Tactile-sensing technologies: Trends, challenges and outlook in agri-food manipulation

W Mandil, V Rajendran, K Nazari… - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Tactile sensing plays a pivotal role in achieving precise physical manipulation tasks and
extracting vital physical features. This comprehensive review paper presents an in-depth …

[HTML][HTML] The Monash Apple retrieving system: a review on system intelligence and apple harvesting performance

W Au, H Zhou, T Liu, E Kok, X Wang, M Wang… - … and Electronics in …, 2023 - Elsevier
The wide-scale adoption of selective apple harvesting robots is yet to be seen, due to their
strict requirement of well-manicured canopies to perform reliably. However, maintaining this …

Branch interference sensing and handling by tactile enabled robotic apple harvesting

H Zhou, H Kang, X Wang, W Au, MY Wang, C Chen - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the dynamic and unstructured environment where horticultural crops grow, obstacles and
interference frequently occur but are rarely addressed, which poses significant challenges …

[HTML][HTML] Smart horticulture as an emerging interdisciplinary field combining novel solutions: past development, current challenges, and future perspectives

M Zhang, Y Han, D Li, S Xu, Y Huang - Horticultural Plant Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Horticultural products such as fruits, vegetables, and tea offer a range of important nutrients
such as protein, carbohydrates, vitamins and lipids. However, the present yield and quality …

Sugarcane-seed-cutting system based on machine vision in pre-seed mode

D Wang, R Su, Y Xiong, Y Wang, W Wang - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
China is the world's third-largest producer of sugarcane, slightly behind Brazil and India. As
an important cash crop in China, sugarcane has always been the main source of sugar, the …

De-handing technologies for banana postharvest operations—Updates and challenges

J Guo, J Duan, Z Yang, M Karkee - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
Many aspects of the agricultural industry such a field crop planting and harvesting and
chemical application in fruit crops have been employing mechanization and automation …

A comprehensive review of robot intelligent grasping based on tactile perception

T Li, Y Yan, C Yu, J An, Y Wang, G Chen - Robotics and Computer …, 2024 - Elsevier
The Advancements in tactile sensors and machine learning techniques open new
opportunities for achieving intelligent grasping in robotics. Traditional robot is limited in its …

Soft robotic finger with variable effective length enabled by an antagonistic constraint mechanism

X Wang, H Kang - Smart Materials and Structures, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Compared to traditional rigid robotics, soft robotics has attracted increasing attention due to
its advantages in compliance, safety, and low cost. As an essential part of soft robotics, the …

IoT solutions for smart farming: A comprehensive review on the current trends, challenges and future prospects for sustainable agriculture

CD Ha, PT Minh, T Van Tien, PP Thu… - Journal of Forestry …, 2023 - jvnuf.vjst.net
Agriculture is the most resource-intensive human activity. The goal to reduce agricultural
input while producing more has been a primary driver of agricultural technology …

苹果采摘机器人关键技术研究现状与发展趋势.

陈青, 殷程凯, 郭自良, 王金鹏… - Transactions of the …, 2023 - search.ebscohost.com
目前国内苹果基本采用人工采摘方式, 随着劳动力资源短缺以及机械自动化技术的迅速发展,
利用机器人采摘替代人工作业成为必然趋势, 开发苹果采摘机器人用于果园收获作业具有重要 …