TW201903685A - Automatic-scanning plant phenotype analysis system capable of achieving environmental simulation and observation analysis used in planting automation - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an automatic-scanning plant phenotype analysis system, which includes at least one digital data capturing unit, at least one automatically movable support mechanism unit, at least one planting area unit, at least one environment control unit, at least one automatic control unit and at least one image analysis system unit. The automated environment control unit is used to provide an impact factor for stabilizing the environment, and the digital data capturing unit is configured to capture digital data and provide the digital data to the image analysis system unit for computation, such that environmental simulation and observation analysis used in planting automation can be achieved.

Description

Automatic scanning of plant phenotypic analysis system

The invention relates to an analysis system for plant planting process, automatic control of environmental parameters and automatic input of digital data of plant appearance, which is convenient for environmental simulation and observation analysis of plant planting automation.

The development of plant factories creates the demand for hardware equipment and the integration of environmental control systems. The plant factory technology spans the cross-border integration of optoelectronics, construction, agriculture, animal husbandry, etc. The agricultural automation technology drives the overall industrial value, and is also the future to solve the food demand. Emerging technologies that are expected.

The prior art is directed to the research of automated environmentally-controlled cultivation equipment, such as the Republic of China Patent Publication No. M540472, which discloses an environmentally-controlled cultivation apparatus for cultivating Cordyceps sinensis, comprising a breeding field and a plurality of environmental control mechanisms. As disclosed in the Republic of China Patent Publication No. I555468 and M462511, an automatically controlled greenhouse farming system includes at least one fuel cell module, an environmental sensing control module, and a plurality of environmental forming devices, and has a plurality of sensing units and The control unit is used for sensing and feedback to control environmental factors. As disclosed in the Republic of China Patent Publication No. 200904323, the top surface of the intelligent indoor environment control device is covered with at least one transparent light cover for sunlight penetration, and the interior thereof has a cultivation space for crop cultivation, wherein The control device comprises a power supply unit, a water supply device, and a humidity controller for inputting a humidity range setting ,. When the humidity is lower than the set threshold, the water supply device is activated to adjust the humidity of the cultivation space and maintain The setting controller and a temperature controller capable of inputting a temperature range setting 电 are electrically connected to the air conditioning device, and when the room temperature of the cultivation space is lower than or higher than the setting threshold, the air conditioner adjustment is started. The room temperature of the cultivation space is maintained within the set size, whereby the water supply amount, humidity, room temperature, and illuminance in the cultivation space can be appropriately controlled to facilitate crop cultivation and planting. A monitoring system for growing conditions of a plurality of plant containers is disclosed in U.S. Patent Publication No. US20140173769A1, which utilizes a continuous transport plant system and a humidity sensor to move plants and perform individual observations to analyze humidity. However, the prior art has given supply adjustments to the lower limit of the conditions set by the environmental control only. There is no systematic record and feedback condition for the changes in the plant growth process, which needs to be solved.

On the other hand, the prior art is directed to the development of a feature measurement system for plant images, as disclosed in the Republic of China Patent Publication No. I489097 and I401412, a feature measurement system for plant images, which calculates plant characteristic data of plant images. As disclosed in the Republic of China Patent Publication No. I435234, the method and system for identifying plant diseases, and the method for recording the same, the method steps are as follows: providing a plant disease database to store the name of the plant disease and the disease characteristic image information corresponding to the name of the plant disease, via After the image capturing device obtains the plant image information, the image processing unit obtains the plant image information according to the first color processing technology, and obtains the image information of the suspected area according to the second color processing technology, and calculates the area of the image information of the suspected area. When the area is larger than the preset area, the image information of the suspected area is used as a symptom area image information, and the image information of the disease area is compared with the image information of the disease characteristic, and when the image information of the disease area matches the image information of any specific disease feature , obtain the name corresponding to one of the specific plant diseases.

The prior art is directed to an image detecting device for screening plant specimens, as disclosed in U.S. Patent Publication No. US20140173769A1. A sensor system, method and computer program product for determining physical characteristics of individual plants in a row in an agricultural environment, recording contour images of plants, leaf patterns and plant locations, as disclosed in US Patent Publication No. US20070044445A1, Distinguish between plants, invasive species, or weed species. Also disclosed in U.S. Patent Publication No. US8537360, a soybean phenotype recording cart for evaluating a soybean plant for detecting iron deficiency chlorosis, collecting data signals by cart and radiation sensor, and calculating and storing data.

