The main focus of research is on theory and applications in the area of applied agricultural robotics and precision agriculture, including the development of:
- Methods for automated physical and chemical weed control within crop rows
- Unmanned vehicles and implements that navigate on basis of computer vision, GPS and distance/range sensors.
- The research platform 'Hortibot' - a plant nursing robot.
- RTK-GPS based auto-steering and positioning of seeds.
- Computer vision based recognition of individual plants.
- Intelligent implement and boom sprayer controls
- Ultra-precise application of pesticides
- Web server and PC based vehicle and implement control
