Identification of promising smart farm technologies and development of technology roadmap using patent map analysis
- Authors
- Chun, E.; Jun, S.; Lee, C.
- Issue Date
- Oct-2021
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Keywords
- Network analysis; Patent analysis; Patent map; Promising vacant technology; Smart farm; Technology road map
- Citation
- Sustainability (Switzerland), v.13, no.19
- Indexed
- SCIE
SSCI
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- Sustainability (Switzerland)
- Volume
- 13
- Number
- 19
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/137203
- DOI
- 10.3390/su131910709
- ISSN
- 2071-1050
- Abstract
- In this study, we suggest methodologies for identifying promising and vacant technologies on smart farms by analyzing patent information. Additionally, a technology roadmap for smart farms is suggested using network analysis. The database of patents related to smart farms was extracted from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) by keyword search, and valid patents data was selected and clustered using the Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) algorithm. We also conducted the technical importance analysis and trend analysis to identify promising technology topics. By developing a patent map based on a self-organizing map (SOM), we were able to identify vacant technologies among smart farm technology groups. In order to develop vacant technologies, we presented a stepwise technology roadmap by analyzing the relationship between technology elements using network analysis. The proposed procedure and analysis method provides useful insights in establishing research and development (R&D) strategies for the development of smart farm technology roadmaps. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
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