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Guoyu Zhang, Ye Tian, Wenhan Yin and Change Zheng
The use of automation technology in agriculture has become particularly important as global agriculture is challenged by labor shortages and efficiency gains. The automated process for harvesting apples, an important agricultural product, relies on effic...
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Jiacheng Li, Hanlin Sheng, Jie Zhang and Haibo Zhang
In the coverage path planning (CPP) problem of an agricultural spraying UAV, a margin reduction algorithm was designed first to address special situations such as ditches and channels within the operational terrain. Regarding the particularity of a conca...
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Young-Jae La, Dasom Seo, Junhyeok Kang, Minwoo Kim, Tae-Woong Yoo and Il-Seok Oh
Fruit trees in orchards are typically placed at equal distances in rows; therefore, their branches are intertwined. The precise segmentation of a target tree in this situation is very important for many agricultural tasks, such as yield estimation, pheno...
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Zhihong Zhang, Chaowei Huang, Xing Xu, Lizhe Ma, Zhou Yang and Jieli Duan
Potted plant canopy extraction requires a fast, accurate, stable, and affordable detection system for precise pesticide application. In this study, we propose a new method for extracting three-dimensional canopy information of potted plants using millime...
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Changjie Wu, Xiaolong Tang and Xiaoyan Xu
Smart agriculture represents a significant trend in agricultural development, given its potential to enhance operational efficiency and reduce labor intensity. Despite the adoption of modern greenhouse technologies, such as sensors and automation systems...
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Eleni Vrochidou, Viktoria Nikoleta Tsakalidou, Ioannis Kalathas, Theodoros Gkrimpizis, Theodore Pachidis and Vassilis G. Kaburlasos
In recent years, the agricultural sector has turned to robotic automation to deal with the growing demand for food. Harvesting fruits and vegetables is the most labor-intensive and time-consuming among the main agricultural tasks. However, seasonal labor...
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Tiago Domingues, Tomás Brandão and João C. Ferreira
Considering the population growth rate of recent years, a doubling of the current worldwide crop productivity is expected to be needed by 2050. Pests and diseases are a major obstacle to achieving this productivity outcome. Therefore, it is very importan...
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Ting-Hsuan Chen, Meng-Hsin Lee, I-Wen Hsia, Chia-Hui Hsu, Ming-Hwi Yao and Fi-John Chang
Agriculture is extremely vulnerable to climate change. Greenhouse farming is recognized as a promising measure against climate change. Nevertheless, greenhouse farming frequently encounters environmental adversity, especially greenhouses built to protect...
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Aminu Musa, Mohammed Hassan, Mohamed Hamada and Farouq Aliyu
Recent advances in computing allows researchers to propose the automation of hydroponic systems to boost efficiency and reduce manpower demands, hence increasing agricultural produce and profit. A completely automated hydroponic system should be equipped...
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Joong-hee Han, Chi-ho Park, Jay Hyoun Kwon, Jisun Lee, Tae Soo Kim and Young Yoon Jang
The agriculture sector is currently facing the problems of aging and decreasing skilled labor, meaning that the future direction of agriculture will be a transition to automation and mechanization that can maximize efficiency and decrease costs. Moreover...
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