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Hortibot Feasibility study of a plant nursing
robot performing weeding operations part IV
C. G. Sørensen M. Nørremark
R. N. Jørgensen K. Jensen J. Maagaard
L. AA. Jensen

• Conclusion
• Autonomous inter-row and intra-row weeding
  systems have the potential of becoming more
  economically viable when compared to conventional
  tractor operated weeding systems combined with
  manual weeding
• Important determining parameters for the
  profitability of the autonomous system are the
  work quality in terms of weeding efficiency,
  initial investment, and operational costs like
  maintenance costs

Results
Table 1. Investment
Usage scenario
The scenario is for organic cultivated bulb
onion (Allium cepa L.) and shallots (Allium cepa
L. var. aggregatum G. Don). Seeding are done on 2
m wide beds made up of loosened soil, and seeded
in 5 parallel rows per bed with 35 cm row spacing
and 3 cm seed spacing within the row. The
expected weed population in the horticultural
field consists of commonly appearing species of
monocotyledons and dicotyledons of annual,
perennial weeds and perennial weeds with
vegetative reproduction.
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Table 2. System comparison
Onion seed beds
Robotic system components
Implement tools
The implement tool consists of standard
A-shaped hoes for inter-row weeding, and with bed
ridgers attached to each end of the tool bar. The
intra-row weeding consists of finger and torsion
weeders and pneumatic nozzles, all attached to
five individual units carrying the A-shaped hoes

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