Detection system of smart sprayers: Status, challenges, and perspectives

International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Hong, Sun ^a   Minzan, Li ^a   Zhang, Qin ^b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical application; Disease detection; Smart sprayer; Target detection; Weed control

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DETECTION; CROPS; DISEASE CONTROL; HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; REMOTE SENSING; SPECTROSCOPY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

CHEMICAL APPLICATIONS; CHEMICAL SPRAYING; DETECTION SYSTEM; DEVELOPMENT STATUS; DISEASE DETECTION; SENSING TECHNOLOGY; SMART SPRAYER; SPRAYING SYSTEM; SYSTEM CONTROL; TARGETS DETECTION;

WEED CONTROL;

EID: 84866684707     PISSN: 19346344     EISSN: 19346352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3965/j.ijabe.20120503.002     Document Type: Article

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