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** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THIS PROJECT IS DEDICATED TO ADDRESSING THE PRESSING NEED FOR MORE EFFECTIVE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS WEED CONTROL IN AGRICULTURE. LEVERAGING ADVANCED EDGE-AI TECHNOLOGY, WE ARE DEVELOPING A COOPERATIVE UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLE (UGV) SYSTEM EQUIPPED WITH MULTIPLE TANKS FOR PRECISE TARGETED SPRAYING. BUILT UPON OUR NEWLY DESIGNED MULTIFUNCTIONAL ROBOTIC VEHICLE, THIS UGV EMPLOYS ONBOARD COMPUTER VISION TO ACCURATELY IDENTIFY AND TREAT WEED PATCHES IN THE FIELD. OUR INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF EXPERTS, INCLUDING A WEED SCIENTIST, AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE ENGINEER, AND AI SPECIALIST, COLLABORATES CLOSELY WITH LOCAL FARMERS AND STAKEHOLDERS TO VALIDATE FIELD EXPERIMENTS. THROUGH THIS PRECISION AGRICULTURE RESEARCH, WE AIM TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT NOT ONLY THE NORTH DAKOTA FARMING INDUSTRY BUT ALSO AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES WORLDWIDE, PROVIDING FARMERS WITH SUSTAINABLE AND EFFICIENT WEED MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS THAT REDUCE HERBICIDE USAGE AND BENEFIT BOTH THEIR OPERATIONS AND THE ENVIRONMENT.THIS PROJECT IS DEDICATED TO ADDRESSING THE PRESSING NEED FOR MORE EFFECTIVE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS WEED CONTROL IN AGRICULTURE. LEVERAGING ADVANCED EDGE-AI TECHNOLOGY, WE ARE DEVELOPING A COOPERATIVE UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLE (UGV) SYSTEM EQUIPPED WITH MULTIPLE TANKS FOR PRECISE TARGETED SPRAYING. BUILT UPON OUR NEWLY DESIGNED MULTIFUNCTIONAL ROBOTIC VEHICLE, THIS UGV EMPLOYS ONBOARD COMPUTER VISION TO ACCURATELY IDENTIFY AND TREAT WEED PATCHES IN THE FIELD. OUR INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF EXPERTS, INCLUDING A WEED SCIENTIST, AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE ENGINEER, AND AI SPECIALIST, COLLABORATES CLOSELY WITH LOCAL FARMERS AND STAKEHOLDERS TO VALIDATE FIELD EXPERIMENTS. THROUGH THIS PRECISION AGRICULTURE RESEARCH, WE AIM TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT NOT ONLY THE NORTH DAKOTA FARMING INDUSTRY BUT ALSO AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES WORLDWIDE, PROVIDING FARMERS WITH SUSTAINABLE AND EFFICIENT WEED MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS THAT REDUCE HERBICIDE USAGE AND BENEFIT BOTH THEIR OPERATIONS AND THE ENVIRONMENT.

$590,397FY2024National Institute of Food and AgricultureUSDA

North Dakota State University, Fargo ND

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** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THIS PROJECT IS DEDICATED TO ADDRESSING THE PRESSING NEED FOR MORE EFFECTIVE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS WEED CONTROL IN AGRICULTURE. LEVERAGING ADVANCED EDGE-AI TECHNOLOGY, WE ARE DEVELOPING A COOPERATIVE UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLE (UGV) SYSTEM EQUIPPED WITH MULTIPLE TANKS FOR PRECISE TARGETED SPRAYING. BUILT UPON OUR NEWLY DESIGNED MULTIFUNCTIONAL ROBOTIC VEHICLE, THIS UGV EMPLOYS ONBOARD COMPUTER VISION TO ACCURATELY IDENTIFY AND TREAT WEED PATCHES IN THE FIELD. OUR INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF EXPERTS, INCLUDING A WEED SCIENTIST, AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE ENGINEER, AND AI SPECIALIST, COLLABORATES CLOSELY WITH LOCAL FARMERS AND STAKEHOLDERS TO VALIDATE FIELD EXPERIMENTS. THROUGH THIS PRECISION AGRICULTURE RESEARCH, WE AIM TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT NOT ONLY THE NORTH DAKOTA FARMING INDUSTRY BUT ALSO AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES WORLDWIDE, PROVIDING FARMERS WITH SUSTAINABLE AND EFFICIENT WEED MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS THAT REDUCE HERBICIDE USAGE AND BENEFIT BOTH THEIR OPERATIONS AND THE ENVIRONMENT.THIS PROJECT IS DEDICATED TO ADDRESSING THE PRESSING NEED FOR MORE EFFECTIVE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS WEED CONTROL IN AGRICULTURE. LEVERAGING ADVANCED EDGE-AI TECHNOLOGY, WE ARE DEVELOPING A COOPERATIVE UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLE (UGV) SYSTEM EQUIPPED WITH MULTIPLE TANKS FOR PRECISE TARGETED SPRAYING. BUILT UPON OUR NEWLY DESIGNED MULTIFUNCTIONAL ROBOTIC VEHICLE, THIS UGV EMPLOYS ONBOARD COMPUTER VISION TO ACCURATELY IDENTIFY AND TREAT WEED PATCHES IN THE FIELD. OUR INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF EXPERTS, INCLUDING A WEED SCIENTIST, AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE ENGINEER, AND AI SPECIALIST, COLLABORATES CLOSELY WITH LOCAL FARMERS AND STAKEHOLDERS TO VALIDATE FIELD EXPERIMENTS. THROUGH THIS PRECISION AGRICULTURE RESEARCH, WE AIM TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT NOT ONLY THE NORTH DAKOTA FARMING INDUSTRY BUT ALSO AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES WORLDWIDE, PROVIDING FARMERS WITH SUSTAINABLE AND EFFICIENT WEED MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS THAT REDUCE HERBICIDE USAGE AND BENEFIT BOTH THEIR OPERATIONS AND THE ENVIRONMENT. · GrantIndex