2A1-B05 Mobile eggplant grading robot : Construction and Evaluation of Prototype

Abstract

In the progress of precision farming, it is very important to collect variety of information on crops and field. In this study, we developed a prototype mobile eggplant grading robot in order to get information that be used for presentation of better way on cultivation. This robot can collect and accumulate the fruit's features information and location information at the same time while harvesting. After the field test experiment, a prototype mobile eggplant grading robot has achieved its purpose which was acquiring and storing information in real time and has created field spatial maps from the information. These maps could be useful for site-specific management which contribute to cost saving and pollution reduction.