发明名称 Seed classification using spectral analysis to determine existence of a seed structure
摘要 This disclosure relates to a method and system that models a seed structure and uses a spectral analysis to identify which morphological seed structures are existent in the seed/seedling. Additionally, this disclosure relates to a method and system that applies multi-spectral analysis using predetermined models of a seed/seedling to identify which morphological structures are existent in the seed/seedling. The information about the existence or non-existence of structures of the seed/seedling is used to classify the seed as having a specific characteristic, for later commercial use or sale. The seed market determines which specific characteristic the method will use to classify the seed/seedling. The individual seed classification may help determine associated seed lot germination values.
申请公布号 US9058518(B2) 申请公布日期 2015.06.16
申请号 US201314063500 申请日期 2013.10.25
申请人 BALL HORTICULTURAL COMPANY 发明人 Conrad Robert Scott;Falkenstein Paul L.;Coleman Michael David;Hu Xiaolei
分类号 G06K9/00 主分类号 G06K9/00
代理机构 Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP 代理人 Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP ;Rueth Randall G.
主权项 1. A method in a computer system for classifying a seed by determining which of any of a group of seed structures the seed is detected to have, the computer system including a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the method comprising: producing a set of modeling parameters that identify the seed structure from the rest of a model image data, based on a selected region of interest identified in the model image data; generating scripts based on the set of modeling parameters; subjecting the seed to a first spectral signal; recording a first reflection of the spectral signal; causing the processor to produce a first image data of the recording; storing the first image data in the memory; causing the processor to identify, using the set of modeling parameters, one or more morphological seed structures for the seed based on the first image data stored in the memory; wherein the morphological seed structures include a seed coat, a root, a stem, and a leaf, or a morphological seed structure occurring between the development of any two seed structures of the seed; or a sub-structure occurring in the development of any one or more of the morphological seed structures; wherein the seed sub-structure includes one or more from the following group: hilium, micropyle, testa, embryonic root, radicle, root tip, root meristem, embryonic shoot, shoot meristem, epicotyl, plummule, coleoptiles, shoot, stem, hypocotyls, hook, round cotyledon, true leaf, and cotyledon leaf; and causing the processor to classify, using the generated scripts, the seed based on the one or more identified morphological seed structures and sub-structures.
地址 West Chicago IL US