Agricultural harvesting robot concept design and system components: A review

MF Mail, JM Maja, M Marshall, M Cutulle, G Miller… - AgriEngineering, 2023 - mdpi.com
Developing different robotic platforms for farm operations is vital to addressing the
increasing world population. A harvesting robot significantly increases a farm's productivity …

Robotic arms in precision agriculture: A comprehensive review of the technologies, applications, challenges, and future prospects

T Jin, X Han - Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 2024 - Elsevier
In precision agriculture, robotic arms exhibit significant technical advantages, such as
enhancing operational precision and efficiency, reducing labor costs, and supporting …

Improved apple fruit target recognition method based on YOLOv7 model

H Yang, Y Liu, S Wang, H Qu, N Li, J Wu, Y Yan… - Agriculture, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study proposes an improved algorithm based on the You Only Look Once v7 (YOLOv7)
to address the low accuracy of apple fruit target recognition caused by high fruit density …

Research on flexible end-effectors with humanoid grasp function for small spherical fruit picking

F Zhang, Z Chen, Y Wang, R Bao, X Chen, S Fu… - Agriculture, 2023 - mdpi.com
The rapid, stable, and undamaged picking of small-sized spherical fruits are one of the key
technologies to improve the level of intelligent picking robots and reduce grading …

Design and experiment of an underactuated broccoli-picking manipulator

H Xu, G Yu, C Niu, X Zhao, Y Wang, Y Chen - Agriculture, 2023 - mdpi.com
Mature broccoli has large flower balls and thick stems. Therefore, manual broccoli picking is
laborious and energy-consuming. However, the big spheroid vegetable-picking manipulator …

Automatic fruit picking technology: a comprehensive review of research advances

J Zhang, N Kang, Q Qu, L Zhou, H Zhang - Artificial Intelligence Review, 2024 - Springer
In recent years, the fruit industry has become an important part of agricultural development,
and fruit harvesting is a key stage in the production process. However, picking fruits during …

[图书][B] Autonomous agricultural vehicles: Concepts, principles, components, and development guidelines

A Roshanianfard, SF Ardabili - 2024 - taylorfrancis.com
This comprehensive guide to agricultural robots is the ideal companion for any student or
professional engineer looking to understand and develop autonomous vehicles to use on …

Constrained trajectory optimization and force control for UAVs with universal jamming grippers

P Kremer, H Rahimi Nohooji, H Voos - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
This study presents a novel framework that integrates the universal jamming gripper (UG)
with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to enable automated grasping with no human …

Tomato Fruit Quality as Affected by Ergonomic Conditions While Manually Harvested

Ł Kuta, P Komarnicki, K Łakoma, J Praska - Agriculture, 2023 - mdpi.com
The harvest phase plays an important role in the whole process of production of tomato fruit.
Therefore, it is necessary to ensure a technological process that will not damage biological …

An Overview on Post-Harvest Technological Advances and Ripening Techniques for Increasing Peach Fruit Quality and Shelf Life

U Hayat, W Li, H Bie, S Liu, D Guo, K Cao - Horticulturae, 2023 - mdpi.com
Post-harvest handling and ripening techniques have an impact on peach quality and shelf
life, which has a big impact on consumer satisfaction and market competitiveness. This …