Overview
- Addresses the fundamentals of automation for management of orchards and vineyards, in a systematic, integrated manner
- Covers basic tree and vine physiology, along with the principles of automation and robotics, and cutting-edge examples
- A reference book for students, researchers, engineers, policy makers, farmers and other stakeholders
Part of the book series: Agriculture Automation and Control (AGAUCO)
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Dr. Qin Zhang is the Director of the Center for Precision and Automated Agricultural Systems (CPAAS) and a Professor of Agricultural Automation in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University (WSU); and a Member of Washington State Academy of Science (WSAS). He received his B.S. degree in engineering from Zhejiang Agricultural University, China; M.S. degree from the University of Idaho and Ph.D. degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His current research interests include agricultural cybernetics, agricultural mechanization and robotization, and mobile equipment mechatronics. Based on his research outcomes, he has authored/edited 11 books, written 28 separate book chapters, edited three conference proceedings, published 190+ peer reviewed journal articles, 60+ other peer reviewed articles, and been awarded 12 U.S. patents. He is currently serving as the Chair Editor for Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, and the Editor-in-Chief for the Springer Encyclopedia of Smart Agriculture Technologies. Dr. Qin Zhang has also been invited to give 20 keynote speeches and 36 invited talks at international professional conferences, plus numerous invited seminars and guest lectures at 60+ universities and research institutes worldwide. He has also given talks at more than a dozen major agricultural equipment manufacturers in the North/South America, Europe, and Asia. Dr. Qin Zhang is a Fellow of iAABE (International Academy of Agricultural and Biological Engineering) and ASABE (American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers), an Honorary Vice President of CIGR (International Commission of Agricultural and Biological Engineering), a Full Member of the Club of Bologna (a World Task-force on the Strategies for the Development of Agricultural Mechanization), and is serving or served as a guest or an adjunct professor for nine universities in different countries. He has received several awards and honors over the years, featured by John Deere Gold Medal, a major award to agricultural and biological engineers for distinguished achievement in the application of science and art to the soil in 2017.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Advanced Automation for Tree Fruit Orchards and Vineyards
Editors: Stavros G. Vougioukas, Qin Zhang
Series Title: Agriculture Automation and Control
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26941-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-26940-0Published: 22 April 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-26943-1Published: 23 April 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-26941-7Published: 21 April 2023
Series ISSN: 2731-3492
Series E-ISSN: 2731-3506
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 241
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Agriculture, Control, Robotics, Mechatronics, Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry, Food Science