Recognition and localization methods for vision-based fruit picking robots: A review

Y Tang, M Chen, C Wang, L Luo, J Li, G Lian… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The utilization of machine vision and its associated algorithms improves the efficiency,
functionality, intelligence, and remote interactivity of harvesting robots in complex …

Agricultural robots for field operations: Concepts and components

A Bechar, C Vigneault - Biosystems engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
This review investigates the research effort, developments and innovation in agricultural
robots for field operations, and the associated concepts, principles, limitations and gaps …

Harvesting robots for high‐value crops: State‐of‐the‐art review and challenges ahead

CW Bac, EJ Van Henten, J Hemming… - Journal of field …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
This review article analyzes state‐of‐the‐art and future perspectives for harvesting robots in
high‐value crops. The objectives were to characterize the crop environment relevant for …

Agricultural robots for field operations. Part 2: Operations and systems

A Bechar, C Vigneault - Biosystems engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
This part of our review of the research, developments and innovation in agricultural robots
for field operations, focuses on characteristics, performance measures, agricultural tasks …

Field robots for intelligent farms—inhering features from industry

P Gonzalez-de-Santos, R Fernández, D Sepúlveda… - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
Estimations of world population growth urgently require improving the efficiency of
agricultural processes, as well as improving safety for people and environmental …

A methodology of orchard architecture design for an optimal harvesting robot

V Bloch, A Degani, A Bechar - Biosystems Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
Highlights•Optimisation of the robotic arm structure for apple picking task is considered.•Fruit
picking time depends on the robot structure and its working environment.•Different tree …

Factor graph-based high-precision visual positioning for agricultural robots with fiducial markers

W Zhang, L Gong, S Huang, S Wu, CL Liu - Computers and Electronics in …, 2022 - Elsevier
High-precision positioning of agricultural robots is the key to the automation of greenhouse
agricultural production. We propose a visual positioning method by leveraging the fiducial …

Autonomous technologies in agricultural equipment: a review of the state of the art

JA Thomasson, CP Baillie, DL Antille, CR Lobsey… - 2019 - elibrary.asabe.org
Automation and robotics for agricultural production are topics of tremendous interest and
large investments. There have been significant recent advances in agricultural automation …

Emerging directions of precision agriculture and agricultural robotics

AS Nair, SY Nof, A Bechar - Innovation in agricultural robotics for precision …, 2021 - Springer
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Agricultural robotics for precision agriculture tasks: concepts and principles

A Bechar - Innovation in Agricultural Robotics for Precision …, 2021 - Springer
This chapter focuses on the principles, conditions and guidelines for agricultural robots to
perform precision agricultural tasks, appraises the requirements of robotic systems, and …