An intelligent spraying robot based on plant bulk volume

Hejazipoor, Hojat; Massah, Jafar; Soryani, Mohsen; Vakilian, Keyvan Asefpour; Chegini, Gholamreza

doi:10.1016/j.compag.2020.105859

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“…The issues of evaluating the performance of greenhouse spraying robots, various aspects of precision spot spraying, the creation of robotic systems with environmental sensors in greenhouses were studied. [12,13,14,15,16]. As a result of the analysis of these and other sources, several characteristic designs of robots were identified, in which the main world trends in the development of spraying robots for greenhouses are visible.…”

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World trends in the creation of robots for spraying crops

Bykov

2023

E3S Web Conf.

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The article is devoted to the problem of identifying global trends in the development of robotic sprayers for crop processing. The author distinguishes three groups of spraying robots depending on the area of application. The first group is characterized by the use of technical vision and computer learning technologies for recognition and selective spraying of weeds, the use of spot treatment systems with a micro dose of chemicals, the development of robots with a certain level of versatility, which makes it possible to perform other field works in addition to spraying. The second group is characterized by the installation of high-performance spraying equipment, the use of universal spraying devices to ensure the processing of plants of various heights, the use of laser sensors, gyroscopes, wheel and steering sensors to adjust the movement of the robot in real time. The installation of deployed video surveillance systems on the robot to control movement machine and the quality of the work process is also feature of this group. The third group is characterized by a high degree of automation of all work processes, the installation of a wide range of additional equipment for monitoring the current state of plants and soil, air parameters and illumination.

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World trends in the creation of robots for spraying crops

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2023

E3S Web Conf.

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“…There are papers which analyze the application of autonomous spraying robot at all stages [20]. In order to optimize the path and design an autonomous model implemented with tractor connected with spraying unit and a centralized controller to coordinate the location and the function of all the subsystem further advancement were introduced by Hejazipoor et al [21].…”

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“…Hejazipoor et al [21] proposed an automated spraying solution that calculates the volume of the plant and operated with four degrees of freedom for performing spraying operation. The sequence of the steps in this proposed method are plant identification, opening of the manipulator, capturing section wise images of the plant, estimation of the volume, and pesticide spraying The movement of the robot is designed such that it can move row wise and images are captured in sections and volume corresponding to the sections are calculated.…”

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A Survey on the Design of Autonomous and Semi Autonomous Pesticide Sprayer Robot

Devi¹,

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BALASUBRAMANİAN³

2021

El-Cezeri Fen Ve Mühendislik Dergisi

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In a developing country like India, agriculture is the most important occupation. It is critical to increase agricultural efficiency and productivity by replacing laborers with intelligent robots that use cuttingedge technology. The hardware specifics and execution of the pesticide spraying robot by many researchers are surveyed in this study to provide a comprehensive report in framing a cost-effective solution for farmers. The consolidated table will give u a quick overview about the factors needed for the implementation such as hardware, technology used and the disadvantages. The goal of the survey is to create a smart prototype pesticide spraying robot with low-cost components such as microcontrollers, sensors, motors, and terminal equipment that can be used by all farmers across the country to protect them from hazardous pesticide chemicals, reduce labour costs, and improve agricultural efficiency.

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“…Rubber tracked vehicle with electric traction and DC motors were used for the development of a small electrical robot for spraying (Cantelli et al, 2019). An intelligent robot for spraying was developed by Hejazipoor et al (2021) that could leverage imaging sensors for detecting plant stems.…”

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“…The amount of health risk associated with direct exposure to spraying inside the confined environment of a polyhouse is higher as compared to open‐field spraying (Meshram et al, 2022). The workers in the protected cultivation are subjected to dermal deposition as well as inhalation of chemicals during polyhouse spraying (Choi & Kim, 2018; Hejazipoor et al, 2021). Further, as the application of agrochemicals during manual spraying often results in pathological toxicity for workers and entails an inconsistent application rate, there are high chances of residue deposition entering the food chain through the agro‐product.…”

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Development of an automated mobile robotic sprayer to prevent workers' exposure of agro‐chemicals inside polyhouse

Jat

Dubey

Potdar

et al. 2023

Journal of Field Robotics

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Automated spraying practices are inevitable for modern polyhouse management to attain a broader objective of minimizing human exposure to agrochemicals. In the present study, an automated mobile robotic sprayer (AMRS) was developed to combat the increased human intervention and safeguard agricultural workers from potential health hazards. The system mainly comprises embedded sensors (ultrasonic, proximity, XBee) and controllers (Arduino, PLC). The controller drives the system on a piping track between the rows as well as on the head space achieving end-to-end automation for spraying operations. The system performance was evaluated on the tomato crop with respect to the physiological traits, yield and economics. Additionally, the study leveraged response surface methodology to optimize forward speed, spray distance, and working pressure of AMRS on the responses, droplet density, coverage, volume mean diameter (VMD) and application rate. Optimization of forward speed (0.79 km/h), spray distance (250 mm) and working pressure (0.40 MPa) resulted in 90.7 droplets/cm 2 droplet density, 47.1% coverage, 170.2 μm VMD and 86.0 mL/m 2 of application rate. Ergonomic aspects of AMRS were assessed by the parameters, human exposure, discomfort and postural assessment with respect to knapsack sprayer. The working heart rate of 103 beats/ min, work pulse of 12 beats/min, oxygen consumption rate of 916 mL/min and energy expenditure rate of 18.7 kJ/min recorded during the ergonomic evaluation of the AMRS were 25%, 75%, 42%, and 41% lower compared to manual spraying, respectively. Moreover, three-six times higher work pulse, cardiac cost, body part discomfort score and overall discomfort rating were observed which indicated more drudgery involved in manual spraying. State-of-the-art system developed for polyhouses would minimize the drudgery and health hazards, significantly. The system's resilience and effectiveness pave the way for its wider deployment where the use of agrochemicals are prevalent, particularly in small-size polyhouses.

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An intelligent spraying robot based on plant bulk volume

Cited by 34 publications

References 21 publications

World trends in the creation of robots for spraying crops

World trends in the creation of robots for spraying crops

A Survey on the Design of Autonomous and Semi Autonomous Pesticide Sprayer Robot

Development of an automated mobile robotic sprayer to prevent workers' exposure of agro‐chemicals inside polyhouse

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