System and method for agriculture using a seed tape

摘要

The invention provides an ability to determine a position of a growing plant in a field such that automated or semi-automated means can be deployed more effectively to provide plant maintenance processes during a natural crop cycle. A control system for an agricultural implement may detect detectable elements dispersed between seeds of a seed tape. The control system may determine at least one of a weed zone and a plant zone and may actuate a ground engaging device accordingly.

主权项

1. A system for an agricultural implement for use with a seed tape including a plurality of agricultural seeds and a plurality of detectable elements dispersed between the seeds, the system comprising:
a ground engaging device; an electronic sensor for sensing a physical location of a first detectable element of the plurality of detectable elements of the seed tape and providing a resulting detection signal; a data structure storing a separation distance between at least one of seeds of the seed tape and detectable elements of the seed tape and storing a predetermined plant dimension for a seed of the seed tape; and a controller in communication with the electronic sensor and the data structure, wherein the controller is configured to determine at least one of a weed zone between seeds and a plant zone for a seed based on receiving the detection signal for the first detectable element and reading the separation distance and the predetermined plant dimension from the data structure, and wherein the controller is configured to actuate the ground engaging device in the at least one of a weed zone and a plant zone.