Alistair K. Chan,William D. Duncan,Roderick A. Hyde,Lowell L. Wood, Jr.
申请号：
US13898298
公开号：
US08849523B1
申请日:
2013.05.20
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2014
代理人:
摘要：
A soil detection and planting apparatus. The apparatus includes a vehicle and a controller coupled to the vehicle. The apparatus further includes a planting device coupled to the vehicle, the planting device configured to plant seeds or plants into a soil material. The apparatus includes a ground penetrating radar sensor coupled to the vehicle. The ground penetrating radar soil sensor is configured to scan the soil material up to a designated depth beneath a surface of the soil material, wherein the ground penetrating radar soil sensor is further configured to provide a sensor feedback signal to the controller with respect to an intrinsic characteristic of the soil material. The controller is configured to instruct placement of a seed or a plant into the soil material based on the feedback signal.
