Agricultural robotics: A streamlined approach to realization of Autonomous Farming

Pota, H. R.; Eaton, Ray; Katupitiya, Jayantha; Pathirana, Suneth

doi:10.1109/iciinfs.2007.4579153

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“…Harvesting, sowing and agrochemical application have been successfully implemented on mobile robots -called service units (Auat Cheein & Carelli (2013)) within agricultural environments (Cariou et al (2009)). For example, in Pota et al 2007, the authors presented a robotic tractor for operation in precision agriculture for tasks such as pesticide application or crop scouting. The tractor contained a differential global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver, vision systems and an on-board computer for information processing and control.…”

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Algebraic path tracking to aid the manual harvesting of olives using an automated service unit

Cheein

Scaglia

Torres-Torriti

et al. 2016

Biosystems Engineering

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Service units used in precision agriculture are able to improve processes such as harvesting, sowing, agrochemical application, and manure spreading. This two-part work presents, a path tracking controller based on an algebraic approach for an articulated service unit, suitable for embedded applications, and its implementation to a hierarchical navigation strategy to aid a manual harvesting process. The path tracking controller approach can be scaled to several trailers attached to the service unit. For harvesting, the service unit drives within an olive grove environment following the previously developed path and a trailer is used as a mobile hopper where olives, collected by human labour, are deposited. The service unit also registers and georeferences the amount of olives (mass) collected for the subsequent creation of yield maps. The developed navigation strategy improved the time associated with harvesting olives by approximately 42-45%. The mathematical formulation of the problem, some real time experimental results, the creation of a yield map and the statistical analysis that validated the method are included.

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Algebraic path tracking to aid the manual harvesting of olives using an automated service unit

Cheein

Scaglia

Torres-Torriti

et al. 2016

Biosystems Engineering

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“…Machinery usage has become inevitable for the agricultural industry. Pota et al [1] iterate the need to develop autonomous farming systems that deploy unmanned sensing and machinery systems with the possibility of centralized tele-supervision. They indeed affirm that "Autonomous machinery will form the backbone of future precision autonomous farming systems".…”

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Agricultural Aid for Mango cutting (AAM)

Konam

2014

2014 International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communications and Informatics (ICACCI)

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Mango cultivation methods being adopted currently are ineffective and low productive despite consuming huge man power. Advancements in robust unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV's), high speed image processing algorithms and machine vision techniques, reinforce the possibility of transforming agricultural scenario to modernity within prevailing time and energy constraints. Present paper introduces Agricultural Aid for Mango cutting (AAM), an Agribot that could be employed for precision mango farming. It is a quadcopter empowered with vision and cutter systems complemented with necessary ancillaries. It could hover around the trees, detect the ripe mangoes, cut and collect them. Paper also sheds light on the available Agribots that have mostly been limited to the research labs. AAM robot is the first of its kind that once implemented could pave way to the next generation Agribots capable of increasing the agricultural productivity and justify the existence of intelligent machines.

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“…A literatura é rica em relatos de pesquisa e desenvolvimento desta classe de robôs para uma diversidade de aplicações, tais como: limpeza de superfícies (assoalhos, tanques industriais, dutos, etc.) (Lee et al, 2009), transporte de documentos (Fujii et al, 2007;Groß and Dorigo, 2009;Wu et al, 2011), atividades agrícola (Pota et al, 2007) e sistemas de segurança . Espera-se que futuramente os robôs possam contribuir de forma bem expressiva em operações reais desempenhadas em ambientes inóspitos, por exemplo: resgate em catastrofes, exploração espacial e combate contra incêndios (Murphy, 2004).…”

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Agradeço a Deus pela grandiosa oportunidade que tem me concedido e pela fé e serenidade proporcionados nos momentos mais difíceis. À minha família que sempre esteve do meu lado nos momentos mais difíceis. Meus pais, Milton e Helena, e meus irmãos, Fabio e Fernando. Pessoas que me ajudaram em todos os sentidos, e apoiando todo o tempo que estive longe de casa. Devo muito a eles, pela atenção e paciência. À minha noiva, Dayane, pela sua compreensão e infindável paciência durante o período que estive ausente por me dedicar ao desenvolvimento deste trabalho, pelo companherismo e apoio em todos os momentos. Agradeço a Profa. Dra. Roseli pelo esforço sem medida em me orientar, sempre disposta a ajudar. Agradeço pela confiança depositada, pela liberdade dada para trabalhar e pelos ensinamentos durante esse período de doutorado. Ao Prof. Dr. Maurício Figueiredo pelo apoio, por ter me iniciado nessa caminhada. Tudo o que eu obtive devo às suas conversas, conselhos profissionais e dedicação em me apoiar nas minhas decisões. Ao Prof. Dr. Denis F. Wolf e ao amigo Gustavo Pessin por indicarem a plataforma Player/Stage e pelos ensinamentos dos primeiros passos nesta ferramenta, fundamental para a obtenção dos resultados deste trabalho. Ao Prof. Dr. Roland Siegwart por ter me recebido na Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, Suíça, durante o período de doutorado sanduíche, ao Prof. Dr. Dizan Vasquez e ao seu aluno de doutorado Andreas Breitenmoser por inúmeras reuniões de onde surgiram ideias que foram essenciais para o desenvolvimento deste trabalho.

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Agricultural robotics: A streamlined approach to realization of Autonomous Farming

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Algebraic path tracking to aid the manual harvesting of olives using an automated service unit

Algebraic path tracking to aid the manual harvesting of olives using an automated service unit

Agricultural Aid for Mango cutting (AAM)

Sistemas bio-inspirados para coordenação de múltiplos robôs móveis

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