Schedule
Choose the route, time, sensing plan and review rules.
Solution 02 / R&D programme
Autonomous crop monitoring for protected environments.
WorkMachines is exploring repeatable monitoring rounds for glasshouses and other controlled growing environments. A mobile machine follows a route, records site and crop conditions, and returns location-tagged observations for a person to review.
- Status
- R&D programme
- Setting
- Protected cropping
- Output
- Observations for review
ZONE PLAN / GH-A
Mobile unit M-01Recording row A-03
Zone A-04 / 14:32Variation recorded
The monitoring round
A repeatable route with a clear record at the end.
The purpose is not to replace a grower's judgement. It is to make routine observation more consistent and bring the right changes to their attention with location and evidence attached.
ZONE PLAN / GH-A
Mobile unit M-01Recording row A-03
Zone A-04 / 14:32Variation recorded
01Schedule
02Move
03Sense
04Compare
05Review
06Record
Move
Follow a repeatable path through the growing area.
Sense
Record images and environmental readings by location.
Compare
Place the current round beside earlier observations.
Review
Send relevant variations to a grower or site operator.
Record
Keep the observation, decision and follow-up together.
Monitoring scope
Useful observations from one planned round.
The sensing plan is configured for the environment. Each result is an observation for review, not an automatic diagnosis or agronomic instruction.
Crop condition
Repeatable images that make visible change easier to review.
Water delivery
Signs of leaks, blocked lines or unexpected wet areas.
Environment
Temperature and other configured readings attached to a zone.
Infrastructure
Obstructions or visible faults found during a round.
Round history
A consistent record of where the machine went and what it saw.
Crop Monitoring architecture
The same WorkMachines system, configured for monitoring.
Crop Monitoring uses the same mission control, site execution, machine connectors and activity record as Patrol. The route, sensing plan and review workflow are different.
System architecture
The parts used to run a monitoring round and review what changed.
GrowerSite teamReview queueFarm records
A grower or site operator schedules the round and reviews what changed.
Monitoring roundSensing planReview rulesObservation history
A WorkMachines R&D programme for repeatable rounds in protected environments.
WorkMachines operating system
Round plannerMachine stateReview queueObservation record
The route is scheduled and every observation is kept against the round and location.
Baseline comparisonLocation contextPriority rulesVariation summary
Current readings are placed beside earlier rounds so a person can review the difference.
Local navigationSensor timingSafe stopOffline buffer
Navigation and sensor capture continue close to the machine, including during a network gap.
Mobile platformMotion commandsRGB / thermalSensor state
The application uses a common interface for the mobile platform and its sensing payload.
Mobile machineGrowing rowsEnvironment zonesSensing payload
A suitable mobile machine follows defined rows and records conditions by zone.
Commands move down Telemetry and evidence returnSite execution remains local when connectivity drops
R&D boundary
What we are building, and what still needs to be tested.
This is an active research and development programme. We are looking for suitable protected-cropping environments where the technical and operational questions can be tested.
- Repeatable routes in protected growing environments
- Configurable RGB and thermal sensing
- Location-tagged observations
- Human review and action records
- Navigation around live growing operations
- Useful crop and site baselines
- The right sensing payload for each environment
- A review process that fits the grower's day