Cover -- Copyright -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- Acknoledgement -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Fundamentals of Automation and Robotics -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Automatic Systems and Robots -- 1.3. Evolution and Applications of Robots -- 1.4. Examples and Technical Characteristics of Industrial Robots -- 1.5. Evaluation of Robotization -- References -- Chapter 2 Introduction to Agricultural Automation -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Field Machinery -- 2.3. Irrigation Systems -- 2.4. Greenhouse Automation, 2.5. Animal Automation Systems -- 2.6. Fruit Production Operations -- References -- Chapter 3 Robotics For Agricultural Systems -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Radicchio Harvester -- 3.3. Fennel Cutting System -- 3.4. Experimental Applications of Agricultural Robotics -- References -- Chapter 4 Application of Machine Vision Systems In Crop Farming -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Plant And Fruit Detection Approaches -- 4.3. Harvest Support Approaches -- 4.4. Plant/Fruit Health Protection And Disease Detection Approaches -- 4.5. Camera Types Used For Machine Vision In Agriculture, 4.6. Vision-Based Vehicle Guidance Systems For Agricultural Applications -- 4.7. Vision-Based Agro-Bots -- References -- Chapter 5 Integration of Actuation Mechanisms In Agricultural Systems -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Perception System: Localization And Weed Detection -- 5.3. Actuation/Sensing In Crops -- 5.4. Perception-Actuation Integration And Decision Making -- References -- Chapter 6 Human-Robot Interaction In Agricultural Systems -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Concepts Of Human-Robot Interactions -- 6.3. Humans, Robots, And Farmable Field -- References, and Chapter 7 Automatic Spraying Robots For Agricultural Use -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. Background of Automatic Agricultural Spraying -- 7.3. Design Considerations of The System -- 7.4. Software Details -- References -- Chapter 8 Economics and Applications of Agricultural Robots -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. Economics -- 8.3. Crop Establishment -- 8.4. Crop Scouting -- 8.5. Selective Harvesting -- 8.6. Economic Scenarios -- 8.7. Field Scouting For Weed Detection -- References -- Index -- Back Cover
