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Precision Agriculture is the practice of managing resources for crop production based on the site-specific variability of plant, soil, water and environment. Recent advances in Precision Agriculture have resulted from the rapid infusion of defense-related technology into agricultural arenas. This lecture will briefly review relevant topics in the automation of precision agriculture and discuss the evolution of guidance systems for agricultural environments.
Biographical Sketch:
Dr. Reid has a B.S. (1980) and M.S. (1982) degree from VPI&SU and a
Ph.D. from Texas A&M (1987). His doctoral research was on the
application of machine vision sensing for the guidance of agricultural
tractors. Dr. Reid has been at the University of Illinois since 1987.
His research and teaching efforts have focused on the application of
machine vision and imaging methods to agricultural and biological
systems. Several novel applications include vision-based control of
the secondary metabolites in suspension cultures, visual models of
crop growth and development, and machine vision for agricultural
vehicle guidance. Reid has served as a consultant for academia,
government and industry in agricultural vehicle automation and machine
vision methodologies. Reid is a member of ASAE, ASEE, and IEEE.
For appointments, please contact Tony Stenz: axs@frc.ri.cmu.edu or 412.268.8155.
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