The creator of this creation has been working in the plant equipment hardware industry for many years. He is well aware that there are still deficiencies in the automation of integrated phenotypic records and environmental control equipment, and is committed to the development of automated scanning plant phenotypic analysis systems. The invention relates to an automatic scanning plant phenotypic analysis system, comprising: at least one digital data capturing unit, at least one automatically movable supporting mechanism unit, at least one planting area unit, at least one environmental control unit, at least one automatic control unit And at least one image analysis system unit; and using an automated environmental control unit to provide a stable environmental impact factor, and then using a digital data capture unit to extract digital data to provide image analysis system unit operations, thereby achieving an environment for plant plant automation Simulation and observation analysis. The invention has the advantages of automatic integrated phenotypic recording and environmental control, which is different from the prior art, and its novelty, progress and practical benefits are correct. With regard to the techniques, means and functions of the present invention, a preferred embodiment is described in detail with reference to the drawings, and it is believed that the above objects, structures and features of the present invention can be obtained from an in-depth and specific understanding. .

The embodiments of the present invention are described below by way of specific embodiments, and those skilled in the art can readily appreciate other advantages and effects of the present invention from the disclosure herein. The present invention can also be implemented or applied by various other specific embodiments. The details of the present specification can also be modified and changed without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

First, please refer to FIG. 1 for a perspective view of the automatic scanning plant phenotypic analysis system of the present invention. The automatic scanning plant phenotype analysis system 1 includes: at least one digital data capturing unit 101, which is mounted on an automatically movable support mechanism. The fixed frame of the unit 102 has a plant appearance digital data input function; at least one automatically movable bracket mechanism unit 102, connected with the automatic control unit 106 and the digital data capturing unit 101, having the functions of axial movement; at least one planting area The unit 103 can provide one or more sample plantings and connect the environment control units 105; the plurality of tag units 104 are disposed beside the sub-areas of the planting area unit 103 to identify the planting condition parameters of the area; An environment control unit 105 provides an independent control parameter function to change the environmental parameters of the planting area unit 103; at least one automatic control unit 106 provides an automatically movable rack mechanism unit movement 102 and a digital data capturing unit 101 to capture or sense an instruction. To transmit digital data to the image analysis system unit 107; and at least one image analysis system Element 107, performing image analysis, synthesis or algorithm operation on the digital data of the observed plant 111; and using the automated environment control unit 106 to provide a stable environmental impact factor, and then taking the digits by the digital data capture unit 101 The digital data is provided by the image analysis system unit 107, and the system is applied to environmental simulation and observation analysis of plant planting automation. The environment control unit 105 includes: a nutrient condition control unit, a lighting condition control unit 110, a temperature and humidity environment control condition control unit, a gas environment concentration control unit or/and an irrigation condition control unit, providing various environmental conditions and returning The image analysis system unit 107 records the time point range for each conditional application to compare the plant phenotypes with environmental conditions. The image analysis system unit 107 includes an image analysis computer 108 and an image analysis screen 109 for analyzing the plant phenotype and the control environment control unit 105.

Figure 2 is a diagram showing the automatic moving bracket mechanism unit of the automatic scanning plant phenotypic analysis system of the present invention, showing the stereoscopic image 2 of the planting system for automatically scanning the plant phenotypic analysis system, and the digital data capturing unit 101 can select the camera lens, Infrared barcode scanning light source, 3D scanning lens, RF sensor or combination of the above components. The automatically movable bracket mechanism unit 102 includes: at least one fixing frame unit, connecting the sliding rail unit and the screw unit, and providing the fixing and displacement function of the erecting digital data capturing unit 101; at least one sliding rail unit, the X-axis and the Y-axis direction control Moving the holder unit to move the horizontal and vertical positions of the digital data capture unit 101; and at least one screw unit, the Z-axis height controls the movement holder unit to move the height position of the digital data capture unit 101. The automatic moving bracket mechanism unit 102 uses an XYZ three-axis automatic displacement to fix the camera lens, the infrared barcode scanning light source and/or the 3D scanning lens on the variable platform, and can perform image scanning on the observed plant 111 by using the digital identification method. The automatically movable bracket mechanism unit 102 controls the front, rear, left, right, up, and down mobility through a programmable software program, and sets a suitable mechanism depending on the area size or type of the planting area unit 103. The area of the planting area unit 103 can be as large as a greenhouse, and can be as small as a desktop. The planting area unit 103 can be composed of a horizontal, vertical or angled planting table or rack. Each tag unit 104 is disposed beside each area of the planting area unit 103 to identify the plant name and condition parameters of the area. The tag unit 104 can optionally provide an identification location area and an applied environmental parameter using an RF radio frequency, a one-dimensional bar code, a two-dimensional bar code, a three-dimensional bar code, or a QR code.

