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CL2019001441A1 - Sistemas y métodos para operar un receptáculo de crecimiento. - Google Patents

Sistemas y métodos para operar un receptáculo de crecimiento.

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CL2019001441A1
CL2019001441A1 CL2019001441A CL2019001441A CL2019001441A1 CL 2019001441 A1 CL2019001441 A1 CL 2019001441A1 CL 2019001441 A CL2019001441 A CL 2019001441A CL 2019001441 A CL2019001441 A CL 2019001441A CL 2019001441 A1 CL2019001441 A1 CL 2019001441A1
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Gary Bret Millar
Mark Gerald Stott
Todd Garrett Tueller
John David Tueller
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Abstract

SE PROPORCIONAN EN LA PRESENTE SISTEMAS Y MÉTODOS PARA OPERAR UN RECEPTÁCULO DE CRECIMIENTO. UNA FORMA DE REALIZACIÓN DE UN SISTEMA INCLUYE UN CARRO QUE SE MUEVE SOBRE UNA PISTA DEL RECEPTÁCULO DE CRECIMIENTO, DONDE EL CARRO RECIBE UNA SEMILLA PARA CULTIVAR EN UNA PLANTA. EL SISTEMA TAMBIÉN PUEDE INCLUIR UNA INTERFAZ DE SER HUMANO–MÁQUINA (HMI) QUE SE ACOPLA AL RECEPTÁCULO DE CRECIMIENTO Y UN DISPOSITIVO COMPUTACIONAL DE RECEPTÁCULO ACOPLADO A LA HMI. EL DISPOSITIVO COMPUTACIONAL DEL RECEPTÁCULO ALMACENA LÓGICA QUE, CUANDO ES EJECUTADA POR EL DISPOSITIVO COMPUTACIONAL DEL RECEPTÁCULO, HACE QUE EL SISTEMA RECIBA UNA RECETA DE CULTIVO PARA LA SEMILLA EN EL CARRO, EN DONDE LA RECETA DE CULTIVO INCLUYE EL ACCIONAMIENTO DE AL MENOS UN ELEMENTO QUE AFECTA EL MEDIO AMBIENTE Y PROPORCIONA A UN USUARIO LA OPCIÓN DE ALTERAR LA FUNCIONALIDAD DE LA RECETA DE CRECIMIENTO. EN ALGUNAS FORMAS DE REALIZACIÓN, LA LÓGICA TAMBIÉN PUEDE HACER QUE EL SISTEMA RECIBA UNA SELECCIÓN DE USUARIO DE LA OPCIÓN DE USUARIO Y, EN RESPUESTA A LA RECEPCIÓN DE LA SELECCIÓN DEL USUARIO, ALTERE LA FUNCIONALIDAD DE LA RECETA DE CRECIMIENTO.
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