Reducing air pollution with hybrid-powered robotic tractors for precision agriculture

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 143, Issue , 2016, Pages 79-94

  Gonzalez de Soto, Mariano ^a,b   Emmi, Luis ^a   Benavides, Carmen ^b   Garcia, Isaias ^b   Gonzalez de Santos, Pablo ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR AUTOMATION AND ROBOTICS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atmospheric emissions; Exhaust gasses; Hybrid power; Precision agriculture; Robotic tractor

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS; AIR POLLUTION; COMBUSTION; COMBUSTION EQUIPMENT; EXHAUST GASES; EXHAUST SYSTEMS (ENGINE); FUEL CELLS; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; POWER TAKEOFFS; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; ROBOTICS; TOOLS; TRACTORS (AGRICULTURAL); TRACTORS (TRUCK); WEED CONTROL;

ATMOSPHERIC EMISSION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COMBUSTION ENGINES; ELECTRICAL ENERGY SYSTEMS; EXHAUST EMISSION; HYBRID ENERGY SYSTEM; HYBRID POWER; POWER TAKE-OFF SYSTEMS;

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS;

EID: 84957577546     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2016.01.008     Document Type: Article

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