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Chapter and Conference Paper
A New Traction Control Architecture for Planetary Exploration Robots
Planetary exploration rovers are often redundantly actuated, for mechanical robustness and reliability purposes. This paper describes the Integral Redistribution Traction Control Architecture (IR-TCA) applied ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
A Multi-axis Control Board Implemented via an FPGA
Most of robotic applications rely on the use of DC motors with quadrature encoder feedback. Typical applications are legged robots or articulated chassis multi-wheeled robots. In these applications system desi...
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Reference Work Entry In depth
Measurement and Exploration in Volcanic Environments
Volcanic environments are a challenging application for UAVs. About 10 % of the world's population lives in areas directly threatened by volcanoes, and scientists are continuously asked to perform measurements...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Sprayer Inspection in Sicily on the Basis of Workshop Activity
The European Directive on the sustainable use of pesticides makes mandatory the functional inspection of pesticide application equipment in all member States by the 26th November 2016. In this paper the inspec...
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Article
Up-regulation of HIF-1α is associated with neuroprotective effects of agmatine against rotenone-induced toxicity in differentiated SH-SY5Y cells
Agmatine, a metabolite generated by arginine decarboxylation, has been reported as neuromodulator and neuroactive substance. Several findings suggest that agmatine displays neuroprotective effects in several m...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Error on Drop Size Measurement Due to Image Analysis Digitisation
For spray pesticide applications, drop size spectrum is one of the most important factors affecting environment and operator safety. Assessment of drop size distribution is based on different techniques, among...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Automatic Image Labelling for Deep-Learning-Based Navigation of Agricultural Robots
The aim of this work is to define a procedure for the automatic labeling of images used for the training of a deep neural network which is used to learn a direct map** from images to steering angles and coll...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Purpose-Intended Modification of a Conventional Sprayer Machine for Application in Precision Agriculture
The application of precision agriculture (PA) in the management of agricultural practices is increasingly widespread, especially in crops with higher income such as vineyards. The organization of agricultural ...
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Article
Open AccessInfluence of short-term surface temperature dynamics on tree orchards energy balance fluxes
Land surface temperature (LST) plays an essential role in develo** and applying precision agriculture protocols, especially for calculating crop evapotranspiration (ETc) by surface energy balance (SEB) approach...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Development of a Test Bench for Vibration Measurements of Hand-Held Harvesters for Olives
Olive harvesting is the most expensive activity among cultural operations, so its mechanization is essential to reduce production costs. For this reason, the use of hand-held vibrating harvesters is quite wide...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Effect of Image Binarization on Drop Diameters Measurement
With reference to agricultural nozzles for pesticide applications, droplet size affects biological efficacy of a phytosanitary treatment, environmental pollution, and operator’s safety. Measuring droplet size ...
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Article
Open AccessIdentifying soil-plant interactions in a mixed-age orange orchard using electrical resistivity imaging
The ever-increasing demand of fresh water from irrigated agriculture and the water scarcity condition that characterizes the Mediterranean region, encourages the adoption of efficient water saving strategies. ...
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Article
Open AccessNon-Small Cell Lung Cancer Testing on Reference Specimens: An Italian Multicenter Experience
Biomarker testing is mandatory for the clinical management of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Myriads of technical platforms are now available for biomarker analysis with differences...
