Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Olga Fishkis, Jessica Weller, Jorn Lehmhus, Franz Pollinger, Jorn Strassemeyer, Heinz -Josef Koch
Summary: The Farm to Fork strategy of the European Union aims to reduce pesticide use and replace chemical measures with mechanical methods in weed control. However, there is currently no comprehensive evaluation of the ecological and economic parameters of mechanical methods. This study quantified these parameters for different weed control methods in sugar beet and found that no method can be considered fully environmentally friendly.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Kristen Hohl, Matt Giffhorn, Steven Jackson, Arun Jayaraman
Summary: Exoskeletons are external motorized devices that assist individuals with motor and functional impairments in sit-to-stand and walking. The lack of evidence makes it challenging for clinicians to determine the optimal utilization of exoskeletons in everyday clinical practice. Therefore, we present a clinical utilization framework to guide decision-making, device selection, dosage parameters, and reflection for success and understanding of these innovative technologies.
JOURNAL OF NEUROENGINEERING AND REHABILITATION
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Joao P. L. Ribeiro, Pedro D. D. Gaspar, Vasco N. G. J. Soares, Joao M. L. P. Caldeira
Summary: The continuous rise in population has led to increased agricultural holdings to meet the growing demand for food. However, labor shortage and herbicide-resistant weeds have created a crisis in agricultural food production. To address these challenges, robotics and automation technologies are being implemented, such as a robotic rover designed for weed control and fallen fruit collection. Simulation software is used to create and test algorithms for these tasks, providing a cost-effective and efficient solution.
Review
Engineering, Biomedical
Elena Bardi, Marta Gandolla, Francesco Braghin, Ferruccio Resta, Alessandra L. G. Pedrocchi, Emilia Ambrosini
Summary: Soft robotic wearable devices, known as exosuits, have great potential for daily upper limb support as an alternative to rigid exoskeletons. This review explores the current approaches in design and production steps, focusing on different actuation types and intention detection strategies to support key joints such as elbow and shoulder.
JOURNAL OF NEUROENGINEERING AND REHABILITATION
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Analytical
Paras Ahmad, Mohammad Khursheed Alam, Ali Aldajani, Abdulmajeed Alahmari, Amal Alanazi, Martin Stoddart, Mohammed G. Sghaireen
Summary: Robotics is a disruptive technology in dental medicine that can improve the quality and quantity of patient care by performing repeated workflows indefinitely. While autonomous medical robots have advanced significantly, there is a lack of research data on their therapeutic reliability and precision. This review evaluates the current limitations and future potential impact of dental robotics in oral healthcare and the dental profession.
Article
Automation & Control Systems
Yingjun Tian, Guoxin Fang, Justas Savinijus Petrulis, Andrew Weightman, Charlie C. L. Wang
Summary: This article presents a novel soft robotic system that can physically realize the 3-D geometry of different human bodies. It uses inflatable chambers to deform a soft membrane on a mannequin, and an efficient algorithm with vision feedback is developed to optimize the deformation.
IEEE-ASME TRANSACTIONS ON MECHATRONICS
(2022)
Article
Mathematics
Ibai Inziarte-Hidalgo, Irantzu Uriarte, Unai Fernandez-Gamiz, Gorka Sorrosal, Ekaitz Zulueta
Summary: This research proposes an optimal robotic arm speed shape in neurological surgery to minimise a cost functional that uses an adaptive scheme to determine the brain tissue force. Until now, there have been no studies or theories on the shape of the robotic arm speed in such a context. The authors have applied a robotic arm with optimal speed control in neurological surgery. The results of this research are as follows: In this article, the authors propose a control scheme that minimises a cost functional which depends on the position error, trajectory speed and brain tissue force. This work allowed us to achieve an optimal speed shape or trajectory to reduce brain retraction damage during surgery. The authors have reached two main conclusions. The first is that optimal control techniques are very well suited for robotic control of neurological surgery. The second conclusion is that several studies on functional cost parameters are needed to achieve the best trajectory speed of the robotic arm. These studies could attempt to optimise the functional cost parameters and provide a mechanical characterisation of brain tissue based on real data.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Joe A. Smith, Dandan Zhang, Krishna C. Balram
Summary: Developing practical quantum technologies requires precise manipulation and sensitive sensing in constrained environments, where robotics can play a significant role in providing increased control and robustness.
