AN INFORMATION BASED SYSTEMATIC DESIGN METHOD FOR ROBOTICS IN GREENHOUSES

B.A.J. van Tuijl, E.J. van Henten, G.-J. Hoogakker, M.J. van der Weerd, J. Hemming, J.G. Kornet, J. Bontsema
The paper presents an information based systematic design method for robotics in greenhouses. The method was used to develop a de-leafing robot in a period of one year with a limited budget. This robot is used in this paper as a design example. This approach proved to be a success. The design methodology enabled the efficient design of a complex machine. Bottlenecks were identified at an early stage. The methodology produced insight into design alternatives, thus limiting trial and error. Within one year the de-leafing robot was tested in a greenhouse, with success.
van Tuijl, B.A.J., van Henten, E.J., Hoogakker, G.-J., van der Weerd, M.J., Hemming, J., Kornet, J.G. and Bontsema, J. (2005). AN INFORMATION BASED SYSTEMATIC DESIGN METHOD FOR ROBOTICS IN GREENHOUSES. Acta Hortic. 691, 859-866
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.691.106
https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.691.106
system design, de-leafing robot, robotics, mechanisation
English
https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.691.106
691_106
859-866
 

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