Abstract In this paper, a system that allows applying precision agriculture techniques is described. The application based on the deployment of team unmanned aerial vehicles are able to take georeferenced pictures in order create full map by mosaicking procedures for postprocessing. main contribution work practical experimentation with an integrated tool. Contributions different fields also reported. Among them new one‐phase automatic task partitioning manager, which negotiation among...

Feeding the growing global population requires an annual increase in food production. This requirement suggests use of pesticides, which represents unsustainable chemical load for environment. To reduce pesticide input and preserve environment while maintaining necessary level production, efficiency relevant processes must be drastically improved. Within this context, research strived to design, develop, test assess a new generation automatic robotic systems effective weed pest control aimed...

The number of tasks that nowadays are accomplished by using unmanned aerial vehicles is rising across many civil applications, including agriculture. Thus, this work aims at providing the reader with an overview agronomical use vehicles. starts a historical analysis aircrafts in agriculture, as pioneers their modern precision agriculture techniques, currently applied high users. This survey has been carried out classification according to typology and main sensorial performance features. An...

This paper presents a collaborative system made up of Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) and an aerial robot, which is applied to real-time frost monitoring in vineyards. The core feature our dynamic mobile node carried by ensures communication between sparse clusters located at fragmented parcels base station. overcomes some limitations the wireless networks areas with such characteristics. use dedicated channel enables data routing to/from unlimited distances.

This paper describes the design, construction and validation of a mobile sensory platform for greenhouse monitoring. The complete system consists on board small quadrotor (i.e., four rotor mini-UAV). goals this include taking measures temperature, humidity, luminosity CO2 concentration plotting maps these variables. These features could potentially allow climate control, crop monitoring or failure detection (e.g., break in plastic cover). sensors have been selected by considering plant...

We develop a real-time method to detect and track moving objects (DATMO) from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) using single camera. To address the challenging characteristics of these vehicles, such as continuous unrestricted pose variation low-frequency vibrations, new approaches must be developed. The main concept proposed in this work is create an artificial optical flow field by estimating camera motion between two subsequent video frames. core methodology consists comparing with real...

The productivity of greenhouses highly depends on the environmental conditions crops, such as temperature and humidity. control monitoring might need large sensor networks, a consequence, mobile sensory systems be more suitable solution. This paper describes application heterogeneous robot team to monitor variables greenhouses. multi-robot system includes both ground aerial vehicles, looking provide flexibility improve performance. measures temperature, humidity, luminosity carbon dioxide...

To meet the increased demand for organic vegetables and improve their product quality, Sureveg CORE Organic Cofund ERA-Net project focuses on benefits best practices of growing different crops in alternate rows. A prototype a robotic platform was developed to address specific needs this field type at an individual plant level rather than per strip or section. This work describes novel method develop fertilization tasks crop rows, based automatic vegetable Detection Characterization (D.a.C)...

This article presents a new method to solve the inverse kinematics problem of hyper-redundant and soft manipulators. From an engineering perspective, this kind robots are underdetermined systems. Therefore, they exhibit infinite number solutions for problem, choose best one can be great challenge. A algorithm based on cyclic coordinate descent (CCD) named as natural-CCD is proposed issue. It takes its name result generating very harmonious robot movements trajectories that also appear in...

Technological breakthroughs in recent years have led to a revolution fields such as Machine Vision and Search Rescue Robotics (SAR), thanks the application development of new improved neural networks vision models together with modern optical sensors that incorporate thermal cameras, capable capturing data post-disaster environments (PDE) rustic conditions (low luminosity, suspended particles, obstructive materials). Due high risk posed by PDE because potential collapse structures,...

Abstract In recent years, exploration tasks in disaster environments, victim localization and primary assistance have been the main focuses of Search Rescue (SAR) Robotics. Developing new technologies Mixed Reality (M-R) legged robotics has taken a big step developing robust field applications Robotics field. This article presents MR-RAS (Mixed-Reality for Robotic Assistance), which aims to assist rescuers protect their integrity when exploring post-disaster areas (against collapse,...

Multi-robot missions are a challenge for operators in terms of workload and situational awareness. These have to receive data from the robots, extract information, understand situation properly, make decisions, generate adequate commands, send them robots. The consequences excessive lack awareness can vary inefficiencies accidents. This work focuses on study future operator interfaces multi-robot systems, taking into account relevant issues such as multimodal interactions, immersive devices,...

Multiple robot missions imply a series of challenges for single human operators, such as managing high workloads or maintaining correct level situational awareness. Conventional interfaces are not prepared to face these challenges; however, new concepts have arisen cover this need, adaptive and immersive interfaces. This paper reports the design development an interface, well complete set experiments carried out establish comparisons with conventional one. The interface object study has been...

A crop monitoring system was developed for the supervision of organic fertilization status on tomato plants at early stages. An automatic and nondestructive approach used to analyze with different levels water-soluble fertilizer (3 + 5 NK) vermicompost. The evaluation composed by a multispectral camera five lenses: green (550 nm), red (660 edge (735 near infrared (790 RGB, computational image processing system. applied weekly in four treatments: (T0: 0 mL, T1: 6.25 T2: 12.5 mL T3: 25 mL)...

Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a new low‐cost system based on spherical robot for performing moisture monitoring in precision agriculture. Design/methodology/approach work arose from the necessity providing farmers with alternative methods crop monitoring. Thus, after analysing main requirements, was chosen as tentative approach. presented summarizes carried out selecting basics apply robot, well its mechanical and electronic design. After designing constructing...

In recent years, legged (quadruped) robots have been subject of technological study and continuous development. These a leading role in applications that require high mobility skills complex terrain, as is the case Search Rescue (SAR). stand out for their ability to adapt different terrains, overcome obstacles move within unstructured environments. Most implementations recently developed are focused on data collecting with sensors, such lidar or cameras. This work seeks integrate 6DoF arm...

Abstract In recent years, legged quadruped robots have proved to be a valuable support humans in dealing with search and rescue operations. These can move great ability complex terrains, unstructured environments or regions many obstacles. This work employs the robot A1 Rescue Tasks UPM Robot (ARTU-R) by Unitree, equipped an RGB-D camera lidar, perform victim searches post-disaster scenarios. Exploration is done not following pre-planned path (as common methods) but prioritising areas most...

Exploring tasks in unknown environments has become a relevant search and rescue robotics approach. Ground robots are better alternative to rescuers for first exploration. However, exploration progress is often limited by uneven terrains that exceed the kinematic capabilities of robots, including those with complex locomotion systems. This work proposes an innovative solution based on collaborative behaviours overcome even terrains. A method employing two designed operate marsupial...

Many environmental incidents affect large areas, often in rough terrain constrained by natural obstacles, which makes intervention difficult. New technologies, such as unmanned aerial vehicles, may help address this issue due to their suitability reach and easily cover areas. Thus, vehicles be used inspect the make a first assessment of affected areas; however, nowadays they do not have capability act. On other hand, ground rely on enough power perform but exhibit more mobility constraints....

The emergence of multi-UAV missions poses a set challenges. control and monitoring these requires to increase the autonomy fleets reduce workload operators. development an appropriate mission model is fundamental not only for specification planning but also monitoring. This allows determining fleet states and, therefore, providing operator with adequate information mission. paper methodology develop models analyzes different modeling techniques, such as Petri nets or hidden Markov models.