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Effects of saline reclaimed waters and deficit irrigation on Citrus physiology assessed by UAV remote sensing [PDF]

, 2017
The aim of our research was to discover the effects of the long-term irrigation with saline reclaimed (RW) and transfer (TW) water and different irrigation strategies: control (C) and regulated deficit irrigation (RDI) on yield and fruit quality of ...
Alarcón Cabañero, Juan José, Contreras López, Sergio, Droogers, Peter, Hunink, Johannes E., Nicolás Nicolás, Emilio, Nortes Tortosa, Pedro Antonio, Parra Gómez, Margarita, Romero Trigueros, Cristina   +7 more
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Bioinspired Adaptive Leg‐Claw Enables Robust Perching and Grasping for UAVs

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Inspired by owl limb morphology and bat roosting behavior, this study presents a bioinspired adaptive leg‐claw mechanism that enables UAVs to perform robust and versatile perching and grasping. The design integrates a four‐link tibial structure, tension‐driven deformable feet, and active control, enabling stable perching on various branches and ...
Tianyu Cheng, Shaokun Wang, Jiehan Zou, Guiwen Shi, Zhongxue Gan, I‐Ming Chen, Guo‐Niu Zhu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Application of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Remote Sensing for Agricultural Monitoring [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
Precision agriculture and Smart farming have become the essential backbone for sustainable agricultural production by leveraging cutting-edge remote sensing and communication technologies.
Han Yuyao
doaj   +1 more source

Discussion on Problem and Methods of Monitoring Sediment Deposition of Warping Dams in Loess Plateau

Shuitu baochi tongbao, 2022
[Objective] A scientific monitoring methods for sediment-retaining amount in check dams were studied in order to provide practical support for accurately obtaining the sediment-retaining amount, and to realize the safe operation of check dams and the ...
Jianguo Zhang, Yawei Dong, Jingjing Li, Qiang Zuo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Aluminium Feeds for Reflector for NadirSAR [PDF]

, 2018
With the long term aim of developing a NadirSAR quadrotor UAV system specialized for monitoring broad acre grain fields, a large aperture load bearing antenna to use as the main structural element was sort.
Gray, Derek, Le Kernec, Julien
core   +1 more source

Is Precision Agriculture Technology Adoption Persistently Overestimated?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Precision agriculture is sometimes assumed to diffuse steadily over time, and industry planning frequently extrapolates early adoption trends forward. This study evaluates the accuracy of such expectations by comparing agricultural input dealers' forecasts of future service offerings with the actual levels of offerings that dealerships ...
Trey Malone, Chad Fiechter, Zanliang Meng, James Lowenberg‐DeBoer, Bruce Erickson, Jay Akridge   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

MusA: Using Indoor Positioning and Navigation to Enhance Cultural Experiences in a museum [PDF]

, 2013
In recent years there has been a growing interest into the use of multimedia mobile guides in museum environments. Mobile devices have the capabilities to detect the user context and to provide pieces of information suitable to help visitors discovering ...
Alciatore, Andrea Bottino, Andrea Martina, Baharuddin, Bellotti, Bihler, Bitgood, Bitgood, Bruno, Chen, Chen, Csikszentmihalyi, Dean, Douglas, Emmanouilidis, Falk, Faugeras, Fischler, Ghiani, Ghiani, Giovanni Malnati, Guillemaut, Hausmann, Hausmann, Hsu, Huang, Irene Rubino, Iurgel, Jetmir Xhembulla, Kang, Kenteris, Maybank, Mulloni, Packer, Proctor, Rounds, Russo, Ruíz, Schweighofer, Serrell, Stock, Traum, Tsai, Veron, Wang, Yanying, Zhang, Zhang   +47 more
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Deep Reinforcement Learning Approaches for Sensor Data Collection by a Swarm of UAVs

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This article presents four decentralized reinforcement learning algorithms for autonomous data harvesting and investigates how collaboration improves collection efficiency. It also presents strategies to minimize training times by improving model flexibility, enabling algorithms to operate with varying number of agents and sensors.
Thiago de Souza Lamenza, Bruno José Olivieri de Souza, Markus Endler   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Monitoring post-fire forest recovery using multi-temporal Digital Surface Models generated from different platforms [PDF]

, 2016
Wildfires can greatly affect forest dynamics. Given the alteration of fire regimes foreseen globally due to climate and land use changes, greater attention should be devoted to prevention and restoration activities.
Aicardi, Irene, Garbarino, Matteo, Lingua, Andrea, Lingua, Emanuele, Marzano, Raffaella, Piras, Marco   +5 more
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Artificial Intelligence in Autonomous Mobile Robot Navigation: From Classical Approaches to Intelligent Adaptation

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping autonomous mobile robot navigation beyond classical pipelines. This review analyzes how AI techniques are integrated into core navigation tasks, including path planning and control, localization and mapping, perception, and context‐aware decision‐making. Learning‐based, probabilistic, and soft‐computing methods
Giovanna Guaragnella, Angelo Cardellicchio, Cosimo Patruno, Massimiliano Nitti, Nicola Pedrocchi, Vito Renò   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source