Estimation of the Energy Consumption of an All- Terrain Mobile Manipulator for Operations in Steep Vineyards

izvorni znanstveni rad

izvorni znanstveni rad

Estimation of the Energy Consumption of an All- Terrain Mobile Manipulator for Operations in Steep Vineyards

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Tip izvorni znanstveni rad
Godina 2022
Časopis Electronics (Basel)
Nadređena publikacija Electronics (Basel)
Volumen 11
Svesčić 2
Stranice 217, 20
DOI 10.3390/electronics11020217
EISSN 2079-9292
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Sažetak

A heterogeneous robotic system that can perform various tasks in the steep vineyards of the Mediterranean region was developed and tested as part of the HEKTOR—Heterogeneous Autonomous Robotic System in Viticulture and Mariculture— project. This article describes the design of hardware and an easy-to-use method for evaluating the energy consumption of the system, as well as, indirectly, its deployment readiness level. The heterogeneous robotic system itself consisted of a flying robot—a light autonomous aerial robot (LAAR)—and a ground robot—an all-terrain mobile manipulator (ATMM), composed of an all-terrain mobile robot (ATMR) platform and a seven-degreeof-freedom (DoF) torque- controlled robotic arm. A formal approach to describe the topology and parameters of selected vineyards is presented. It is shown how Google Earth data can be used to make an initial estimation of energy consumption for a selected vineyard. On this basis, estimates of energy consumption were made for the tasks of protective spraying and bud rubbing. The experiments were conducted in two different vineyards, one with a moderate slope and the other with a much steeper slope, to evaluate the proposed estimation method.

Ključne riječi

vineyards ; protective spraying ; bud rubbing ; steep terrain ; heterogeneous robotic systems ; autonomous mobile manipulators ; energy consumption