On an intelligent system to plan agricultural operations

Panagiotis Karagiannis; Vangelis Xanthakis; Panagiotis Vasilaros; George Michalos; Sotiris Makris; Frits K. van Evert; Ard T. Nieuwenhuizen; Spyros Fountas; George Chryssolouris

doi:10.1016/j.atech.2024.100707

On an intelligent system to plan agricultural operations

Panagiotis Karagiannis, Vangelis Xanthakis, Panagiotis Vasilaros, George Michalos^*, Sotiris Makris, Frits K. van Evert, Ard T. Nieuwenhuizen, Spyros Fountas, George Chryssolouris

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This paper focuses on the design and implementation of an intelligent system for planning operations of an agricultural robot. The aim of this intelligent system is to choose automatically the appropriate resources to execute certain agricultural operations, based on the user's preferences, as well as to define and schedule their sequence. The practical background is discussed, with descriptions of the solution space of agricultural applications and the way they can be restrained, through certain assumptions and decisions for minimizing the computing effort. The effectiveness of the intelligent system is demonstrated by comparing specific KPIs that have been calculated in the solution which would probably have been selected by a farmer and the solution proposed by the system, in different scenarios.

Original language	English
Article number	100707
Number of pages	13
Journal	Smart Agricultural Technology
Volume	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atech.2024.100707
Publication status	Published - Mar 2025

Keywords

Agricultural task scheduling
Efficiency
Flexibility
Intelligent farming system
Resource assignments
Smart agriculture
Smart planning

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