Co-robotic intra-row weed control system

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 126, Issue , 2014, Pages 45-55

  Pérez Ruíz, Manuel ^a   Slaughter, David C ^b   Fathallah, Fadi A ^b   Gliever, Chris J ^b   Miller, Brandon J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Co robot; Odometry; Precision farming; Tomato; Weed control

Indexed keywords

CROPS; CULTIVATION; MECHANICAL ACTUATORS; WEED CONTROL;

CO-ROBOT; EXPERIMENTAL TRIALS; LABOUR REQUIREMENTS; ODOMETRY; PRECISION FARMING; SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP; TOMATO; US NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATIONS;

ROBOTS;

EID: 84905920714     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2014.07.009     Document Type: Article

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