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Phillip Smith, Aldeida Aleti, Vincent C. S. Lee, Robert Hunjet, Asad Khan
Summary: The research introduces a novel form of Hierarchical Graph Neurons (HGN) for behaviour selection in robotic swarms, providing the ability to predict environments and select appropriate behaviours, resulting in improved task flexibility for robots.
EXPERT SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Anestis Karkanis, Dimitrios Nakopoulos, Charikleia Palamioti, Kyriakos D. Giannoulis, Thomas Palamiotis, Georgios Igoumenos, Spyridon Souipas, Vasiliki Liava, Nicholaos G. Danalatos
Summary: Johnsongrass negatively affects sunflower growth and productivity, but effective herbicides can improve the seed and oil yield of sunflower crop.
Article
Robotics
Shuangyu Xie, Chengsong Hu, Muthukumar Bagavathiannan, Dezhen Song
Summary: The algorithm developed for robotic weed control utilizes both synthetic and raw data to reduce labeling costs, with a probabilistic map based on nutsedge skeleton as input to the neural network, and a modified loss function to accommodate uncertainty in the labeling process. The design effectively overcomes imprecise and insufficient training sample issues, significantly outperforming traditional methods while reducing labeling time by 95%.
IEEE ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Automation & Control Systems
Tongjia Zheng, Qing Han, Hai Lin
Summary: With the rapid development of AI and robotics, deploying a large swarm of networked robots in the future is becoming possible. Existing research in swarm robotics has focused on bottom-up approaches, but it is difficult to verify global requirements and analyze performance. This study pursues a top-down approach and develops a control strategy to achieve a desired global configuration using mean-field partial differential equations.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AUTOMATIC CONTROL
(2022)
Article
Robotics
Emma Treadway, R. Brent Gillespie
Summary: Passive transmission-based robotic devices provide motion guidance while ensuring user safety and engagement. Discretely variable devices based on brakes and hydrostatic transmissions offer advantages over continuously variable transmissions.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ROBOTICS
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Mechanical
Enrico Franco, Timothy Brown, Alessandro Astolfi, Ferdinando Rodriguez y Baena
Summary: This study investigates the control of needle insertion in soft tissue without using axial rotation or additional needle supports. Two energy shaping controllers are proposed to compensate for the friction forces of the pneumatic actuator, achieving the desired insertion depth while reducing needle tip rotation and deflection.
MECHANISM AND MACHINE THEORY
(2021)
Article
Automation & Control Systems
Eric Guiffo Kaigom, Juergen Rossmann
Summary: Despite the increasing complexity of robot manipulator skills, the cost-effective access to intelligent robots provides companies with the potential to gain a competitive edge. The value-driven RDT systematically captures robot dynamics and provides insight and capabilities to stakeholders.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL INFORMATICS
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
HannahJoy Kennedy, Steven A. Fennimore, David C. Slaughter, Thuy T. Nguyen, Vivian L. Vuong, Rekha Raja, Richard F. Smith
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Rekha Raja, Thuy T. Nguyen, David C. Slaughter, Steven A. Fennimore
BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING
(2020)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Rekha Raja, Thuy T Nguyen, Vivian L. Vuong, David C. Slaughter, Steven A. Fennimore
BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING
(2020)
Article
Agronomy
John S. Rachuy, Steven A. Fennimore
Summary: Results from the study showed that it is safe to plant carrots and tomatoes 3 months after sulfentrazone application at a concentration of up to 336 g ai/ha, but lettuce and green onions should not be planted within 9 months, and spinach should not be planted within 12 months of sulfentrazone application.
Article
Agronomy
John S. Rachuy, Steven A. Fennimore
Summary: Small-acreage brassica vegetables require more herbicide options. Limited registered herbicides pose a challenge for niche crops like bok choi and brussels sprouts. The tolerance of different brassica vegetables to S-metolachlor and sulfentrazone was evaluated, and it was found that most seeded brassica vegetables were tolerant of S-metolachlor, while transplanted brassica vegetables were tolerant of both S-metolachlor and sulfentrazone.
