Effektivisering av jordbrukssektorn med hjälp av autonoma jordbruksrobotar : En studie av framtida teknik och möjliga tillämpningar

Sammanfattning: As the population continues to grow, so does the demand for food and raw materials. In order to keep up to supply this increased demand, a development of the way in which food is produced today is required. With the help of robots, there is a future in agriculture where crops can be produced more efficiently. The purpose of this study is to investigate how autonomous agricultural robots can be used to make today's agriculture more efficient, and what technologies are available for this. This has been done by studying how robots that have been involved in previous research work. What they are used for and what benefit they have added has also been studied. Research literature was selected and analyzed. The analysis took place via a literature study in which a number of sub-questions were asked regarding the three perspectives area of use, technology and utility. This was done with the intention of being able to answer the study's formulated research questions. This resulted in a compilation and analysis of a number of articles' views on the problem based on the three perspectives. The conclusions that were drawn were that agricultural robots should primarily be used for harvesting various crops, weed control and data collection for control of soil and crops. It was also found that some form of manipulator, machine vision, sensors, navigation systems, measurement systems, analysis systems and algorithms for cooperation between robots, are used and are available in most types of agricultural robots regardless of area of use. The study showed that the use of agricultural robots in these areas and with the help of this technology, could streamline the agricultural sector by reducing labor costs, saving time, increasing production levels, reducing the amount of crops wasted and contributing to reduced use of chemicals.