MUMBAI, India, Aug. 10 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202631087291 A) filed by Centurion University Of Technology And Management, Odisha; and Centurion University Of Technology And Management, Andhra Pradesh on July 16, 2026, for Automated Terrain-Adaptive Orchard Planting And Monitoring Device.
Inventors include B. Hema Sundara Saranya; B. Khagesh; P. Sandeep; G. Devi Chand; B. Karthik; Dr. K. Jogi Naidu; and Dr. Abinash Gaya.
The application for the patent was published on July 31, 2026, under issue no. 31/2026.
Abstract: An automated terrain adaptive orchard planting and monitoring device, comprising a housing 101 with a user computing unit for orchard profile creation and management, an imaging unit 102 for analyzing orchard terrain and identifying suitable planting locations, a weather sensing module 103 for capturing environmental parameters, a Temporal Convolutional Network (TCN) means for forecasting localized weather trends and generating alerts, a soil penetrometer 104 for assessing ground hardness and soil stability, an L shaped pneumatic stabilization jack 105 having a furrow opening unit 106 for forming planting grooves, a plurality of extendable rods 108 with motorized wheels 110 and rubber tracks for terrain navigation, a motorized 4DOF arm 114 for seed placement, a motorized slider 119, scissor arrangement 120, levelling plate 121 and toggle unit 122 for soil compaction and levelling, a soil moisture sensor 123, water reservoir 126 and electronic nozzle 125 for precision irrigation, enabling terrain-adaptive planting and orchard monitoring.
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