Figure 3 is a diagram showing the digital data capture unit of the automatic scanning plant phenotypic analysis system of the present invention, showing the front view of the planting system of the automatic scanning plant phenotypic analysis system, and further explaining the level of the digital data capturing unit 101. The X-axis and height Z-axis positions can be moved freely. Further, in conjunction with FIG. 4, a side view of the automatic scanning plant phenotypic analysis system of the present invention is shown, and the side view 4 of the planting system for automatically scanning the plant phenotypic analysis system is displayed, and the bracket mechanism unit 102 can be automatically moved to move the Y-axis in the front-rear direction. The erecting digital data capturing unit 101 is provided to shift back and forth to capture the digital data of the plant 111 or the tag data function of the tag unit 104.

In order to make the review committee further understand the actual application context of the creation, as shown in Figure 5, the digital data acquisition unit digital data input diagram of the automatic scanning plant phenotypic analysis system of the creation is displayed, and the digital display of the plant phenotypic analysis system is automatically scanned. The data capture unit digital data input state 5, the automatic movement support mechanism unit 102 uses the XYZ three-axis automatic displacement, and the digital data capture unit 101 includes: a camera lens, an infrared barcode scanning light source and/or a 3D scanning lens, and is fixed. On the variable platform, the observation plant 111 of the planting area unit 103 can be image-scanned by using the digital identification method, or the tag data of the tag unit 104 can be collected, and the mobile device system 102 can be automatically moved through a programmable software program. Set the direction and movement position. The digital data capture unit 101 further collects phenotypes of the angles of the observed plants 111 to expand the image analysis of the observation angle to prevent observation of dead angles. The image analysis system unit 107 through the back end transmits image images to establish a large database through optical image synthesis analysis software, and judges the cause of plant growth through efficient calculation. The single or multiple digit data extraction unit 101 is used to photograph, scan, or image the plants in front, side, and multiple angles, and the images can be analyzed for plant phenotype to observe growth, surface area growth, leaf number, color, horn, Disease, seed selection, plant stem length growth rate, bending angle change rate, cotyledon tip curved cotyledon angle, root length growth rate, bending angle, seed germination period: germination rate, root hair length growth rate, bending angle, chemical firefly Light intensity distribution and rate of change; phytohormone effects, phototropism, darkroom and light morphogenesis, abiotic stress observation.

Figure 6 is a schematic diagram showing the control of the environmental control unit parameters of the automatic scanning plant phenotypic analysis system of the present invention, showing that the environmental control unit parameter control state 6 of the plant phenotypic analysis system is automatically scanned, and the environmental control unit 105 comprises: an illumination condition control unit 110. The temperature and humidity environmental control condition control unit and the gas environment concentration control unit 601, and the nutrient condition control unit and the irrigation condition control unit 602; and the state of the environmental control unit is corrected by the feedback unit. The illumination condition control unit 110 adopts LED polycrystalline composite technology to perform different spectral patterns for mixing, the spectral range is from UVB340~NIR 900 nm, and the spectral sensing unit feedback can be used to approximate the latitude and longitude spectrum illumination of the simulated earth. condition. The temperature and humidity environmental control condition control unit controls the atmospheric environment temperature and humidity environment change condition by using the automatic control system, and the temperature change of each section can be performed for 24 hours by the programmable side stroke, and the ramp rate of each section can be performed. control. The gas environment concentration control unit controls the ambient gas concentration by using different gas environment sensing, and the gas concentration control can be controlled by mixing with a gas or a plurality of gases. The nutrient condition control unit can set a plurality of independent nutrient control units in the planting area unit 103 or perform simultaneous growth observation under the same simultaneous ring control condition, and can also carry out different nutrient components and pH on the same plant. Value, concentration, temperature, and administration time, etc., and the observation of plant growth in different regions under the same simultaneous and controlled conditions. The irrigation condition control unit is designed to have the same tank body with multiple irrigation modes. It can be used for a variety of irrigation methods with a little movement, including field irrigation, tidal irrigation mode, aerosol humidification irrigation and drip irrigation mode; and irrigation system per area unit The pH, concentration value and temperature control cycle can be disinfected by UV sterilization. The irrigation condition control unit uses the principle of rising and falling water level to make the water content and nutrient consistency of each plant, so that the research data can be accurately observed.

