Computer vision in self-steering tractors

E Vrochidou, D Oustadakis, A Kefalas, GA Papakostas - Machines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Automatic navigation of agricultural machinery is an important aspect of Smart Farming.
Intelligent agricultural machinery applications increasingly rely on machine vision algorithms …

Safety vision of agricultural tractors: An engineering perspective based on recent studies (2009–2019)

M Fargnoli, M Lombardi - Safety, 2019 - mdpi.com
The high rate of injuries occurring in agricultural activities is of major concern in most
countries, despite the ever-increasing efforts made at normative levels. In particular, the use …

[HTML][HTML] Safer tomorrow: Irish dairy farmers' self-perception of their farm safety practices

T O'Connor, J Kinsella, D O'Hora, J McNamara… - Journal of safety …, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction: Encouraging safe work practices (SWPs) is challenging in agriculture. Group-
based social learning has effectively promoted SWPs and health behaviors in other …

Thinking ahead of the tractor: Driver safety and situation awareness

A Irwin, L Caruso, I Tone - Journal of agromedicine, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: Situation awareness has been identified as a key skill in maintaining safety in
high-risk, dynamic industries. However, there is a lack of research evaluating situation …

Safety climate and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: an investigation on safety perceptions among farmers in Italy

M Fargnoli, M Lombardi - Safety, 2021 - mdpi.com
The diffusion of the COVID-19 pandemic has generated numerous interventions aimed at
reducing the contagion by means of specific prevention measures, also characterized by …

Watch out for the bull! Farmer risk perception and decision-making in livestock handling scenarios

I Tone, A Irwin - Journal of agromedicine, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Livestock cause many fatal and non-fatal agricultural accidents. It is crucial to understand
how farmers perceive and manage different risks associated with livestock handling to …

Applying hierarchical task analysis to depict human safety errors during pesticide use in vineyard cultivation

M Fargnoli, M Lombardi, D Puri - Agriculture, 2019 - mdpi.com
The use of pesticides in agriculture is a significant problem at a global level, not only from an
environmental perspective but also from the farmers' health and safety point of view. In the …

Developing a prototype behavioural marker system for farmer non-technical skills (FLINTS)

A Irwin, IR Tone, N Sedlar - Journal of Agromedicine, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objective Non-technical skills, the social and cognitive skills thought necessary for safe and
effective working, have been studied within the farming context over the past six years …

Profile and risk factors in farmer injuries: a review based on Haddon matrix and 5 E's risk reduction strategy

X Qi, X Yao, X Cong, S Li, M Han, Z Tao… - Frontiers in Public …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Farmers are considered a high-risk group for intentional and unintentional injuries. This
review identified significant risk factors for agricultural injuries in farmers and explored injury …

A Full Assistance System (FAS) for the Safe Use of the Tractor's Foldable Rollover Protective Structure (FROPS)

D Gattamelata, D Puri, L Vita, M Fargnoli - AgriEngineering, 2023 - mdpi.com
The use of agricultural tractors is a major concern in agriculture safety due to the high level
of risk of loss of stability combined with the frequent absence of passive safety devices such …