In this work, we present autonomous active tags. The power sources of these active tags employ energy harvesting techniques, specifically, solar and mechanical techniques. The integration of these techniques, and the storage of the energy obtained wi...
The development of agricultural robots is an increasingly popular research field aiming at addressing the widespread labor shortages in the farming industry and the ever-increasing food production demands. In many cases, multiple cooperating robots c...
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Automation in agriculture is revolutionizing the management of field tasks. This paper focuses on identifying the essential needs and preliminary technical requirements for designing an autonomous robot specifically for fruit harvesting. The study ex...
The demand for power is increasing due to the rapid growth of the population. Therefore, energy harvesting (EH) from ambient sources has become popular. The reduction of power consumption in modern wireless systems provides a basis for the replacemen...
In this paper an energy harvesting system based on a piezoelectric converter to extract energy from airflow and use it to power battery-less sensors is presented. The converter is embedded as a part of a flexure beam that is put into vibrations by vo...
Birds and experienced glider pilots frequently use atmospheric updrafts for long-distance flight and energy conservation, with harvested energy from updrafts serving as the foundation. Inspired by their common characteristics in autonomous soaring, a...
Grain price differences due to protein content can have economic effects on the farm as well as environmental effects when alternative protein sources are imported. Grain protein variability can vary from year to year due to environmental factors and...
This paper introduces an autonomous self-propelled Napa cabbage harvester, designed to significantly improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the traditionally labor-intensive harvesting process. The harvester integrates three key modules: a cutti...
This work pursues the potential of extending “Industry 4.0” practices to farming toward achieving “Agriculture 4.0”. Our interest is in fruit harvesting, motivated by the problem of addressing the shortage of seasonal labor. In particular, here we pr...
Research on autonomous driving technology is actively underway to solve the facing problems in the agricultural field. Combine harvesters used in East Asian countries, including Korea, are tracked-type vehicles. The steering control system of the tra...
The present study focused on the development, optimization, and performance evaluation of a harvesting robot for heavyweight agricultural products. The main objective of developing this system is to improve the harvesting process of the mentioned cro...
Crawler-type combine harvesters feature labor-intensive operation, tough steering and complex environments in paddy fields, necessitating reliable automatic operation to ensure efficient and complete harvesting. An error threshold-based autonomous na...
In this paper, the far-field energy harvesting system for self-sustainable wireless autonomous sensor application is presented. The proposed autonomous sensor system consists of a wireless power supplier (active antenna) and far-field energy harvesti...
An autonomous robot osteotomy using direct coordinate determination for registering was developed, and the accuracy of the designed osteotomy along the preprogrammed plan was evaluated. Furthermore, the accuracy of the robotic and manual osteotomy wa...
Buried, battery-free sensor nodes offer a promising solution for structural health monitoring, reducing maintenance and improving infrastructure sustainability by monitoring slow-varying parameters such as temperature and humidity, which do not requi...
In unstructured tea garden environments, accurate recognition and pose estimation of tea bud leaves are critical for autonomous harvesting robots. Due to variations in imaging distance, tea bud leaves exhibit diverse scale and pose characteristics in...
Energy Harvesting techniques are increasingly seen as the solution for freeing the wireless sensor nodes from their battery dependency. However, it remains evident that network performance features, such as network size, packet length, and duty cycle...
Instrumented implants can improve the clinical outcome of total hip replacements (THRs). To overcome the drawbacks of external energy supply and batteries, energy harvesting is a promising approach to power energy-autonomous implants. Therefore, we r...
Autonomous electronic systems are becoming increasingly important in people’s lives, as a result of advances in efficient energy storage systems, devices that can be permanently implanted in humans, and the trend towards compact devices that fu...
The wheat harvesting boundary line is vital reference information for the path tracking of an autonomously driving combine harvester. However, unfavorable factors, such as a complex light environment, tree shade, weeds, and wheat stubble color interf...
In this paper, the dynamic experimental identification of an inductive energy harvester for the conversion of vibration energy into electric power is presented. Recent advances and requirements in structural monitoring and vehicle diagnostic allow de...
This paper presents a wireless sensor node (WSN) system where an electromagnetic (EM) energy harvester is utilized for charging its rechargeable batteries while the system is operational. The capability and the performance of an in-house low-frequenc...
Seamless integration of both terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks is crucial to providing full-dimensional wireless and ubiquitous coverage, particularly catering to those engaged in marine activities. Compared to terrestrial networks, wireless c...
Robotic harvesting shows a promising aspect in future development of agricultural industry. However, there are many challenges which are still presented in the development of a fully functional robotic harvesting system. Vision is one of the most imp...
This study evaluated the positioning accuracy of moving forest harvesters using global navigation satellite system (GNSS) signals under a forest canopy, and developed approaches for forecasting accuracy under a mature spruce canopy cover. Real-time k...
