BIOCARBON ENGINEERING LTD.;FLETCHER Lauren E.;GRAHAM Susan M.;RITCHIE Matthew S.
发明人:
Fletcher, Lauren E.,Ritchie, Matthew S.,Graham, Susan M.,Bian, Shunning
申请号：
NZ73123215
公开号：
NZ731232A
申请日:
2015.09.23
申请国别(地区):
NZ
年份:
2018
代理人:
摘要：
Embodiments of the present invention provide techniques, including systems and methods, for planting using planting pods. An automated planting system having a mobile transport platform being an unmanned aerial vehicle with one or more sensors, can be configured to deliver pods including a payload (e.g., seeds, cuttings, or other planting materials) into or onto the ground at a predetermined location. The automated planting system includes a chamber into which a pod can be fed into and fired from an attached barrel by activation of a trigger control firing mechanism configured to receive data from the one or more sensors. In some embodiments, the automated planting system can include a mapping system that receives various sensor inputs and generates a map of a planting area. A pod planting system may use the map of the planting area to deliver pods to the planting area. The pod planting system may be executed automatically using the maps generated by the mapping system and/or manually by a remote operator. Each pod can include a payload to be planted on or in the ground by the pod planting system.
