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Agricultural Automation
Fundamentals and Practices
Language: EnglishSubject for Agricultural Automation:
Keywords
Moisture Content; VRA; variable; Precision Agriculture; rate; PA Technology; application; Machine Vision System; precision; Remote Sensing; agriculture; Real Time Kinematic Gps; wireless; Hyperspectral Imaging; sensor; Ow Rate; network; Grape Vines; inertial; NDVI Value; measurement; Agricultural Automation; SPAD Reading; Precision Farming; Rough Rice; Variable Rate Technology; Robotic Harvesting; Precision Farming Services; Rough Rice Sample; WSN; Ber Quality; Lint Cleaners; SPAD Unit; Unmanned Helicopter; Wireless Sensor Nodes
397 p. · 15.6x23.4 cm · Hardback
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Agricultural automation is the core technology for computer-aided agricultural production management and implementation. An integration of equipment, infotronics, and precision farming technologies, it creates viable solutions for challenges facing the food, fiber, feed, and fuel needs of the human race now and into the future. Agricultural Automation: Fundamentals and Practices provides a comprehensive introduction of automation technologies for agriculture.
From basics to applications, topics in this volume include:
Agricultural mechanization, one of the top ranked engineering accomplishments in the past century, has created revolutionary change in crop production technology and made it possible to harvest sufficient products tomeet the population?s continuously growing needs. Continued progress is essential to the future of agriculture. This book provides an up-to-date overview of the current state of automated agriculture and important insight into its upcoming challenges.
Agricultural Automation: An Introduction. Fundamentals. Agricultural Vehicle Robot. Agricultural Infotronic Systems. Precision Agricultural Systems. Practices. Field Crop Production Automation. Mechanization, Sensing, and Control in Cotton Production. Orchard and Vineyard Production Automation. Automation in Animal Housing and Production. Nutrition Management and Automation. Automation of Pesticide Application Systems. Automated Irrigation Management with Soil and Canopy Sensing. Surrounding Awareness for Automated Agricultural Production. Worksite Management for Precision Agricultural Production. Postharvest Automation. Index.
Dr. Qin Zhang is the director of the Center for Precision and Automated Agricultural Systems and a professor of agricultural automation in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering at Washington State University. His research interests are in the areas of agricultural automation, intelligent agricultural machinery, and agricultural infotronics.
Dr. Francis J. Pierce is a professor emeritus in the Departments of Crop and Soil Sciences and Biological Systems Engineering at Washington State University. He is currently a principal in AgInfomatics, LLC, providing consulting services in agriculture, soil and water conservation, and agriculture technology with a focus on precision agriculture and evaluation of research and outreach projects.