4 papers
A vision-based robotic system for precision pollination of apples
Uddhav Bhattarai, Ranjan Sapkota, Safal Kshetri +4
Global food production depends upon successful pollination, a process that relies on natural and managed pollinators. However, natural pollinators are declining due to factors such…
Machine Vision-Based Assessment of Fall Color Changes and its Relationship with Leaf Nitrogen Concentration
Achyut Paudel, Jostan Brown, Priyanka Upadhyaya +8
Apple(\textit{Malus domestica} Borkh.) trees are deciduous, shedding leaves each year. This process is preceded by a gradual change in leaf color from green to yellow as chlorophyl…
Robotic Pollination of Apples in Commercial Orchards
Ranjan Sapkota, Dawood Ahmed, Salik Ram Khanal +4
This research presents a novel, robotic pollination system designed for targeted pollination of apple flowers in modern fruiting wall orchards. Developed in response to the challen…
Design, Modeling, and Control of a Low-Cost and Rapid Response Soft-Growing Manipulator for Orchard Operations
Ryan Dorosh, Justin Allen, Zixuan He +10
Tree fruit growers around the world are facing labor shortages for critical operations, including harvest and pruning. There is a great interest in developing robotic solutions for…