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The developed platform for robotization of orchard work should be based on a low-emission, environmentally friendly energy source. Such a solution could be the use of an ammonia-based fuel engine. According to the ACTIVATE project, ammonia-based fuel can effectively replace classical fuels in compression-ignition engines. It seems very promising to use just such a fuel in vehicles performing work in orchard crops. The vehicle is to be characterized by a high degree of automation and autonomy, which puts it among innovative and highly ecological solutions.
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The aim of thw Action was to develop fruit harvesting technology using an autonomous device that moves within the orchard. This device uses advanced telemetry systems to determine the position of both the device and individual actuators.The robotic platform was designed to work in an industrial plantation. It was was built on a modular basis. Solutions based on mathematical models taking into account the kinematic parameters of the device''s movement and satellite navigation systems working with digital maps of the plantation will be used for control. The developed platform is based on an ecologically clean energy source with low emissions. Such a solution can be the use of an ammonia-based fuel engine. According to the ACTIVATE project, ammonia-based fuels can effectively replace conventional fuels in compression ignition engines. The use of such fuel in vehicles that perform work on garden crops looks very promising. As a result of the planned research, a motion control system of an autonomous robotic wheeled platformbased on inertial and satellite navigation and calculation of the travelled path was developed. The software is designed to design the route of the robotic platform, move through the apple orchard and automatically perform various technological operations, such as fertilizer application, growth control and disease control, fruit picking.