System and method for controlling plant reproductive structures thinning

This invention describes a computer system that helps farmers decide how to thin their plants, specifically fruits and flowers. It generates a "thinning policy" by analyzing various data like plant type, location, and market preferences to determine the ideal number and spacing of fruits or flowers. The claimed system specifically requires units to detect both reproductive structures and the overall tree structure to build temporal models for guiding the thinning.

Why it matters: Filed just before the widespread availability of more robust, off-the-shelf computer vision models and accessible edge AI hardware. This could simplify the detection and temporal modeling components.

Status: Not in forceListed as no longer active. The specific reason is not in the record we hold.
How hard to build: SpecializedSoftware logic, sensor integration, computer vision

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