Robotics in agriculture and forestry
Edited book (chapter)
Chapter Title | Robotics in agriculture and forestry |
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Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
ERA Publisher ID | 3337 |
Book Title | Springer handbook of robotics |
Authors | Bergerman, Marcel (Author), Billingsley, John (Author), Reid, John (Author) and van Henten, Eldert (Author) |
Editors | Siciliano, Bruno and Khatib, Oussama |
Edition | Second |
Page Range | 1463-1492 |
Chapter Number | 56 |
Number of Pages | 30 |
Year | 2016 |
Publisher | Springer |
Place of Publication | Germany |
ISBN | 9783319325507 |
9783319325521 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32552-1 |
Web Address (URL) | https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-32552-1_56 |
Abstract | Robotics for agriculture and forestry (A&F) represents the ultimate application of one of our society's latest and most advanced innovations to its most ancient and important industries. Over the course of history, mechanization and automation increased crop output several orders of magnitude, enabling a geometric growth in population and an increase in quality of life across the globe. Rapid population growth and rising incomes in developing countries, however, require ever larger amounts of A&F output. This chapter addresses robotics for A&F in the form of case studies where robotics is being successfully applied to solve well-identified problems. With respect to plant crops, the focus is on the in-field or in-farm tasks necessary to guarantee a quality crop and, generally speaking, end at harvest time. In the livestock domain, the focus is on breeding and nurturing, exploiting, harvesting, and slaughtering and processing. The chapter is organized in four main sections. The first one explains the scope, in particular, what aspects of robotics for A&F are dealt with in the chapter. The second one discusses the challenges and opportunities associated with the application of robotics to A&F. The third section is the core of the chapter, presenting twenty case studies that showcase (mostly) mature application of robotics in various agricultural and forestry domains. The case studies are not meant to be comprehensive but instead to give the reader a general overview of how robotics has been applied to A&F in the last 10 years. The fourth section concludes the chapter with a discussion on specific improvements to current technology and paths to commercialism. |
Keywords | robotics; agriculture; forestry |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 400799. Control engineering, mechatronics and robotics not elsewhere classified |
300207. Agricultural systems analysis and modelling | |
409901. Agricultural engineering | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Carnegie Mellon University, United States |
School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering | |
Moline Technology Innovation Center, Australia | |
Wageningen University, Netherlands | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q3w54/robotics-in-agriculture-and-forestry
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