Hortibot: Feasibility study of a plant nursing robot performing weeding operations - Part IV

2007 ASABE Annual International Meeting, Technical Papers

Volumn 14 BOOK, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Sørensen, Claus G ^a   Nørremark, Michael ^a   Jørgensen, Rasmus Nyholm ^a   Jensen, Kjeld ^a   Maagaard, Jörgen ^b   Jensen, Lars Aalkjaer ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b University College   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Capability; Economic viability; Feasibility study; Horticulture; Plant nursing robotics; Weeding

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; CROPS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; PLANTS (BOTANY); ROBOT APPLICATIONS;

CAPABILITY; ECONOMIC VIABILITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HORTIBOT; HORTICULTURE; PLANT NURSING ROBOTICS;

WEED CONTROL;

EID: 35748939389     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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