Given the importance of olive growing, especially in Mediterranean countries, it is crucial
that there is a constant process of modernization aimed at both environmental sustainability …

Highlights•Split and binding constrained modal was used to analyze combine harvester
frame.•Dynamic model of combine harvester frame was analyzed under Multi-source …

Modern almond growing travels on the tracks of super-high density (SHD). Born in 2010, it
has already reached 6700 ha planted all over the world. This new cultivation system needs …

Highlights•A main stem-split stem-berry plane double pendulum dynamic model is
proposed.•A discrete grape model was established based on the double pendulum …

The application of vibration in the mechanical harvesting of fruit trees is a determining factor
to achieve fruit detachment. The acceleration required to do so is experimentally determined …

Cultivar is the key factor for sustainability of the olive super high density planting system
(SHD).'Lecciana'is a new olive cultivar for oil production obtained in 1998 by a controlled …

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

Highlights•Finite element approach based on explicit dynamics was performed.•To evaluate
von Mises stress caused by harvester a laboratory device was developed.•The experimental …

Table olive harvesting is highly dependent on manual labour and may jeopardize the crop
benefit. The introduction of a mechanical harvest system requires a global evaluation of the …

Bringing the olive harvest period forward leads to storing fruit in field temperatures that risk
jeopardizing its quality. Knowledge about the bio-thermal characteristics of olives is crucial …