Patents by Inventor Mitsuaki NAGAO

Mitsuaki NAGAO has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • ROW DETECTION SYSTEM, AGRICULTURAL MACHINE HAVING A ROW DETECTION SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF ROW DETECTION
    Publication number: 20240130263
    Abstract: A row detection system includes a camera mounted to an agricultural machine to image a ground surface that is traveled by the agricultural machine to acquire time-series images including at least a portion of the ground surface, and a processor configured or programmed to perform image processing for the time-series images and to select, from the time-series images, a search region in which to detect at least one of crop rows and ridges, the search region having a size and shape including at least a portion of one or more wheels of the agricultural machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Shunsuke MIYASHITA, Toru TAMBO, Mitsuaki NAGAO