This channel contains an assortment of videos featuring non-confidential work that we have conducted over the past 20 years in the area of agricultural automation. We have particular expertise in the application of computer vision to the control of implements for precision operations in row crops such as corn, sunflower and vegetables. Many of the more recently added videos are tutorials aimed at Tillett and Hague Technology customers who want to set their machines up to get the best possible performance. They are referenced from our web site www.thtechnology.co.uk which also contains links to manuals and other reference material.
@@NickTillett I remember the streaker class and you won many awards. I was at school with a Neil Carter who was a member with his dad and they won trophies. I haven't heard from or seen Neil since 1987 don't know where he is. Pete.
@@peternagy-im4be Yes, I was in the squad and did some really interesting sailing but sadly slipped to 2nd at the trials so missed out on the main event.
I have absolutely loved the insight nick but sometimes a different perspective is often refreshing as it helps me grasp the concepts easier. Would it be possible to get a Tony Hague video explaining the same topic glowing regards, Gerald
Fantastic detailed video. I'm an organic farmer working on too small a scale for the Garford machines but I've always admired the system. The move to BLDC gearmotors is excellent and wise and it looks like you got everything perfect. Well done and thanks for making videos with enough technical detail.
Thanks Asif. The machine needs individual crop plants to be at least 180mm apart within the crop row so that there is room for the rotary blade to move in between plants without doing any damage. This is normally achieved by accurately transplanting in crops like lettuce and the brassicas, but can also be achieved with very good precision drilling. Crops like garlic and onion are normally grown as a continuous row of closely spaced plants in which there is no space for the blade to fit between plants. However these crops can benefit from vision guided inter-row cultivation as vision guidance can allow cultivators to run much closer to the crop plant and run at higher speed than would be the case under manual control. I know that some growers have experimented with growing onions as clumps in modules and transplanted them out so that the machine can cultivate between these clumps. From a guidance perspective this is fine but I am not sure if these experiments were successful commercially. This might also work for garlic but I am afraid I cannot be sure.
@@Alibeysuleimanoglu Hi Agboola The machine in the video was made and sold by our customer Garford Farm Machinery www.garford.com who have dealers in a number of countries.
At the early grow stages i.e. before runners, the technique should work fine on strawberries. There may be some practical considerations relating to plant spacing within the row and distance between rows, but in principle the answer is yes.
That is the job of the vision guidance. Each rotor is individually controlled to avoid the plant but take out any weeds between the crop plants. Normal planting accuracy is fine.
$80,000 on there site.......all i see is it moving dirt.....i would like to see it in a field with weeds and a crop....why didnt they show that if its job is to remove weeds.
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In principle the technology could be used on any precision planted crop at grow stages before they touch in the row or become too tall. However, the machines are relatively expensive and compared to other operations, the maximum work rate of about 5 plants per second per row is relatively slow, . In commercial practice these machines are mostly used on high value crops for which there are few alternative options that do not involve hand labour. This situation may change as weed pressures increase.
Great thank you for the fast response. We are an organic farm and have some specialty crops at times. I was thinking maybe in the future if we continue to grow at the rate we are, either way I find this amazing .
Currently we only supply our electric in-row technology to our customer Garford Farm Machinery Ltd. They can be reached at www.garford.com/ and would I am sure be pleased to quote for your requirements.
This was a research vehicle and so we did not calculate the cost of production machines back in the mid 90's. An interesting question would be; is such a vehicle useful in todays agricultural production systems, and what would it be worth?
Hi Fernando, We have not sold this system into Brazil yet. There is more information on our web site www.thtechnology.co.uk and if you would like to ask further questions you can e-mail me on nick.tillett@thtechnology.co.uk. Thanks for your interest.
