Smart Agriculture and Bionic Intelligent Equipment: Key Technology Development and Application

Dear Colleagues,

The transition from traditional farming to smart agriculture heavily relies on the development of agricultural machinery. Currently, traditional agricultural equipment faces bottlenecks in energy consumption, operational precision, and adaptability to complex field environments. Bionic engineering, drawing inspiration from nature's highly efficient mechanisms, provides breakthrough solutions for agricultural machinery, such as drag reduction, anti-adhesion, and enhanced wear resistance. When combined with smart technologies, bionic intelligent equipment represents the future of agricultural engineering, significantly optimizing soil–machine–plant interactions and improving overall farming efficiency.

This Special Issue highlights the most recent advances related to the design, development, and application of smart agricultural machinery and bionic intelligent equipment. We consider contributions addressing structural innovations, intelligent control systems, and practical field applications of advanced agricultural equipment. Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Application of bionic technologies to enhance the operational performance of agricultural machinery (e.g., drag reduction, anti-adhesion, wear resistance, and low-damage handling);
• Design and development of bionic intelligent sensors and perception systems for agricultural applications;
• Intelligent control, autonomous navigation, and robotic technologies in agricultural equipment;
• Advanced modeling and analysis of soil–machine–plant/crop interactions;
• Innovative design and application of smart agricultural equipment (including but not limited to tillage, planting, plant protection, harvesting, and processing);
• Integration of bionic mechanisms and artificial intelligence for smart farming systems.

Prof. Dr. Jiale Zhao
Dr. Mingzhuo Guo
Guest Editors

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