Mechanized harvesting technologies with shaking systems for fruit industry have been
widely investigated and significantly developed over the past several decades which were …

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 …

The overall low detachment percentage in citrus mechanical harvesting is a concerning
problem. Studies of the effects of tine-shaking frequency and penetrating depth on fruit …

The mechanical harvesting of juice oranges can be achieved by the application of forced
vibration to the tree canopy to detach fruit. Among the available harvesting technologies …

Harvesting in intensive olive orchards is usually performed with trunk shakers. Many
challenges remain both to the implementation of integral harvesting systems and to …

Olive has a notable importance in countries of Mediterranean basin and its profitability
depends on several factors such as actual yield, production cost or product price. Actual “on …

Highlights•Vibration transmission from harvester to hedgerow is close to 60%.•The main
direction of vibration is transverse to the harvester's displacement.•For 62% of the tree …

This study evaluated the effects of different olive harvesting systems and fruit storage
durations on quality of oils from both super-intensive (cv. Arbequina) and intensive (cv …

The improvement of the fruit removal efficiency is important in vibratory fruit harvesting. Most
relevant research has focused on the detection of dynamic parameters of the tree system by …

Canopy shaking system is one of the research hotspots for large-scale mechanized fruits
harvesting. Shaking rods considered as one of the essential components of canopy shaker …