Agriculture 4.0 is transforming farming livelihoods thanks to the development and adoption
of technologies such as artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things and robotics, traditionally …

Manual harvesting of fruits is an expensive, time‐consuming, and labor‐intensive operation.
Due to labor shortages in the late 1950s, mechanical harvesters were developed to reduce …

In order to address the challenge of labor shortages, and to reduce costs of apple
harvesting, a targeted shake-and-catch technique is being developed at Washington State …

Highlights•A three-dimensional model of an olive tree including some small branches was
established.•Optimal parameters were determined through modal and harmonic response …

Mechanized harvesting technologies with shaking systems for fruit industry have been
widely investigated and significantly developed over the past several decades which were …

Highlights•More tilting and beam-column motions are found in vibration harvesting.•Fruit
detaching time may be improved using properly designed trellis system.•14 Hz vibration …

The overall low detachment percentage in citrus mechanical harvesting is a concerning
problem. Studies of the effects of tine-shaking frequency and penetrating depth on fruit …

Fruit bruise damage induced by mechanical impact is the most critical obstacle for the
application of mechanical harvesting on fresh-market sweet cherries. One of main sources of …

Highlights•SHAVE system used to evaluate the vibration dose received by the worker.•The
vibration dose accumulated by the operator can be seen as a safety dose budget.•The …

This study examines the means of reducing the damage to the branches of Camellia oleifera
in the process of vibration picking and solving the problems of low equipment-development …