The invention relates to an automatic scanning plant phenotypic analysis system, comprising: at least one digital data capturing unit, at least one automatically movable supporting mechanism unit, at least one planting area unit, at least one environmental control unit, at least one automatic control unit And at least one image analysis system unit; and using an automated environmental control unit to provide a stable environmental impact factor, and then using a digital data capture unit to extract digital data to provide image analysis system unit operations, thereby achieving an environment for plant plant automation Simulation and observation analysis. The technical features of the present invention are different from those of the prior art, and their novelty, progress, and practical benefits are correct. Therefore, the lack of conventional knowledge can be effectively improved, and the utility is quite practical.

Looking at the above, the specific structure disclosed in the present embodiment can indeed provide the application of environmental simulation and observation analysis of plant planting automation. In terms of its overall structure, it has not been seen in similar products, and has not been disclosed before application. Chengcheng has complied with the statutory requirements of the Patent Law and has filed an invention patent application in accordance with the law.

However, the above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention. When it is not possible to limit the scope of the creation of the present invention, that is, the equivalent changes and modifications made by the applicant in accordance with the scope of the patent application and the content of the creation specification are all It should remain within the scope of this creation patent.

1‧‧‧Automatic scanning plant phenotypic analysis system

101‧‧‧Digital Data Acquisition Unit

102‧‧‧Automatically movable bracket mechanism unit

103‧‧‧ planting area unit

104‧‧‧Label unit

105‧‧‧Environmental Control Unit

106‧‧‧Automatic Control Unit

107‧‧‧Image Analysis System Unit

108‧‧‧Image analysis computer

109‧‧‧Image Analysis Screen

110‧‧‧Light condition control unit

111‧‧‧ Observing plants

2‧‧‧Automatic scanning plant phenotypic analysis system planting system perspective

3‧‧‧ Front view of the planting system for automatic scanning of plant phenotypic analysis systems

4‧‧‧Side view of planting system for automatic scanning of plant phenotypic analysis systems

5‧‧‧Automatic scanning of digital data of plant phenotypic analysis system

6‧‧‧Automatic scanning of environmental control unit parameter control status of plant phenotyping system

601‧‧‧Temperature and humidity environmental control condition control unit and gas environment concentration control unit

602‧‧‧Hydration Condition Control Unit and Irrigation Condition Control Unit

Figure 1 shows a perspective view of the automatic scanning plant phenotypic analysis system of this creation. Figure 2 is a diagram showing the automatic moving bracket mechanism unit of the automatic scanning plant phenotypic analysis system of the present creation. Figure 3 is a diagram showing the digital data capture unit of the automatic scanning plant phenotypic analysis system of the present creation. Figure 4 is a side view showing the automatic scanning plant phenotypic analysis system of the present creation. Figure 5 is a schematic diagram showing the digital data input of the digital data capture unit of the automatic scanning plant phenotypic analysis system of the present creation. Figure 6 is a schematic diagram showing the control of the environmental control unit parameters of the automatic scanning plant phenotypic analysis system of the present creation.

