Eco-Friendly Smart Farming Technologies: AI and Robotics in Agricultural Machinery
A special issue of AgriEngineering (ISSN 2624-7402). This special issue belongs to the section "Computer Applications and Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 361
Editors
Interests: hydraulic and power transmission design and analysis of agricultural machinery; real-time axle torque & battery SOC estimation of electric tractor; kalman filter algorithm (KFA); artificial neural network (ANN); machine learning and terramechanics
Interests: precision agriculture technologies; AI-based smart farming; standardized testing of agricultural machinery; safety and comfort of agricultural machinery; controlled environment agriculture; post-harvest technologies
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Interests: precision agriculture; image processing; UAV based remote sensing; smart farming; yield monitoring; machine learning for agriculture; artificial intelligence; automation in agricultural machinery; machine design
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Interests: artificial intelligence in agriculture; precision livestock farming; computer vision; deep learning; explainable artificial intelligence (XAI); remote sensing; machine learning; geospatial analytics; wheat yield prediction; multimodal data fusion
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Agriculture is rapidly evolving toward more sustainable, efficient, and intelligent production systems. Growing concerns regarding climate change, labor shortages, rising energy costs, and environmental protection have accelerated the demand for eco-friendly machinery and smart farming solutions. In this context, artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, automation, electrification, sensor technologies, and data analytics are transforming the design and operation of modern agricultural machinery.
This Special Issue, “Eco-Friendly Smart Farming Technologies: AI and Robotics in Agricultural Machinery”, aims to provide a platform for high-quality research addressing the development, optimization, and practical application of advanced agricultural machinery systems that improve productivity while reducing emissions, fuel consumption, soil compaction, and environmental impact. The topics of interest include electric-, hybrid-, and hydrogen-powered tractors; autonomous tractors and field robots; precision seeding, spraying, and harvesting systems; machine vision and crop monitoring technologies; intelligent control systems; digital twins; navigation and guidance systems; renewable energy-powered farm machinery; and human–machine interaction in agriculture.
We welcome original research articles, review papers, case studies, and technical communications that demonstrate innovative engineering solutions, field validation, system modeling, lifecycle assessment, machinery safety, and scalable smart farming applications. This Special Issue seeks to connect researchers, engineers, manufacturers, and policymakers working toward the next generation of sustainable and intelligent agricultural mechanization.
Dr. Md. Abu Ayub Siddique
Prof. Dr. Md Shaha Nur Kabir
Dr. Md Nasim Reza
Dr. Md Nafiul Islam
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- eco-friendly agricultural machinery
- smart farming
- artificial intelligence
- robotics
- autonomous tractors
- electric tractors
- hydrogen tractors
- soil–tool interaction
- precision agriculture
- agricultural automation
- machine vision
- sensors fusion
- digital twin
- intelligent control systems
- sustainable mechanization
- renewable energy
- field robotics
- precision spraying
- smart implements
- controlled environment
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