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Mechatronic System for Mechanical Weed Control of the Intra-row Area in Row Crops

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The dissertation discusses the problem of mechanical weed control within the intra-row area in row crops. A novel concept featuring an electrically driven weeding tool similar to that applied in rotational crop thinning systems is proposed. The special characteristics of the system include the ability to tune rotational speed of the hoeing tool according to forward speed of the carrier, estimated in-row distance between adjacent plants and observed angular position of the arms. A laboratory prototype including an interim solution for detection of the single plants was developed and tested.

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This work was funded and carried out in the frame of the DFG research training group “Graduiertenkolleg 722” at the Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Technology of Crop Farming, Nussallee 5, 53115 Bonn, Germany.

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  1. Bavarian State Research Center for Agriculture, Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Animal Husbandry, Vöttinger Str. 36, 85354, Freising, Germany

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Gobor, Z. Mechatronic System for Mechanical Weed Control of the Intra-row Area in Row Crops. Künstl Intell 27, 379–383 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13218-013-0265-0

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