Robotics and Automation for Improving Agriculture

Dr Manoj Karkee

ISBN 10: 1786762722 / ISBN 13: 9781786762726

Edité par Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited, GB, 2019

A propos de cet article

This book provides a comprehensive review of key advances in the use of robots in agriculture.Chapters summarise developments in location and guidance systems, GPS technologies, machine vision, navigation, actuation, communication and control technologies. The second part of the book discusses deploying these techniques to save labour, improve precision, speed and efficiency in agricultural operations. Chapters review the state of the art on the use of agricultural robots in planting, crop monitoring, spraying, irrigation and weed management. There are also reviews of orchard management and harvesting, harvesting of soft fruit and in-field grading of harvested produce. Other chapters cover the application of robotics in the livestock sector.

N° de réf. du vendeur LU-9781786762726

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Robotics and Automation for Improving Agriculture
• Éditeur: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited, GB
• Date de parution: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1786762722
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781786762726
• Reliure: Hardback
• État de l'article: New

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Synopsis

Robotics has great potential in improving productivity and precision in agriculture. The book reviews advances in technologies such as machine vision and control systems, as well as applications from crop planting, fertilisation, pest and weed management to livestock production.

À propos des auteurs

Dr John Billingsley is Professor of Mechatronic Engineering at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia. He is a Fellow of the IET (UK), past Fellow of Engineers Australia as well as a Senior Member of the IEEE (USA). Professor Billingsley was one of the founders of Australia's National Centre for Engineering in Agriculture (NCEA), recently renamed the Centre for Agricultural Engineering. He has published widely on control theory and robotics.

Dr Marcia Endres is Professor of Dairy Cattle Production at the University of Minnesota, USA. She is past-President of the Dairy Cattle Welfare Council as well as Chair of the International Precision Dairy Farming Organisation. Professor Endres is internationally renowned for her research on dairy cattle welfare and the use of precision farming technology in the dairy sector.