Robot Design and Testing for Greenhouse Applications

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 309-321

  Belforte, G ^a   Deboli, R ^b   Gay, P ^c   Piccarolo, P ^c   Ricauda Aimonino, D ^c  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN OPERATORS; QUALITY OF PRODUCTS; ROBOT PROTOTYPES; ROBOTIC AUTOMATION;

AGRICULTURE; COSTS; CROPS; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; GREENHOUSES; POLLUTION; PRODUCTIVITY; ROBOTS;

ROBOTICS;

AGRICULTURE; FARM CROPS; FERTILIZATION; GREENHOUSES; OPERATING COSTS;

EID: 33749600976     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2006.07.004     Document Type: Article

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