The Demeter system for automated harvesting

被引：6

作者：

Pilarski T. ^{[1
]}

Happold M. ^{[1
]}

Pangels H. ^{[1
]}

Ollis M. ^{[1
]}

Fitzpatrick K. ^{[1
]}

Stentz A. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh

来源：

Autonomous Robots | 2002年 / 13卷 / 1期

基金：

美国国家航空航天局;

关键词：

Agriculture; Automation; GPS; Image segmentation; Mobile robots; Vision guidance;

D O I：

10.1023/A:1015622020131

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摘要：

Automation of agricultural harvesting equipment in the near term appears both economically viable and technically feasible. This paper describes the Demeter system for automated harvesting. Demeter is a computer-controlled speedrowing machine, equipped with a pair of video cameras and a global positioning sensor for navigation. Demeter is capable of planning harvesting operations for an entire field, and then executing its plan by cutting crop rows, turning to cut successive rows, repositioning itself in the field, and detecting unexpected obstacles. In August of 1997, the Demeter system autonomously harvested 40 hectares (100 acres) of crop in a continuous run (excluding stops for refueling). During 1998, the Demeter system harvested in excess of 48.5 hectares (120 acres) of crop, cutting in a variety of fields.

引用

页码：9 / 20

页数：11

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