WO2018224850A1 - Autonomous robotic insect control and pollination system - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01M—CATCHING, TRAPPING OR SCARING OF ANIMALS; APPARATUS FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF NOXIOUS ANIMALS OR NOXIOUS PLANTS
- A01M1/00—Stationary means for catching or killing insects
- A01M1/10—Catching insects by using Traps
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01M—CATCHING, TRAPPING OR SCARING OF ANIMALS; APPARATUS FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF NOXIOUS ANIMALS OR NOXIOUS PLANTS
- A01M5/00—Catching insects in fields, gardens, or forests by movable appliances
- A01M5/04—Wheeled machines, with means for stripping-off or brushing-off insects
- A01M5/08—Wheeled machines, with means for stripping-off or brushing-off insects with fans
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01H—NEW PLANTS OR NON-TRANSGENIC PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING THEM; PLANT REPRODUCTION BY TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES
- A01H1/00—Processes for modifying genotypes ; Plants characterised by associated natural traits
- A01H1/02—Methods or apparatus for hybridisation; Artificial pollination ; Fertility
- A01H1/027—Apparatus for pollination
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- the present invention refers to an autonomous robotic system for the purpose of combating harmful insects in greenhouses and assisting plant pollination.
- the insects in question manage to enter greenhouses from any opening and rapidly multiply with devastating consequences for our crops.
- the autonomous robotic insect control and pollination system of the invention is essentially a self-propelled vehicle consisting of the main chassis (1) (figure 1) on which there are the wheels, the electric generator, the steering and the central processing unit (computer) that will autonomously propel our robot with the proper navigation system.
- the main chassis (1) (figure 1) on which there are the wheels, the electric generator, the steering and the central processing unit (computer) that will autonomously propel our robot with the proper navigation system.
- a suction pump (2) figure 1 on the rear of the chassis, and a blower (3) on its front. Both the suction pump and the blower are power by the electric generator of the vehicle.
- the outlet of the blower is connected to two telescopic tubes (4) in figure 1 which are perpendicular to the chassis (perpendicular to the ground) and have a vertical air outlet (8) (figure 1).
- the suction pump inlet is also connected to a telescopic tube (5) figure 1 which is installed perpendicular to the chassis (perpendicular to the ground) and which at the upper end has a funnel (6) figure 1.
- This funnel has a strong illumination inside (7) (figure 2) while its internal walls are covered with pheromones.
- the telescopic tube (5) connected to the suction pump (2) has at its base a bag for collecting the insects
- our autonomous robotic system moves parallel to the plants' rows of the greenhouse.
- insects are collected in an insect collection bag.
Abstract
The present invention refers to an autonomous robotic system for the purpose of controlling insects in greenhouses and also to assist in plant pollination. On a self-propelled vehicle, we place a suction pump (2) on the rear of the chassis and a blower (3) at the front of the chassis. The blower outlet is connected to two telescopic tubes (4) having a vertical air outlet (8). The inlet of the suction pump is connected to a telescopic tube (5) which has a funnel (6) at its upper end, a strong illumination (7) inside it, while its internal walls are covered with pheromones.
Description
Autonomous Robotic Insect Control and Pollination
System
The present invention refers to an autonomous robotic system for the purpose of combating harmful insects in greenhouses and assisting plant pollination. The insects in question, manage to enter greenhouses from any opening and rapidly multiply with devastating consequences for our crops.
Until now, combating these insects was done primarily with the following methods.
A) Chemically, with the use of insecticides
B) Deterring, with insect proof nets
C) With beneficial insects and
D) with insect population control traps As can be seen, the abovementioned approaches have numerous disadvantages such as the burden of crops with chemicals (insecticides), their low efficiency and, in some cases, the great economic costs.
As far as the pollination is concerned, it was done either with a small vibration machine (the machine touched the plant flowers and the vibrations ejected the pollen into the surrounding area), or with handheld sprayers where a worker sprayed the flowers with a mixture of water with a hormone, or with bees. Our goal is to find a way to deal with harmful insects and to help pollination in greenhouses in the most natural way, with high efficiency and with as low as possible operating costs.
The autonomous robotic insect control and pollination system of the invention is essentially a self-propelled vehicle consisting of the main chassis (1) (figure 1) on which there are the wheels, the electric generator, the steering and the central processing unit (computer) that will autonomously propel our robot with the proper navigation system. On this self-propelled vehicle we place a suction pump (2) figure 1 on the rear of the chassis, and a blower (3) on its front. Both the suction pump and the blower are power by the electric generator of the vehicle.
The outlet of the blower is connected to two telescopic tubes (4) in figure 1 which are perpendicular to the chassis (perpendicular to the ground) and have a vertical air outlet (8) (figure 1).
The suction pump inlet is also connected to a telescopic tube (5) figure 1 which is installed perpendicular to the chassis (perpendicular to the
ground) and which at the upper end has a funnel (6) figure 1.
This funnel has a strong illumination inside (7) (figure 2) while its internal walls are covered with pheromones.
The telescopic tube (5) connected to the suction pump (2) has at its base a bag for collecting the insects
When in operation, our autonomous robotic system moves parallel to the plants' rows of the greenhouse.
When our robotic system is placed in operation, air exits forcefully from the vertical slot (8) of the telescopic tubes (4) connected to the blower (3), forcing any insects on the plants to begin to fly.
As our system moves, a number of plants have passed the back of the chassis that carries the suction pump (2) with the telescopic tube (5) and the funnel (6). So any insects (now flying) are attracted by the powerful light (7) of the funnel (6) and by the fact of the existence of pheromones and are sucked by our system.
These insects are collected in an insect collection bag.
At the same time, because of the air coming out of the telescopic tubes (4) the flowers of the plants vibrate so that their pollen disperses into the surrounding area, and is transported to adjacent plants, as we desire.
In this way, we achieve in a very natural way the control of harmful insects in greenhouses as well as their optimal pollination.
Claims
Autonomous robotic insect control and pollination system consisting of a self-propelled cart chassis (1) with autonomous navigation capabilities, characterized by the presence on the chassis' front of a blower (3), the outlet of which is connected to two telescopic tubes (4) placed vertically on the chassis, said tubes have a vertical air outlet (8) and by the presence of a suction pump (2) at the rear of the chassis, the inlet of which is connected to a second telescopic tube (5) and is also placed perpendicular to the body.
Autonomous robotic insect control and pollination system that according to claimi is characterized by the fact that at its upper end the second telescopic tube (5) has a funnel (6) inside which there is strong lighting (7) and whose inner walls are pheromone- coated.
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