Robotic applications on agricultural industry. A review

Abstract

In this paper we aim to present an evolution of the development of robotic end effectors with applications in fruit and vegetable harvesting but without exhaustively covering all technical solutions. This study is focused on robotic final effectors dedicated to harvesting fruits that have reached an advanced stage of development for apples, tomatoes, sweet peppers and cucumbers. The performances of these final effectors (harvesting speed, success rate, costs, etc.) are compared with the performances of human operators and we could say that so far the robots fail to reach the efficiency of human operators in the harvesting processes. The success rate is below 90% and the harvest times are longer than 10 seconds and this means a low efficiency. Although the level of commercial robots for fruit harvesting has not been reached, technological developments indicate an improvement in the performance of this category of robots, an increasing number of research projects are focused on tomato and apple harvesting technologies.

Fabricación, Desarrollo Y Programación De Un Rover Agricultor Tele Operado Con Rf Y Monitoreado Mediante Sistema Scada.

“…Cada uno cumple una función importante para lograr el objetivo final, el equipo de locomoción se encarga de trasladar la estructura manipuladora y al efector final a su área de destino. La diferencia entre un robot agricultor y otro se aprecia según el tipo de subsistema mecatrónico de pinza (efector final) que tenga; para sembrar, cosechar, quitar maleza etc,.La mayoría de las plataformas robóticas son sobre ruedas [11] y en términos de la estructura del manipulador, la solución elegida es un mecanismo suspendido o un brazo fijo sobre el cual se monta los componentes del sistema de perforación: el pistón, el husillo motorizado y la herramienta de perforación. El desplazamiento en el eje vertical controla la profundidad del surco en la tierra y el diámetro de la herramienta determina así mismo el diámetro del agujero.…”

An Overview of End Effectors in Agricultural Robotic Harvesting Systems

“…On the other hand, a robotic system can harvest continuously, accurately, and tirelessly with consistency. For this reason, researchers try to emulate human harvesting skills, resulting in kinematic models for the movement of robotic arms and the design of sophisticated end effectors with appropriate sensors for crops' manipulation [5,6].…”

“…Many excellent review papers have been published recently, focusing on robotic harvesting end effectors [5,[7][8][9][10][11][12]. More specifically, in [5], the authors reviewed the evolution of robotic end effectors for harvesting apples, tomatoes, sweet peppers, and cucumbers.…”

“…Many excellent review papers have been published recently, focusing on robotic harvesting end effectors [5,[7][8][9][10][11][12]. More specifically, in [5], the authors reviewed the evolution of robotic end effectors for harvesting apples, tomatoes, sweet peppers, and cucumbers. In [7], Davidson et al examined recent developments in manipulator and end effector technologies for robotic harvesting of various crops.…”

The Design and the Development of a Biped Robot Cooperation System

“…In recent years, the application of robots has become increasingly widespread due to the development of control technology and artificial intelligence, especially in the area of the cooperation of multi-robots [1][2][3]. Applications for multiple robot systems include assembly and painting of industrial manipulators [4,5], transportation and formation of multi mobile robots [6,7], crop harvesting of a mobile manipulator [8,9], and hybrid collaborative robot systems [10,11].…”