Robotics and Automation for Improving Agriculture (Hardcover)

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.

General

Imprint:	Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science, 44
Release date:	June 2019
First published:	2019
Editors:	John Billingsley
Contributors:	John Billingsley • Pal Johan From • Lars Grimstad • Christopher Wiegman • Santosh Pitla • Scott Shearer • Yael Edan • Ron Berenstein • Stefano Carpin
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover - Paper over boards
Pages:	326
ISBN-13:	978-1-78676-272-6
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > Sustainability Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Agricultural engineering & machinery > General Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Crop husbandry > General
LSN:	1-78676-272-2
Barcode:	9781786762726

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