Development of a selective broccoli harvester

Development of a selective broccoli harvester Purpose/Primary Objective To improve the efficiency and sustainability of broccoli production through the development of mechanical harvesting technology Scope The proposed programme will cover the following research area within the context of UK horticulture Field Robotics: Development of a selective broccoli harvester to working prototype. The harvesting apparatus will be required to: a) Detect broccoli heads in a field situation in all light conditions (the ability t...