Swarm robots in mechanized agricultural operations: A review about challenges for research

D Albiero, AP Garcia, CK Umezu… - Computers and Electronics …, 2022 - Elsevier
Agricultural mechanization is an area of knowledge that has evolved a lot over the past
century, its main actors being agricultural tractors that, in 100 years, have increased their …

Countervailing impacts of fossil fuel production and exports of electrical goods on energy transitions and climate change

LA Attílio, JR Faria, ECD Silva - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
We analyze the implications of fossil fuel production by the US and increasing exports of
electrical goods by China on critical mineral prices, energy transitions, and climate change …

[HTML][HTML] Technological progress in the function of productivity and sustainability of agriculture: The case of innovative countries and the Republic of Serbia

MS Dimitrijević - Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Bearing in mind the predictions of global population growth and the reduction of agricultural
areas, followed by the depletion of non-renewable resources and environmental pollution …

Experimental validation of a predictive energy management strategy for agricultural fuel cell electric tractors

C Varlese, A Ferrara, C Hametner… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Efficiency and durability are critical challenges for the large-scale adoption of fuel cell
powertrains in agricultural tractors due to the demanding nature of farm-related tasks. This …

[HTML][HTML] Research on energy management strategy of fuel cell electric tractor based on multi-algorithm fusion and optimization

H Yang, Y Sun, C **a, H Zhang - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
To solve the serious pollution problems of traditional fuel tractors and the short continuous
operation time of pure electric tractors, a hybrid tractor with fuel cell as the primary power …

[HTML][HTML] Using an intelligent control method for electric vehicle charging in microgrids

S Rastgoo, Z Mahdavi, M Azimi Nasab, M Zand… - World electric vehicle …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Recently, electric vehicles (EVs) that use energy storage have attracted much attention due
to their many advantages, such as environmental compatibility and lower operating costs …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative analysis of hybrid electric architectures for specialized agricultural tractors

F Mocera, V Martini, A Somà - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this work, a comparative numerical analysis between the performance of a conventional
specialized orchard tractor and those of three different hybrid electric tractor configurations is …

A combined control method of traction and ballast for an electric tractor in ploughing based on load transfer

S Zhang, W Ren, B **e, Z Luo, C Wen, Z Chen… - … and Electronics in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Agricultural tractors are significant agricultural power machines that must be equipped with
different implements according to tillage requirements and operate in a complex field …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical investigation of a fuel cell-powered agricultural tractor

V Martini, F Mocera, A Somà - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years, growing awareness about environmental issues is pushing humankind to
explore innovative technologies to reduce the anthropogenic sources of pollutants. Among …

[HTML][HTML] Battery electric tractors: small-scale organic growers' preferences, perceptions, and concerns

DL Bessette, DC Brainard, AK Srivastava, W Lee… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Battery electric tractors (BETs) demonstrate considerable advantages over diesel-fueled
tractors, including higher conversion efficiency, higher torque, less maintenance, and no …