Exploring the Evolution of Core Technologies in Agricultural Machinery: A Patent-Based Semantic Mining Analysis

The semi-automatic construction and analysis of technology roadmaps are at the forefront of applying artificial intelligence techniques. To clarify the development path of the core technologies in the field of agricultural machinery, we propose a core technology evolution path analysis method based...

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Published inElectronics (Basel) Vol. 12; no. 20; p. 4277
Main Authors Wei, Tingting, Jiang, Tao, Feng, Danyu, Xiong, Juntao
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.10.2023
Subjects
Agricultural equipment
Agricultural machinery
Algorithms
Analysis
Artificial intelligence
Bibliometrics
Classification
Cluster analysis
Clustering
Codes
Data mining
Deep learning
Evolution
Farm equipment
Farm machinery
Innovations
Machine learning
Methods
Quantitative analysis
Semantics
Sentences
Strategic planning
Technological planning
Technology
Technology application
Text analysis
Trends
Visualization
China
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Summary:The semi-automatic construction and analysis of technology roadmaps are at the forefront of applying artificial intelligence techniques. To clarify the development path of the core technologies in the field of agricultural machinery, we propose a core technology evolution path analysis method based on patent text semantic mining. First, the key sentences in the text were extracted, and the BERT model was used to represent the topic’s key sentences in semantic vectorization. Then, the technology roadmap was constructed through the unsupervised LDA topic clustering method, and the main fields of activity, blank fields, and fields of agricultural machinery were visually analyzed. Next, investment in research fields was strengthened. Finally, we mapped the technology roadmap and patent IPC codes and found that the evolution of core technologies in the field of agricultural machinery could be divided into the technology development stage, technology focus stage, and technology transformation stage; this allows us to analyze the evolution and integration of these core technologies. The internal laws of the technology evolution provide a reference for future research plans of governments, enterprises, and institutions, aiding in the patent portfolio planning by revealing the microlevel process of technology integration and the technological trends in agricultural machinery.
ISSN:2079-9292
2079-9292
DOI:10.3390/electronics12204277