1st Edition
Agricultural Automation Fundamentals and Practices
Agricultural Automation: An Introduction; John K. Schueller
Fundamentals
Agricultural Vehicle Robot; Noboru Noguchi
Agricultural Infotronic Systems; Qin Zhang, Yongni Shao, and Francis J. Pierce
Precision Agricultural Systems; Chenghai Yang and Won Suk Lee
Practices
Field Crop Production Automation; Scott A. Shearer and Santosh K. Pitla
Mechanization, Sensing, and Control in Cotton Production; Ruixiu Sui and J. Alex Thomasson
Orchard and Vineyard Production Automation; Thomas Burks, Duke Bulanon, Kyu Suk You, Zhijiang Ni, and
Anirudh Sundararajan
Automation in Animal Housing and Production; J. L. Purswell and R. S. Gates
Nutrition Management and Automation; Yong He, Fei Liu, and Di Wu
Automation of Pesticide Application Systems; Manoj Karkee, Brian Steward, and John Kruckeberg
Automated Irrigation Management with Soil and Canopy Sensing; Dong Wang, Susan A. O’Shaughnessy, and Bradley King
Surrounding Awareness for Automated Agricultural Production; Francisco Rovira-Más
Worksite Management for Precision Agricultural Production; Ning Wang
Postharvest Automation; Naoshi Kondo and Shuso Kawamura
Index
Biography
Dr. Qin Zhang is the director of the Center for Precision and Automated Agricultural Systems and a professor of agricultural automation in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering at Washington State University. His research interests are in the areas of agricultural automation, intelligent agricultural machinery, and agricultural infotronics.
Dr. Francis J. Pierce is a professor emeritus in the Departments of Crop and Soil Sciences and Biological Systems Engineering at Washington State University. He is currently a principal in AgInfomatics, LLC, providing consulting services in agriculture, soil and water conservation, and agriculture technology with a focus on precision agriculture and evaluation of research and outreach projects.
