Advances in agri-food robotics

Erscheinungsjahr 2024
ISBN: 978-1-80146-277-8
Verlag: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing

Buch, Englisch, Band 139, 600 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1195 g

Reihe: Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science

The global population is expected to reach 9 billion by 2050. Feeding this growing population more sustainably is a huge challenge facing agriculture. Developing agricultural robotics is seen as one potential solution to tackling this challenge.

Advances in agri-food robotics reviews the utilisation of agricultural robots to deal with increasing labour shortages in agriculture whilst bringing greater precision and efficiency into farming operations. The book addresses recent advances in agricultural robotic technologies and how these can be optimised to monitor and manage crop production more effectively, from phenotyping for improved varieties to harvesting the finished product.

In its comprehensive exploration of the technologies available, the book provides farmers with the means necessary to invest – and trust – in agricultural robotics to improve the productivity and profitability of their farm.

Zielgruppe

Academic researchers in crop and livestock science, agricultural engineers, data scientists, as well as government and private sector agencies supporting sustainable agriculture and the development of agricultural technology

Autoren/Hrsg.

Henten, Eldert van

Henten, Professor Eldert van

Edan, Yael

Edan, Professor Yael

Weitere Mitwirkende

Kootstra, Dr Gert

van de Molengraft, Dr René

Blasco-Ivars, Dr Jose

Kurtser, Dr Polina

van Evert, Dr Frits

Adamides, Dr George

Vidoni, Prof Renato

Kantor, Dr George

Leylavi Shoushtari, Dr Ali

Pesonen, Dr Liisa

Tricot, Dr Nicolas

Bertolini, Dr Andrea

Lowenberg-Deboer, Professor James

Rose, Dr David

Alchanatis, Dr Victor

Karkee, Dr Manoj

Hemming, Dr Jochen

Lokhorst, Dr Kees

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Ackerbaukunde, Pflanzenbau
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Agrartechnik, Landmaschinen
• Technische Wissenschaften Elektronik | Nachrichtentechnik Elektronik Robotik
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Nachhaltige Landwirtschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1 Technologies: sensing and perception
- 1.Advances in localization and perception in agricultural robotics: Gert Kootstra, Wageningen University, The Netherlands;
- 2.Advances in world modelling in agricultural robotics: René van de Molengraft, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands;
- 3.Advance in active perception in agricultural robotics: Jose Blasco-Ivars, IVIA, Spain;
- 4.Advances in machine learning for agricultural robots: Polina Kurtser, Örerbro University, Sweden;

Part 2 Technologies: operational aspects
- 5.Advances in route/path planning and autonomous navigation in agricultural robotics: John F. Reid, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA;
- 6.Advances in human-robot collaboration in agricultural robotics: George Adamides, Agricultural Research Institute, Cyprus;
- 7.The use of digital twin technologies in agricultural robot system design: Frits van Evert, Wageningen University, The Netherlands;
- 8.Advances in connectivity and distributed intelligence in agricultural robotics: Liisa Pesonen, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Finland; Daniel Calvo Alonso, Atos, Spain; Juha Backman and Jere Kaivosoja, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Finland; Jarmi Recio Martinez, Atos, Spain; and Juha-Pekka Soininen, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland;
- 9.Advances in fault detection/diagnosis and safety systems in agricultural robotics: Nicolas Tricot, IRSTEA, France;

Part 3 Technologies: actuation
- 10.Advances in mobility platforms for agricultural robots: Renato Vidoni, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy;
- 11.Advances in grasping techniques in agricultural robots: George Kantor, Carnegie Mellon University, USA;
- 12.Advances in soft robotics in agriculture: Ali Leylavi Shoushtari, Wageningen University, The Netherlands;
- 13.Advances in agricultural unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs): Tarin Paz-Kagan, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel;

Part 4 Social, ethical and economic aspects
- 14.Regulatory frameworks and standards for agricultural robotics: Andrea Bertolini, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Italy;
- 15.Economics of agricultural robotics: James Lowenberg-Deboer, Harper Adams University, UK;
- 16.Social and ethical considerations for agricultural robotics: Kirsten Ayris, University of Reading, UK; and David Christian Rose, Cranfield University, UK;

Part 5 Applications
- 17.Advances in the use of robotics in crop phenotyping: Victor Alchanatis, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Israel;
- 18.Advances in the use of robots in field crop cultivation: Avital Bechar, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Israel;
- 19.Advances in the use of robotics in orchard cultivation: Manoj Karkee, Washington State University, USA;
- 20.Advances in the use of robotics in greenhouse cultivation: Jochen Hemming, Wageningen University, The Netherlands;
- 21.Advances in the use of robotics in livestock production: Kees Lokhorst, Wageningen University, The Netherlands; and Tomas Norton, KU Leuven, Belgium

Über Autor(innen)

Lowenberg-Deboer, Professor James
Professor James Lowenberg-DeBoer holds the Elizabeth Creak Chair in Agri-Tech Applied Economics at Harper Adams University (HAU), Newport, Shropshire, UK. He is responsible for economics in the Hands Free Farm (HFF) team at HAU. He is also past president of the International Society of Precision Agriculture (ISPA) and was co-editor of the journal Precision Agriculture 2016-2022. His research focuses on the economics of agricultural technology, especially precision agriculture and crop robotics. Lowenberg-DeBoer’s research and outreach is founded in hands-on experience in agriculture, including production of maize and soybeans in NW Iowa in the USA.

Henten, Professor Eldert van
Dr Eldert van Henten is Professor of Biosystems Engineering and Head of the Farm Technology Group at Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands. He is co-Chair of the IEEE-RAS Special Interest Group on Agricultural Robotics and Automation, co-Chair of the Technical Commission on Agricultural Robotics at euRobotics, and a member of the CIGR international Commission of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering. Professor van Henten is involved in a wide range of EU and National Projects, including Sweeper, CROPS, Trimbot2020, SMARAGD and FlexCRAFT, and is on the editorial board of several journals.

Edan, Professor Yael
Dr Yael Edan is Professor in Industrial Engineering at the Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, where she is Head of the Intelligent Robotics Laboratory and Director of the Agricultural, Biological and Cognitive (ABC) Robotics Initiative. Professor Edan is a member of the IEEE-RAS Special Interest Group on Agricultural Robotics and Automation and a member of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers. She is involved in a number of EU research projects (including the Sweeper and CROPS Projects) and is internationally renowned for her research in such areas as human-robot collaboration.

Adamides, Dr George
Dr George Adamides is a Senior Agricultural Research Officer at the Agricultural Research Institute in Cyprus. He holds a B.Sc. and an M.Sc. in Computer Science, both from Western Michigan University. He received his PhD in Information and Communication Systems from the Open University of Cyprus. His research work focuses on smart farming, specifically the introduction and application of robotics and Internet-of-Things, and aspects of Human-Computer Interaction, and Human-Robot Interaction.

Lokhorst, Dr Kees
Dr Kees Lokhorst is senior scientist and specialized in Precision Livestock Farming, Robotics. He coordinates the agROBOfood project and is the coordinator of the Dutch agrifoodTEF. He is involved in several national and international research projects (e.g. WASP, BioBusiness, EU-PLF, IoF2020, ERANET ICT Agri, 4D4F, EIP focus group on mainstreaming precision agriculture, Smart Dairy Farming) concerning transition processes in (animal) farming systems. Research is focused on the possibilities of ICT and sensor information to support farmers in their daily management.