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Automation in Agriculture

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Abstract

The complex agricultural environment combined with intensive production requires development of robust systems with short development time at low cost. The unstructured nature of the external environment increases chances of failure. Moreover, the machines are usually operated by low-tech personnel. Therefore, inherent safety and reliability is an important feature. Food safety is also an issue requiring the automated systems to be sanitized and reliable against leakage of contaminations. This chapter reviews agricultural automation systems including field machinery, irrigation systems, greenhouse automation, animal automation systems, and automation of fruit production systems. Each section describes the different automation systems with many application examples and recent advances in the field.

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Abbreviations

2-D:

two-dimensional

3-D:

three-dimensional

BCD:

binary code to decimal

CAN:

control area network

CCD:

charge-coupled device

CPU:

central processing unit

DC:

direct-current

DGPS:

differential GPS

DIN:

German Institute for Normalization

DIO:

digital input/output

DOF:

degrees of freedom

E/H:

electrohydraulic

EL:

electroluminescence

FL:

fuzzy-logic

FPID:

feedforward PID

GNSS:

global navigation satellite system

GPS:

global positioning system

HEFL:

hybrid electrode fluorescent lamp

HID:

high-intensity discharge

HMS:

hierarchical multilevel system

HSI:

human system interface

IMU:

inertial measurement unit

INS:

inertial navigation system

IPS:

integrated pond system

ISO:

International Organization for Standardization

ISO:

independent system operator

JAUGS:

joint architecture for unmanned ground system

LAN:

local-area network

LED:

light-emitting diode

MEMS:

micro-electromechanical system

NIR:

near-infrared

PC:

personal computer

PCR:

polymerase chain reaction

PID:

proportional, integral, and derivative

PLC:

programmable logic controller

PPFD:

photosynthetic photon flux density

PTO:

power takeoff

RAS:

recirculating aquaculture system

RGB:

red–green–blue

RMS:

reconfigurable manufacturing systems

RMS:

reliability, maintainability, and safety

RMS:

root-mean-square

SCARA:

selective compliant robot arm

SCC:

somatic cell count

SS:

speed-sprayer

STTPS:

single-truss tomato production system

TV:

television

USB:

universal serial bus

UV:

ultraviolet

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