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AgriEngineering, Volume 6, Issue 2

June 2024 - 61 articles

Cover Story: The Fruit Harvest Helper, a mobile application developed by Northwest Nazarene University’s (NNU) Robotics Vision Lab, aims to assist farmers in estimating fruit yield for apple orchards. Currently, farmers manually estimate the fruit yield for an orchard, which is a laborious task. The Fruit Harvest Helper seeks to simplify their process by detecting apples on images of apple trees. Once the number of apples is detected, a correlation can then be applied to this value to obtain a usable yield estimate for an apple tree. While prior research efforts at NNU concentrated on developing an iOS app for blossom detection, this current research aims to adapt that smart farming application for apple detection across multiple platforms, iOS and Android. View this paper
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Articles (61)

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,170 Views
22 Pages

Tractor Three-Point Hitch Control for an Independent Lower Arms System

  • Yogesh M. Chukewad,
  • Sidakdeep Chadha,
  • Karan S. Jagdale,
  • Nishant Elkunchwar,
  • Uriel A. Rosa and
  • Zachary Omohundro

The three-point hitch, found on agricultural tractors, facilitates the raising and lowering of an attached implement. Some tractors include a rock shaft that comprises a physical shaft that interconnects and facilitates the raising and lowering of th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,766 Views
13 Pages

Evaluation of the Use of Vacuum-Dehydrated Minced Meat in Beef Patty Production

  • Mehmet Başlar,
  • Barış Yalınkılıç,
  • Kübra Feyza Erol and
  • Mustafa Ü. İrkilmez

This study aimed to determine the usage potential of vacuum-dehydrated ground beef in beef patty production. First, the fresh ground beef was dehydrated in vacuum dryers at 25, 35, and 45 °C for dehydration kinetics and color change. Then, the va...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,860 Views
15 Pages

Remote Monitoring of Coffee Leaf Miner Infestation Using Machine Learning

  • Emerson Ferreira Vilela,
  • Gabriel Dumbá Monteiro de Castro,
  • Diego Bedin Marin,
  • Charles Cardoso Santana,
  • Daniel Henrique Leite,
  • Christiano de Sousa Machado Matos,
  • Cileimar Aparecida da Silva,
  • Iza Paula de Carvalho Lopes,
  • Daniel Marçal de Queiroz and
  • Rogério Antonio Silva
  • + 4 authors

The coffee leaf miner (Leucoptera coffeella) is a key pest in coffee-producing regions in Brazil. The objective of this work was to evaluate the potential of machine learning algorithms to identify coffee leaf miner infestation by considering the ass...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,850 Views
14 Pages

Vortex generators (VGs) attached to the leading edge of an agricultural aircraft are purported to control airflow over the upper surface of the wing by creating small vortices that delay boundary layer separation, thereby improving the performance of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,896 Views
9 Pages

Bioremediation of Basil Pesto Sauce-Manufactured Wastewater by the Microalgae Chlorella vulgaris Beij. and Scenedesmus sp.

  • Paolina Scarponi,
  • Francesca Frongia,
  • Maria Rita Cramarossa,
  • Fabrizio Roncaglia,
  • Laura Arru and
  • Luca Forti

Chlorella vulgaris and Scenedesmus sp. are commonly used in wastewater treatment due to their fast growth rates and ability to tolerate a range of environmental conditions. This study explored the cultivation of Chlorella vulgaris and Scenedesmus sp....

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,403 Views
14 Pages

The application of digital technologies in the agricultural sector is increasing. One of the new key technologies is the Internet of Things (IoT), which can facilitate the everyday work of farmers. For the successful adoption of IoT-enabled digital p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,018 Views
11 Pages

Improvement in Productivity and Quality of Soilless Saffron Crops by Implementing Fertigation

  • Juan Luis Valenzuela,
  • José Gregorio Díaz and
  • María del Carmen Salas-Sanjuán

Saffron cultivation is important in global agriculture and is mainly flourishing in Mediterranean climates. Although it originated in Asia Minor, it is widely grown in regions such as Iran, India, Spain, Morocco, Greece, and Italy. Labour-intensive h...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,001 Views
10 Pages

Chemical Control of Coffee Berry Borer Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle under Different Operating Conditions

  • João Paulo Arantes Rodrigues da Cunha,
  • Luana de Lima Lopes and
  • Cleyton Batista de Alvarenga

The application of pesticides using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has grown, but there is a lack of information to support more efficient applications. Using a DJI AGRAS-MG-1P octocopter equipped with different spray tips, this study sought to expl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,297 Views
20 Pages

Proposal of an Original Methodology to Evaluate the Performance of Chipper Machines

  • Roberto Fanigliulo,
  • Walter Stefanoni,
  • Laura Fornaciari,
  • Renato Grilli,
  • Stefano Benigni,
  • Daniela Scutaru,
  • Giulio Sperandio and
  • Daniele Pochi

Wood fuel from the agroforestry sector is one of the main strategies cited by the EU for reducing energetic dependance on foreign markets. Its sustainability, both economic and environmental, can be improved through the optimization of harvesting and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,876 Views
25 Pages

Soqia-Advice: A Web-GIS Advisory Platform for Efficient Irrigation in Arboriculture

  • Abdelkhalek Ezzahri,
  • Soukaina Boujdi,
  • Mourad Bouziani,
  • Reda Yaagoubi and
  • Lahcen Kenny

The determination of water requirements for crops holds a crucial role in optimizing irrigation and enhancing agricultural productivity. However, identifying these needs remains a significant challenge due to the variety of factors influencing this d...

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