¶ Paper outlining concept of robotic planting machine
Description: The study introduces the cost and benefits of applying planting robots. Four generations of planterbots were considered from a remote-controlled tractor to autonomous solar-powered small units can process remote sensing information and cooperate on the field.
Discrete event simulation (DES) was applied to analyse the movements in the planting area. Based on the DES information, an economic analysis was developed to calculate the costs and benefits. Sensitivity analysis was used to define the critical factors and identify the important constraints (speed, fuel consumption, cost/unit, etc.) to be competitive with the current manual labour. The identified constraints are the essential inputs for the initial machinery design.
The presentation includes the problem definition, the description of the planned planterbot generations and the thoughts behind the machinery, the method of analysis, and the results.
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Category: Planting & Silviculture Automation
FWPA RD&E: 4.4
¶ Details
| Company | Country | Type | Website | Available in Australia? | Year | Status | Remarks | TRL | Employees | Colour | Inventors | Patent Model. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radics & Duong | Paper | Link | 2019 | Red |