Articles
Trektor: a robotic solution for a complete agricultural cycle in spinach cultures
Article number
1360_24
Pages
197 – 202
Language
English
Abstract
Increasing demands for food production, lack of workforce, and new environmental regulations regarding the use of chemicals are raising the interest in automated agricultural machinery.
Indeed, autonomous agricultural robots offer new and innovative approaches to improving production means through the automation of agricultural practices.
In this paper, SITIA, a French SME, presents its robotic platform Trektor: a versatile agricultural robot designed to intervene on different crops in horticulture and specialized high-value crops.
Moreover, Trektor can achieve a high work rate thanks to its hybrid design that combines the efficiency of electrical power with the endurance of diesel.
To illustrate the premise of our robot, Trektor was deployed to automate the agricultural cycle in a spinach culture.
We present the various steps of this application along with the associated design elements: including the energy efficiency, versatility and compatibility with a wide variety of implements, GNSS-based navigation, and the human-machine interface.
Indeed, autonomous agricultural robots offer new and innovative approaches to improving production means through the automation of agricultural practices.
In this paper, SITIA, a French SME, presents its robotic platform Trektor: a versatile agricultural robot designed to intervene on different crops in horticulture and specialized high-value crops.
Moreover, Trektor can achieve a high work rate thanks to its hybrid design that combines the efficiency of electrical power with the endurance of diesel.
To illustrate the premise of our robot, Trektor was deployed to automate the agricultural cycle in a spinach culture.
We present the various steps of this application along with the associated design elements: including the energy efficiency, versatility and compatibility with a wide variety of implements, GNSS-based navigation, and the human-machine interface.
Authors
C. Aubry-Tardif, H. Nehme, F. Arignon
Keywords
agricultural robotics, precision agriculture, agricultural automation
Groups involved
- Division Precision Horticulture and Engineering
- Division Plant-Environment Interactions in Field Systems
- Division Vine and Berry Fruits
- Division Tropical and Subtropical Fruit and Nuts
- Division Plant Genetic Resources, Breeding and Biotechnology
- Division Temperate Tree Nuts
- Division Temperate Tree Fruits
- Division Vegetables, Roots and Tubers
- Division Horticulture for Development
- Working Group Mechanization, Digitization, Sensing and Robotics
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