MUMBAI, India, April 17 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641042673 A) filed by Dayananda Sagar College Of Engineering, Bangalore, Karnataka, on April 2, for 'a solar-powered unified device for real-time soil, crop and post-harvest agricultural intelligence.'
Inventor(s) include Mohammad Yasin; Dr. Suma V; Prof. Poornima D; Shobha N; Prof. Swathi B V; Nayana Shinde; and Prof. Leelavathi R.
The application for the patent was published on April 17, under issue no. 16/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Invention is a solar-powered, unified agricultural intelligence device designed to provide real-time, lifecycle-aware monitoring and decision support across soil preparation, crop growth, and post-harvest transport and storage stages. The system integrates multi-modal sensor fusion, including soil condition sensors, environmental sensors, spoilage-related gas sensors, and a reusable laser/LiDAR-based scanning module within a single portable physical unit. Through automatic context detection, the device dynamically operates in Soil Monitoring, Crop Health, or Post-Harvest Mode without manual configuration. An embedded edge-based decision engine processes the aggregated data locally to evaluate soil parameters, crop structural conditions, and spoilage indicators. Unlike conventional agricultural tools that present raw sensor values or require cloud-based analysis, it generates structured, action-based recommendations specifying intervention type, required quantity, optimal timing, and urgency level. The device operates autonomously using solar energy with intelligent power management and adaptive sensing frequency based on detected risk levels and energy availability. By unifying sensing, scanning, and decision intelligence within a single energy-independent platform, the invention enables early stress detection, spoilage prediction, and optimized farm-to-market decision-making, offering functionality not present in existing standalone agricultural devices."
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