Herein provided is an autonomous unmanned ground vehicle (AUGV) and handheld device for pest control. The AUGV comprises a chassis with a drive mechanism to displace the AUGV among a plurality of plants comprising at least one weed; an image-capture device to obtain images of the plurality of plants; a motorized arm with a free end displaceable with respect to the chassis; a microwave emitter mounted to the free end, displaceable therewith, and operable to emit microwaves; and a control system to operate at AUGV. The control system comprises a processing unit; and a memory having stored thereon instructions to cause the AUGV to perform: independently navigating the chassis among the plurality of plants; identifying the at least one weed in the images; displacing the motorized arm to position the free end in proximity to the at least one weed; and emitting microwaves toward the at least one weed.
AUTONOMOUS UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLE AND HANDHELD DEVICE FOR PEST CONTROL
AUTONOMES UNBEMANNTES BODENFAHRZEUG UND TRAGBARE VORRICHTUNG ZUR SCHÄDLINGSBEKÄMPFUNG
VÉHICULE TERRESTRE AUTONOME SANS CONDUCTEUR ET DISPOSITIF PORTATIF POUR LA LUTTE ANTIPARASITAIRE
2022-01-19
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | A01B SOIL WORKING IN AGRICULTURE OR FORESTRY , Bodenbearbeitung in Land- oder Forstwirtschaft / A01M Tierfang, Tierfallen oder Abschreckvorrichtungen für Tiere , CATCHING, TRAPPING OR SCARING OF ANIMALS / B25J Manipulatoren , MANIPULATORS / B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen / G01N Untersuchen oder Analysieren von Stoffen durch Bestimmen ihrer chemischen oder physikalischen Eigenschaften , INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES / G01R Messen elektrischer Größen , MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES / G05D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES , Systeme zum Steuern oder Regeln nichtelektrischer veränderlicher Größen |
AUTONOMOUS UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLE AND HANDHELD DEVICE FOR PEST CONTROL
European Patent Office | 2019
|Autonomous unmanned ground vehicle and handheld device for pest control
European Patent Office | 2022
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