Claims (14)

An automatic scanning plant phenotypic analysis system comprises: at least one digital data acquisition unit, which is mounted on an automatically movable support mechanism unit, has a plant appearance image and data input function; at least one automatically moves the support mechanism unit, and the connection is automatic The control unit and the digital data capture unit have the functions of axial movement; at least one regional unit can provide one or more sample plants and connect various environmental control units; at least one environmental control unit provides Independently controlling the parameter function to change the environmental parameters of the planting area unit; at least one automatic control unit providing an automatic moving bracket mechanism unit moving and digital data capturing unit shooting or sensing command to transmit digital data to the image analysis system unit; At least one image analysis system unit performs image analysis, synthesis or algorithm operation on the digital data of the captured plant; and uses an automated environmental control unit to provide a stable environmental impact factor, and then uses a digital data capture unit to capture the digital position Data analysis system unit operation The system is applied to environmental simulation and observation analysis of plant planting automation. The automatic scanning plant phenotypic analysis system according to claim 1, wherein the digital data capturing unit selects an imaging lens, an infrared barcode scanning light source, a 3D scanning lens, a radio frequency sensor or the above combination elements. The automatic scanning plant phenotypic analysis system of claim 1, wherein the automatically movable bracket mechanism unit comprises: at least one fixing frame unit, connecting the sliding rail unit and the screw unit, and providing fixing and displacement of the erecting digital data capturing unit Function; at least one rail unit, the X-axis and the Y-axis direction control the mobile holder unit to move the horizontal and vertical positions of the digital data capture unit; and at least one screw unit, the Z-axis height control mobile holder unit to move The height position of the digital data capture unit. The automatic scanning plant phenotypic analysis system according to claim 1, wherein the automatically movable bracket mechanism unit controls the front, rear, left, right, up, and down mobility through a programmable software program. The automatic scanning plant phenotypic analysis system according to claim 1, wherein the planting area unit is composed of a horizontal, vertical or angled planting table or rack. The automatic scanning plant phenotypic analysis system according to claim 1, wherein each label unit is disposed beside each area of the planting area unit to identify the planting product name and the condition parameter of the area. The automatic scanning plant phenotypic analysis system according to claim 6, wherein the tag unit unit is configured to provide an identification location area and an applied environmental parameter by using an RF radio frequency, a one-dimensional barcode, a two-dimensional barcode, a three-dimensional barcode or a QR code. The automatic scanning plant phenotypic analysis system according to claim 1, wherein the image analysis system unit performs image analysis to establish a large database through optical image synthesis analysis software, and determines the cause of plant growth through efficient calculation. The automatic scanning plant phenotypic analysis system according to claim 1, wherein the environmental control unit comprises: a nutrient condition control unit, a light condition control unit, a temperature humidity environment control condition control unit, a gas environment concentration control unit, and an irrigation condition control. Unit or above combination unit; and with the sensing unit feedback to correct the status of each environmental control unit. The automatic scanning plant phenotypic analysis system according to claim 9, wherein the nutrient condition control unit is capable of stably growing after setting a plurality of independent nutrient control units in the planting area unit or performing simultaneous simultaneous environmental control conditions. Observed, the composition of different nutrient solution, pH value, concentration, temperature and application time can also be carried out on the same plant, and the growth of plants in different regions under the same simultaneous control conditions can be observed. The automatic scanning plant phenotypic analysis system according to claim 9, wherein the illumination condition control unit performs different spectral patterns by using LED polycrystalline composite technology, and the spectral range is from UVB340 to NIR 900 nm, and the spectral sensing is performed. The unit feedback can be close to simulating the latitude and longitude spectral illumination conditions on the earth. The automatic scanning plant phenotypic analysis system according to claim 9, wherein the temperature and humidity environmental control condition control unit controls the atmospheric environment temperature and humidity environment change condition by using an automatic control system, and can be performed by the programmable side process. The temperature of each zone changes during the hour, and the ramp rate control of each zone can be performed. The automatic scanning plant phenotypic analysis system according to claim 9, wherein the gas environment concentration control unit controls the ambient gas concentration by using different gas environment sensing, and the gas concentration control can be controlled by a gas or a plurality Mixing control of multiple gases. The automatic scanning plant phenotypic analysis system according to claim 9, wherein the irrigation condition control unit designes the same tank body to have a plurality of irrigation modes, and a plurality of irrigation modes can be performed with a little movement, including field irrigation and tidal irrigation mode. , aerosol humidification irrigation and drip irrigation water supply mode; and each unit of the irrigation system can carry out UV sterilization by pH, concentration value and temperature control cycle.