Multi-Robot Information Gathering for Precision Agriculture: Current State, Scope, and Challenges

Precision agriculture is the collection of hardware and software technologies that allow a farmer to make informed, differentiated decisions regarding agricultural operations such as planting, fertilizing, pest control, and harvesting. In recent years, advances in agricultural machinery and the emer...

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Published in:IEEE access 2021, Vol.9, p.161416-161430
Main Authors: Dutta, Ayan, Roy, Swapnoneel, Kreidl, O. Patrick, Boloni, Ladislau
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural equipment
Agriculture
blockchains
cybersecurity
Data collection
Energy consumption
Harvesting
information collection
Multi-robot exploration
Multiple robots
Robot kinematics
Robot sensing systems
Robots
Sensor systems
Sensors
Temporal resolution
Uncertainty
Unmanned aerial vehicles
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Summary:Precision agriculture is the collection of hardware and software technologies that allow a farmer to make informed, differentiated decisions regarding agricultural operations such as planting, fertilizing, pest control, and harvesting. In recent years, advances in agricultural machinery and the emergence of agricultural robots continuously increased the resolution at which differentiated treatment is possible. This creates a corresponding need for information at a fine spatial and temporal resolution. Autonomous multi-robot systems (e.g., unmanned ground and aerial vehicles) are some of the most promising approaches for such information collection in open-air farms. In this paper, we survey the current state and challenges of multi-robot information gathering for precision agriculture, with a special focus on maximizing information and ensuring the security of the collected data while simultaneously keeping energy consumption in check.
ISSN:2169-3536
2169-3536
DOI:10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3130900