Robotics in agriculture and forestry

Springer Handbook of Robotics

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 1463-1492

  Bergerman, Marcel ^a   Billingsley, John ^b   Reid, John ^c   Van Henten, Eldert ^d  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c DEERE AND COMPANY   (United States)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Laser rangefinder; Precision agriculture; Protected cultivation; Total factor productivity; Unmanned aerial vehicle

Indexed keywords

EID: 85027327023     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-32552-1_56     Document Type: Chapter

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