| Description |
1 online resource (307 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Author -- Chapter 1 Precision Agriculture -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Variability -- 1.3 Variable Rate Application -- 1.3.1 Variable Rate Application Methods -- 1.3.2 Comparison of Variable Rate Application Methods -- 1.3.3 Components in Variable Rate Application -- 1.3.4 Variable Rate Application Systems -- 1.3.5 Control Technology in Variable Rate Application -- 1.4 Benefits of Precision Agriculture -- 1.4.1 Effective Fertilizer Usage -- 1.4.2 Effective Pesticide Usage -- 1.4.3 Effective Irrigation |
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1.4.4 Effective Management -- 1.4.5 Contribution to Food Safety -- 1.4.6 Traceability -- 1.4.7 Risk Management -- 1.5 Components of Precision Agriculture -- References -- Chapter 2 Precision Livestock Farming -- 2.1 Importance of Animal Production -- 2.2 Animal Nutrition -- 2.3 Mechanization in Livestock -- 2.4 Precision Livestock Production -- 2.5 Precision Livestock Farming Applications -- 2.5.1 Electronic Animal Recognition Systems -- 2.5.2 Automatic Feed Measuring Systems -- 2.5.3 Drinker Systems Measuring Water Consumption -- 2.5.4 Milk Quality Measurement Systems |
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2.5.5 Monitoring of Movement Activities in Dairy Cattle -- 2.5.6 Detection of Lameness -- 2.5.7 Detection of Estrus -- 2.5.8 Measurement of Body Characteristics and Gait Analysis -- 2.5.9 Monitoring of Broiler Houses and Early Warning System -- 2.5.10 Monitoring Health Status with Voice Analysis -- 2.5.11 Automatic Temperature Measurement with Thermal Camera -- 2.5.12 Automatic Animal Weighing, Sorting, and Marking Systems -- References -- Chapter 3 Agricultural Robots -- 3.1 What Is a Robot? -- 3.2 Advantages and Disadvantages of Robots -- 3.2.1 Advantages of Robots |
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3.2.2 Disadvantages of Robots -- 3.3 Robot Accidents and Safety -- 3.4 Classification of Robots -- 3.5 New Trend Robots -- 3.5.1 Smart Autonomous (Robot) Vehicles -- 3.5.2 Autonomous Flying Robots -- 3.5.3 Humanoid Robots -- 3.5.4 Wearable Robots -- 3.5.5 Underwater Robots -- 3.5.6 Soft Robots -- 3.5.7 Industrial and Delta Robots -- 3.6 Components of Robots -- 3.6.1 Robot Chassis -- 3.6.2 Sensors -- 3.6.3 Controller -- 3.6.4 Actuators -- 3.6.5 Manipulator -- 3.6.6 End Effector -- 3.7 Robot Kinematics and Dynamics -- 3.8 Robot (Autonomous) Tractor -- 3.9 Robot Tractor Equipment |
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3.9.1 Radar Sensors -- 3.9.2 Laser Scanners -- 3.9.3 Lidar -- 3.9.4 GPS/Inertial Navigation System (INS) -- 3.9.5 Ultrasonic Sensor -- 3.9.6 Cameras -- 3.10 Agricultural Robots -- 3.11 Examples of Agricultural Robots -- 3.11.1 Milking Robot -- 3.11.2 Feeding Robot -- 3.11.3 Calf Feeding Robot -- 3.11.4 Barn Cleaning Robot -- 3.11.5 Mechanical Weed Control Robot -- 3.11.6 Spraying Robot -- 3.11.7 Cucumber Harvesting Robot -- 3.11.8 Paddy Planting Robot -- 3.11.9 BoniRob Multipurpose Agriculture and Weed Control Robot -- References -- Chapter 4 Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Agriculture |
| Summary |
This book presents information on various topics appealing to the digital age in the agriculture sector. Topics include precision agriculture and livestock farming; using agricultural robots and unmanned arial vehicles in agriculture practices; agriculture 5.0 and the internet of things; and image processing and machine vision |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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4.1 What Is an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle? |
| Subject |
Agricultural innovations
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Agriculture -- Data processing
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Precision farming
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781000826159 |
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1000826155 |
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9781032385778 |
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1032385774 |
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