@inproceedings{4ff9ed8b5fb64ce0917e6d281aeec074,
title = "Task characterization and classification for robotic manipulator optimal design in precision agriculture",
abstract = "Manipulation tasks in precision agriculture require a robotic arm that can perform the task quickly and precisely. Robots with kinematics suitable for a specific task will perform better than a universal robot expected to perform several tasks. To provide a good fit between a robot and its task, the robot design must be based on a well-defined task model. A unique approach is proposed to design an optimal robot for a specific precision agriculture task and an approach to the classification of such tasks. One of the tasks considered is fruit picking. Apple and nectarine trees were measured with a passive manipulator device developed for this purpose. Statistical analysis was performed to define differences and similarities between the tree types. The results showed that different tasks require different robots to perform optimally in each task. In addition, precision agriculture tasks can be classified according to the optimal robotic arms.",
keywords = "Agricultural robotic manipulation, Agricultural task, Robot task characterization, Taskbased optimization",
author = "V. Bloch and A. Degani and A. Bechar",
year = "2015",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.3920/978-90-8686-814-8_38",
language = "English",
series = "Precision Agriculture 2015 - Papers Presented at the 10th European Conference on Precision Agriculture, ECPA 2015",
publisher = "Wageningen Academic Publishers",
pages = "313--320",
editor = "Stafford, {John V.}",
booktitle = "Precision Agriculture 2015 - Papers Presented at the 10th European Conference on Precision Agriculture, ECPA 2015",
address = "Netherlands",
note = "10th European Conference on Precision Agriculture, ECPA 2015 ; Conference date: 12-07-2015 Through 16-07-2015",
}