A laudable goal toward achieving autonomous internet of things (IoT) devices would be to use the same circuitry for communication and harvesting energy. One way to achieve it is through simultaneous lightwave and power transfer (SLIPT) that consists...
Autonomous driving solutions for agricultural machinery have advanced rapidly; however, large-wheeled harvesters present unique challenges compared to traditional vehicles. Specifically, the 5.4 m cutting width, 9.2 m minimum turning diameter, and re...
The US cotton industry provided over 190,000 jobs and more than $28 billion total economic contributions to the United States in 2012. The US is the third-largest cotton-producing country in the world, following India and China. US cotton producers h...
This paper introduce advancements in agricultural robotics in response to the increasing demand for automation in agriculture. Our research aims to develop humancentered agricultural robotic systems designed to enhance efficiency, sustainability, and...
Autonomous sensors play a very important role in the environmental, structural, and medical fields. The use of this kind of systems can be expanded for several applications, for example in implantable devices inside the human body where it is impossi...
In the field of precision agriculture, the automation of sampling and harvesting operations plays a central role to expand the possible application scenarios. Within this context, this work presents the design and prototyping of a novel underactuated...
The growing demand for sustainable and self-powered technologies in automotive applications has led to increased interest in energy harvesting from vehicle suspensions. Recovering mechanical energy from road-induced vibrations offers a viable solutio...
Energy harvesting is a promising technique for supplying low-power devices as an alternative to conventional batteries. Energy harvesters can be integrated into Autonomous Internet of Things (AIoT) systems to create a wireless network of sensor nodes...
Energy limitations remain a key concern in the development of Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) devices since most of them have limited energy sources, mainly from batteries. Therefore, providing a sustainable and autonomous power supply is essential...
We present here the design and fabrication of a self-powered and autonomous fringing field capacitive sensor to measure soil water content. The sensor is manufactured using a conventional printed circuit board and includes a porous ceramic. To read t...
With the extensive application of wireless sensing nodes, the demand for sustainable energy in unattended environments is increasing. Here, we report a self-powered and autonomous vibrational wake-up system (SAVWS) based on triboelectric nanogenerato...
Our research concerned the development of an autonomous robotic navigation system for orchard harvesting with a dual master-slave mode, the autonomous navigation tractor orchard transport robot being the master followed by a navigation orchard pickin...
This paper, for the first time, investigates the possibility of exploiting a nonlinear bistable snap-through buckling structure employing piezoelectric transducers, to implement an autonomous sensor of mechanical vibrations, with an embedded energy h...
The integration of energy harvesting systems into sensing technologies can result in novel autonomous sensor nodes, characterized by significant simplification and mass reduction. The use of piezoelectric energy harvesters (PEHs), particularly in can...
Peach maturity at harvest is a critical factor influencing fruit quality and postharvest life. Traditional destructive methods for maturity assessment, although effective, compromise fruit integrity and are unsuitable for practical implementation in...
In the context of energy harvesting for tiny autonomous sensors placed indoors, this work carries out a systematic experimental evaluation of low-power, low-area photovoltaic (PV) cells. The evaluation involves several cell technologies and types of...
The current technological trends associated with Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things (IoT) require an interconnected network of sensor nodes providing distributed information on the environment to enable intelligent action to be taken by control...
This paper delves into the application of vibration-based energy harvesting to power environmental sensor nodes, a critical component of modern data collection systems. These sensor nodes play a crucial role in structural health monitoring, providing...
For an extensive and sustainable deployment of technological ecosystems such as the Internet of Things, it is a must to leverage the free energy available in the environment to power the autonomous sensors. Among the different alternatives, thermal e...
In the context of autonomous environmental monitoring, this study investigates a surface acoustic wave (SAW) sensor designed for selective carbon dioxide (CO2) detection. The sensor is based on a LiTaO3 piezoelectric substrate with copper interdigita...
The current technological trends associated with Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things (IoT) require an interconnected network of sensor nodes providing distributed information on the environment in order to enable intelligent action to be taken by...
Conventional wireless sensor networks (WSNs) in smart home-building (SHB) are typically driven by batteries, limiting their lifespan and the maximum number of deployable units. To satisfy the energy demand for the next generation of SHB which can int...
Precision agriculture has revolutionized crop management and agricultural production, with LiDAR technology attracting significant interest among various technological advancements. This extensive review examines the various applications of LiDAR in...
Predictive maintenance is becoming increasingly important in industry and requires continuous monitoring to prevent failures and anticipate maintenance processes, resulting in reduced downtime. Vibration is often used for failure detection and equipm...
The need for sustainable and long-term environmental monitoring has driven the development of energy-autonomous sensors, which either operate passively or integrate energy harvesting (EH) solutions. In many applications, the energy cost of data trans...
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