Conventional Industrial Robotics Applied to the Process of Tomato Grafting Using the Splicing Technique
Horticultural grafting is routinely performed manually, demanding a high degree of concentration and requiring operators to withstand extreme humidity and temperature conditions. This article presents the results derived from adapting the splicing technique for tomato grafting, characterized by the...
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| author | Pardo Alonso, José Luis Carreño Ortega, Angel Martínez Gaitán, Carolina Clara Golasi, Iacopo Gómez Galán, Marta |
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| description | Horticultural grafting is routinely performed manually, demanding a high degree of concentration and requiring operators to withstand extreme humidity and temperature conditions. This article presents the results derived from adapting the splicing technique for tomato grafting, characterized by the coordinated work of two conventional anthropomorphic industrial robots with the support of low-cost passive auxiliary units for the transportation, handling, and conditioning of the seedlings. This work provides a new approach to improve the efficiency of tomato grafting. Six test rates were analyzed, which allowed the system to be evaluated across 900 grafted units, with gradual increases in the speed of robots work, operating from 80 grafts/hour to over 300 grafts/hour. The results obtained show that a higher number of grafts per hour than the number manually performed by skilled workers could be reached easily, with success rates of approximately 90% for working speeds around 210–240 grafts/hour. |
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| spelling | oai:repositorio.ual.es:10835-73742023-11-08T08:20:01Z Conventional Industrial Robotics Applied to the Process of Tomato Grafting Using the Splicing Technique Pardo Alonso, José Luis Carreño Ortega, Angel Martínez Gaitán, Carolina Clara Golasi, Iacopo Gómez Galán, Marta tomato grafting splice grafting technique agricultural robot automated grafting agricultural machinery Horticultural grafting is routinely performed manually, demanding a high degree of concentration and requiring operators to withstand extreme humidity and temperature conditions. This article presents the results derived from adapting the splicing technique for tomato grafting, characterized by the coordinated work of two conventional anthropomorphic industrial robots with the support of low-cost passive auxiliary units for the transportation, handling, and conditioning of the seedlings. This work provides a new approach to improve the efficiency of tomato grafting. Six test rates were analyzed, which allowed the system to be evaluated across 900 grafted units, with gradual increases in the speed of robots work, operating from 80 grafts/hour to over 300 grafts/hour. The results obtained show that a higher number of grafts per hour than the number manually performed by skilled workers could be reached easily, with success rates of approximately 90% for working speeds around 210–240 grafts/hour. 2020-01-16T11:12:42Z 2020-01-16T11:12:42Z 2019-12-12 info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2073-4395 http://hdl.handle.net/10835/7374 en https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/9/12/880 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess MDPI |
| spellingShingle | tomato grafting splice grafting technique agricultural robot automated grafting agricultural machinery Pardo Alonso, José Luis Carreño Ortega, Angel Martínez Gaitán, Carolina Clara Golasi, Iacopo Gómez Galán, Marta Conventional Industrial Robotics Applied to the Process of Tomato Grafting Using the Splicing Technique |
| title | Conventional Industrial Robotics Applied to the Process of Tomato Grafting Using the Splicing Technique |
| title_full | Conventional Industrial Robotics Applied to the Process of Tomato Grafting Using the Splicing Technique |
| title_fullStr | Conventional Industrial Robotics Applied to the Process of Tomato Grafting Using the Splicing Technique |
| title_full_unstemmed | Conventional Industrial Robotics Applied to the Process of Tomato Grafting Using the Splicing Technique |
| title_short | Conventional Industrial Robotics Applied to the Process of Tomato Grafting Using the Splicing Technique |
| title_sort | conventional industrial robotics applied to the process of tomato grafting using the splicing technique |
| topic | tomato grafting splice grafting technique agricultural robot automated grafting agricultural machinery |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10835/7374 |
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