A Mechatronic Description of an Autonomous Mobile Robot for Agricultural Tasks in Greenhouses

Today, greenhouses are one of the main productive sectors of many areas of the world (Spain, the Netherlands, Australia, Morocco, etc.). One extraordinary area is the province of Almeria (SE Spain), where production exceeds 2.7 million tn on a surface area of 48000 ha of greenhouses (Camara Oficial de Comercio, 2007). This constitutes not only economic wealth but also a source of research and innovation.

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