLAS; WILDERMUTH, PAUL
To: PRECISION PLANTING LLC
Reel/Frame 062874/0329 →
Continuity (6)
Provisional Application 63105575 · Oct 26, 2020
Provisional Application 63105566 · Oct 26, 2020
Provisional Application 63105552 · Oct 26, 2020
Provisional Application 63105543 · Oct 26, 2020
Provisional Application 63105584 · Oct 26, 2020
Related Publication 20230328397A1 · Oct 12, 2023
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