Optimizing irrigation efficiency using deep reinforcement learning in the field
Agricultural irrigation is a significant contributor to freshwater consumption. However, the
current irrigation systems used in the field are not efficient. They rely mainly on soil moisture …
current irrigation systems used in the field are not efficient. They rely mainly on soil moisture …
Simulating polyculture farming to learn automation policies for plant diversity and precision irrigation
Polyculture farming, where multiple crop species are grown simultaneously, has potential to
reduce pesticide and water usage while improving the utilization of soil nutrients. However, it …
reduce pesticide and water usage while improving the utilization of soil nutrients. However, it …
Learning seed placements and automation policies for polyculture farming with companion plants
Polyculture farming is a sustainable farming technique based on synergistic interactions
between differing plant types that make them more resistant to diseases and pests and …
between differing plant types that make them more resistant to diseases and pests and …
Simulating polyculture farming to tune automation policies for plant diversity and precision irrigation
Polyculture farming, where multiple crop species are grown simultaneously, has potential to
reduce pesticide and water usage, while improving the utilization of soil nutrients. However …
reduce pesticide and water usage, while improving the utilization of soil nutrients. However …
Automated Pruning and Irrigation of Polyculture Plants
Polyculture farming has environmental advantages but requires substantially more labor
than monoculture farming. We present novel hardware and algorithms for automated …
than monoculture farming. We present novel hardware and algorithms for automated …
Automated pruning of polyculture plants
Polyculture farming has environmental advantages but requires substantially more pruning
than monoculture farming. We present novel hardware and algorithms for automated …
than monoculture farming. We present novel hardware and algorithms for automated …
Optimization and performance analysis of a novel automatic planting-irrigating integrated robot
Soil desertification is a severe environmental problem that seriously threatens the ecological
environment and sustainable development. Traditional tree-planting methods face …
environment and sustainable development. Traditional tree-planting methods face …
[PDF][PDF] Design and Implementation of Physical Experiments for Evaluation of the AlphaGarden: an Autonomous Polyculture Garden
M Presten, K Goldberg - 2022 - digicoll.lib.berkeley.edu
For over 10,000 years, the practice of plant cultivation has been integral to human
civilization. Many factors influence the quality and quantity of plant growth, such as irrigation …
civilization. Many factors influence the quality and quantity of plant growth, such as irrigation …
AlphaGarden: Learning to Autonomously Tend a Polyculture Garden
This paper presents AlphaGarden: an autonomous polyculture garden that prunes and
irrigates living plants in a 1.5 mx 3.0 m physical testbed. AlphaGarden uses an overhead …
irrigates living plants in a 1.5 mx 3.0 m physical testbed. AlphaGarden uses an overhead …
Extending an Open Source Hardware Agri-Robot with Simulation and Plant Re-identification
Previous work constructed an open source hardware (OSH) agri-robot platform for swarming
agriculture research. We summariserecent developments from the community on this …
agriculture research. We summariserecent developments from the community on this …