Autonomous robotic weed control systems: A review

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 63-78

  Slaughter, D C ^a   Giles, D K ^a   Downey, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Geospatial technology; Machine vision; Pest management; Precision agriculture; Robot; Weed recognition

Indexed keywords

CONFORMAL MAPPING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FARMS; ROBOTICS;

AGRICULTURAL FIELDS; DRUDGING; ROBOTIC WEED CONTROL SYSTEMS;

WEED CONTROL;

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; MECHANICAL CONTROL; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; ROBOTICS; WEED CONTROL;

EID: 38949181026     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2007.05.008     Document Type: Article

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