Sensors, communication systems and geo-reference units are required to achieve an optimized management of agricultural inputs with respect to the economic and environmental aspects of olive groves. In this study, three commercial olive harvesters were tracked in Spain and Chile using remote and autonomous equipment to determine their time efficiency and field capacity. An experimental methodology for analyzing the data to determine the field capacity and efficiency is proposed, which, along with a conventional methodology, was used to analyze the data to determine field capacity and efficiency. The results of both methodologies are compared to validate the suitability of the experimental methodology. Furthermore, a yield monitor was developed and evaluated using one of the tested olive harvesters. The results show that yield monitoring of olives is possible, but further research is needed to achieve a more reliable methodology.
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Agüera-Vega, J., Blanco, G. L., Castillo, F. J., Castro-Garcia, S., Gil-Ribes, J. A., & Perez-Ruiz, M. (2013). Determination of field capacity and yield mapping in olive harvesting using remote data acquisition. In Precision Agriculture 2013 - Papers Presented at the 9th European Conference on Precision Agriculture, ECPA 2013 (pp. 691–696). https://doi.org/10.3920/9789086867783_087
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