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US 12,324,368 · App. 17/586,056 · Granted Jun 10, 2025

Aerial seeding bioremediation method for coal mining subsidence area

Inventors: Yinli Bi (Xi'an, CN); Shaopeng Ma (Beijing, CN); Yakun Gao (Beijing, CN); Longjie Zhang (Beijing, CN); Huili Zhou (Beijing, CN)
Assignees: XI'AN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING)
A01C21/00A01C7/08B64U2101/32
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Patent No.
US 12,324,368
App. No.
17/586,056
Granted
Jun 10, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An aerial seeding bioremediation method for a coal mining subsidence area. The method includes obtaining a topographic map of the coal mining subsidence area; grading the topographic map in terms of ground slopes; determining seeding coefficients of aerial seeding operation according to a grading result of the ground slopes and ground coverage rates of the coal mining subsidence area; determining height adjustment parameters during unmanned aerial vehicle, UAV, aerial seeding; and performing, by a UVA, the aerial seeding operation according the grading result of the ground slopes, the seeding coefficients of the aerial seeding operation, and the height adjustment parameters. A slop grading technical standard of aerial seeding determined by the method of the present disclosure is applicable to complex topography of the coal mining subsidence area and helps with safety of the UVA.

Claims (33)

1. An aerial seeding bioremediation method for a coal mining subsidence area, comprising steps of:

S1, obtaining a topographic map of the coal mining subsidence area;

S2, grading the topographic map in terms of ground slopes, wherein, in the step S2, the topographic map of the coal mining subsidence area is divided into a gridded mining area topographic map with grids of 50˜100 m so as to grade the ground slopes,

wherein, a standard for grading the ground slopes is as follows:

1) A slope which is <15° is a level-one slope; 2) a slope which is 15° ˜25° is a level-two slope; 3) a slope which is 25° ˜35° is a level-three slope; 4) a slope which is of 35° ˜60° is a level-four slope; and 5) a slope which is 60° ˜90° is a level-five slope;

S3, determining seeding coefficients of aerial seeding operation according to a grading result of the ground slopes and ground coverage rates of the coal mining subsidence area,

wherein, a slop seeding coefficient is obtained according to the grading result of the ground slopes;

a product of the slop seeding coefficient and a ground coverage seeding coefficient is a seeding coefficient of the aerial seeding operation; and

the ground coverage seeding coefficient is assigned a value according to a grade level of a ground coverage rate,

wherein, the ground coverage seeding coefficient is determined according to the following a)-d):

a) a ground coverage rate which is 80%˜100% is a level-one coverage rate, for which there is no need to sow grass seeds;

b) a ground coverage rate which is 50%˜80% is a level-two coverage rate, for which the ground coverage seeding coefficient is set to 0.5;

c) a ground coverage rate which is 20%˜50% is a level-three coverage rate, for which the ground coverage seeding coefficient is set to 0.8;

d) a ground coverage rate which is 0%˜20% is a level-four coverage rate, for which the ground coverage seeding coefficient is set to 1.0,

wherein, the slope seeding coefficient is obtained by Formula (1):

a

=

1

cos

⁢

⁢

(

b

)

(

1

)

in the Formula (1), a represents the slope seeding coefficient, and b represents a maximum slope within a grade level of ground slope;

S4, determining height adjustment parameters during unmanned aerial vehicle, UAV, aerial seeding, wherein, a height adjustment parameter is determined by Formula (2):

e=d ×tan( b )  (2)

in the Formula (2), e represents the height adjustment parameter, d represents a UAV aerial seeding width, and b represents a maximum slope within a grade level of ground slope; and

S5, performing, by a UAV, the aerial seeding operation according the grading result of the ground slopes, the seeding coefficients of the aerial seeding operation, and the height adjustment parameters.

2. The aerial seeding bioremediation method according to claim 1 , wherein, in the step S1, the topographic map of the coal mining subsidence area is acquired through a digital surveying and mapping method or UAV mapping.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 27, 2022
From: BI, YINLI; MA, SHAOPENG; GAO, YAKUN; ZHANG, LONGJIE; ZHOU, HUILI
To: XI'AN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING)
Reel/Frame 058795/0055 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202110178130.4 · Feb 9, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220248597A1 · Aug 11, 2022
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