Agricultural Scenarios
One major use for mobile robotics technology is inside agricultural scenarios. Brazil's vast territory, with a diverse type of soil and climate between regions, poses challenging tasks to be solved and scaled up.
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Our first agricultural robot (Frey)(Aside figure) , which served as a test platform to measure soil moisture. From there, a diversity of project ideas emerged!
Below, a list of ongoing projects for agricultural scenarios.
Ongoing projects
List of ongoing Projects.
Biomass aerial estimation
Responsible: Prof. Hernandes
Brief description: Use of drones, such as quadrotors to estimate biomass of a specific culture of interest.
Support: Pasture View
This project is confidential due to its partnership with Pasture View company
Ant mound detection
Responsible: Prof. Hernandes
Brief description: Use of drones, such as quadrotors, to detect ant mounds. We have two Master students working on it.
Support: Under submission