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Weed Detection and Spot Spraying Robot for Precision Agriculture

G.A.Gayantha SampathComputer Systems and Network Engineering Department, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri LankaT.A.Anuththara Presadini BandaraComputer Systems and Network Engineering Department, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri LankaS.L.M.Sadeesha SandaruComputer Systems and Network Engineering Department, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri LankaB.Dhanushka SandeepaComputer Systems and Network Engineering Department, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri LankaDinithi PandithageComputer Systems and Network Engineering Department, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri LankaHansika MahaadikaraComputer Systems and Network Engineering Department, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka

Vol 7 No 11 (2023): Volume 7, Issue 11, November 2023 | Pages: 230-236

International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology

OPEN ACCESS | Research Article | Published Date: 10-11-2023

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Abstract

Agriculture is the main source of way to satisfy the need of food for human beings. Nowadays, with the help of day- to-day growing technologies, robotics is used in the agriculture field to save time and reduce the wastage of the harvest. Through the application of Artificial Intelligence and computer vision, the automation of agricultural field tasks becomes achievable. In agriculture, robots are mainly used for harvesting, fertilizing, and irrigation. We identified that there is a gap in the weed detection and herbicide spraying system while navigating through the crop rows autonomously. Based on our research, we propose the development of an autonomous robot with the capability to automatically detect weeds and apply herbicides. As a result of this research, the fertilizers and nutrients that are consumed by the weeds can be saved and then crops will be able to consume the nutrition properly.

Keywords

AI, Computer Vision, Robotics, Image processing, YOLOv8


Citation of this Article

G.A.Gayantha Sampath, T.A.Anuththara Presadini Bandara, S.L.M.Sadeesha Sandaru, B.Dhanushka Sandeepa, Dinithi Pandithage, Hansika Mahaadikara, “Weed Detection and Spot Spraying Robot for Precision Agriculture” Published in International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology - IRJIET, Volume 7, Issue 11, pp 230-236, November 2023. Article DOI https://doi.org/10.47001/IRJIET/2023.711032

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