MUMBAI, India, July 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202621070310 A) filed by Rajarambapu Institute Of Technology on June 05, 2026, for Crop-Stage-Aware Retractable Shelter System With Disease-Balanced Wind- Safe Position Optimization.
Inventors include Dr. Varsha Tanaji Lokare; Prof. Jayashree A. Patil; Prof. Prakash M. Jadhav; Dr. Amol S. Patil; Prof. Ganesh S. Wedpathak; and Prof. Meenakshi Kanase.
The application for the patent was published on July 10, 2026, under issue no. 28/2026.
Abstract: Crop-Stage-Aware Retractable Shelter System with Disease-Balanced Wind-Safe Position Optimization This invention describes a crop-stage-aware intelligent retractable shelter system for agricultural crop protection. The system utilizes environmental sensing, site- corrected weather forecasting, and crop-stage-specific threshold analysis to determine an optimal shelter deployment position. A control unit calculates crop damage probability, shelter-induced fungal disease risk, solar exposure penalty, and wind-load safety conditions for multiple deployment positions using a multi-objective optimization framework. The system further performs staged actuation of a retractable covering assembly through intermediate deployment positions with continuous tension validation and dynamic wind-load re-evaluation to ensure structural safety during movement. Following rainfall events, the system executes an adaptive post-rain drying operation by partially retracting the shelter when disease recovery risk exceeds a threshold and renewed rainfall probability remains low. The invention improves crop protection, reduces fungal disease propagation, preserves beneficial solar exposure, and enhances operational safety and efficiency in precision agricultural environments.
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