Senior Research Programmer Field Robocs Center … · apple and nursery tree industries. In this...

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Autonomous Orchard Vehicles Abstract:ComprehensiveAutoma.onforSpecialtyCropsisafour‐yearprojectfocusedon the development of efficiency‐improvement and labor cost‐reduc.ontechnologiesfortheappleandnurserytreeindustries.Inthistalkwepresentthe Autonomous Prime Movers (APM), a family of vehicles capable ofautonomous driving in orchards and nurseries. The APMs carry tools andsensorstoautomatevariousfarmac.vi.es—mowing,spraying,fruitandtreecoun.ng, discuss the technical aspects of the current vehicles and illustratethe talk with a variety of videos taken during field deployments inPennsylvaniaandWashingtonstates.

SpeakerBio:BradHamnerholdsabachelor’sdegreeinmathema.csandamaster’sdegreeinrobo.csfromCarnegieMellonUniversity.Since2002hehasworkedintheField Robo.cs Center, specializing in naviga.on and path planning forunmanned ground vehicles, as well as control strategies for mobilemanipulators.Hehasmaderobotsforsuchdiverseapplica.onsasagriculture,securitypatrol,andfabrica.ononanassemblyline.

BradleyHamnerSeniorResearchProgrammerFieldRobo.csCenterCarnegieMellonUniversity