Variable rate sprayer. Part 1 - Orchard prototype: Design, implementation and validation

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 95, Issue , 2013, Pages 122-135

  Escola A ^a   Rosell Polo, J R ^a   Planas, S ^a   Gil, E ^b   Pomar, J ^a   Camp, F ^c   Llorens, J ^b   Solanelles, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^c GENERALITAT DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

LiDAR sensor; Orchard sprayer; Precision horticulture; Variable rate

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; AGRICULTURE; ALGORITHMS; FLOW RATE; OPTICAL RADAR; SENSORS;

APPLICATION RATES; COEFFICIENT VALUES; CROSS SECTIONAL AREA; LIDAR SENSORS; ORCHARD SPRAYERS; PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS; PRECISION HORTICULTURE; VARIABLE RATE;

ORCHARDS;

ALGORITHM; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HERB; HORTICULTURE; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; LIDAR; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; VINE; VOLUME;

EID: 84878208497     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2013.02.004     Document Type: Article

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