An autonomous weeding robot for organic farming

T. Bakker; C.J. van Asselt; J. Bontsema; J. Müller; G. van Straten

doi:10.1007/978-3-540-33453-8_48

An autonomous weeding robot for organic farming

T. Bakker, C.J. van Asselt, J. Bontsema, J. Müller, G. van Straten

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Abstract

The objective of this research is the replacement of hand weeding in organic farming by a device working autonomously at ¯eld level. The autonomous weeding robot was designed using a structured design approach, giving a good overview of the total design. A vehicle was developed with a diesel engine, hydraulic transmission, four-wheel drive and four-wheel steering. The available power and the stability of the vehicle does not limit the freedom of research regarding solutions for intra-row weed detection and weeding actuators. To ful¯ll the function of navigation along the row a new machine vision algorithm was developed. A test in sugar beet in a greenhouse showed that the algorithm was able to ¯nd the crop row with an average error of less than 25 mm. The vehicle is a versatile design for an autonomous weeding robot in a research context. The result of the design has good potential for autonomous weeding in the near future.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Field and service robotics Results of the 5th International Conference, Heidelberg, Germany, 28-31 July 2005
Editors	Peter Corke, Salah Sukkarieh
Place of Publication	Heidelberg
Publisher	Springer
Pages	579-590
ISBN (Print)	9783540334521
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-33453-8_48
Publication status	Published - 2006
Event	5th International Conference on Field and Service Robotics - Duration: 28 Jul 2005 → 31 Jul 2005

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Conference	5th International Conference on Field and Service Robotics
Period	28/07/05 → 31/07/05

Keywords

Autonomous weeding robot
GPS
Intra-row weed control
Machine vision
Organic farming
Robotics
Systematic design

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Bakker, T, van Asselt, CJ, Bontsema, J, Müller, J & van Straten, G 2006, An autonomous weeding robot for organic farming. in P Corke & S Sukkarieh (eds), Field and service robotics Results of the 5th International Conference, Heidelberg, Germany, 28-31 July 2005. Springer, Heidelberg, pp. 579-590, 5th International Conference on Field and Service Robotics, 28/07/05. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-33453-8_48

An autonomous weeding robot for organic farming. / Bakker, T.; van Asselt, C.J.; Bontsema, J. et al.
Field and service robotics Results of the 5th International Conference, Heidelberg, Germany, 28-31 July 2005. ed. / Peter Corke; Salah Sukkarieh. Heidelberg: Springer, 2006. p. 579-590.

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