De-leafing apparatus for removing leaves of harvestable crops

This invention describes a harvester designed specifically for broccoli. It works by first using a mechanical de-leafing apparatus to remove excess leaves from the broccoli plants, which often hide the edible crowns. Once the crowns are exposed, an imaging device takes pictures to determine if they are ready for harvesting. The de-leafing mechanism, which includes shafts and blades, is positioned in front of the imaging device, relative to the harvester's direction of travel, and both are housed within a protective hood.

Why it matters: Filed before significant advances in agricultural machine vision and AI-driven crop analysis. The imaging system's accuracy and speed are now greatly improved, making the core decision-making more reliable.

Status: Not in forceListed as no longer active. The specific reason is not in the record we hold.
How hard to build: ModerateCustom blades, imaging system, software logic

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