Automatic GPS-based intra-row weed knife control system for transplanted row crops

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 80, Issue , 2012, Pages 41-49

  Perez Ruiz M ^a   Slaughter, D C ^b   Gliever, C J ^b   Upadhyaya, S K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Automation; Intra row weed control; Precision agriculture; RTK GPS

Indexed keywords

AT-SPEED; AUTO GUIDANCES; CENTERLINES; COMMERCIAL CROPS; CONTROL TECHNIQUES; CROP PLANTS; FIELD TRIAL; INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES; MEAN ERRORS; ON-THE-FLY; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; REAL-TIME KINEMATIC; ROW CROP; RTK-GPS; SEEDBED PREPARATION; STANDARD DEVIATION; TARGET SIZE; TOMATO FIELDS; TOMATO PLANTS; TRAVEL SPEED;

AUTOMATION; CONTROL SYSTEMS; CROPS; CULTIVATION; FRUITS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; STATISTICS;

WEED CONTROL;

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; AUTOMATION; CONTROL SYSTEM; CROP PLANT; CROP PRODUCTION; FRUIT; GPS; KINEMATICS; REAL TIME;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 81055137610     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2011.10.006     Document Type: Review

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