Robotics, Machinery and Engineering Technology for Precision Agriculture: Proceedings of XIV International Scientific Conference "INTERAGROMASH 2021"

This book is a collection of papers presented at XIV International Scientific Conference “INTERAGROMASH 2021”, held at Don State Technical University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia, during 24–26 February 2021. The research results presented in this book cover applications of unmanned aerial systems, satellite-based applications for precision agriculture, proximal and remote sensing of soil and crop, spatial analysis, variable-rate technology, embedded sensing systems, drainage optimization and variable rate irrigation, wireless sensor networks, Internet of things, robotics, guidance and automation, software and mobile apps for precision agriculture, decision support for precision agriculture and data mining for precision agriculture.

Dr. Mark Shamtsyan (1967) is Professor of St. Petersburg State Institute of Technology (Technical University), Russia. His scientific works are focused in the field of food biotechnology, food regulations and safety. He is Global Harmonization Initiative (GHI) Ambassador to Russia and Co-Chair of GHI working group on mycotoxins, Chairman of Russian Regional Section of European Hygienic Engineering and Design Group (EHEDG) and EHEDG Authorized Trainer. He is one of the founders of Black Sea regional association of Food Science and Technology (B-FoST) and its ExCo Member. He is Fellow of International Academy of Food Science and Technology and Member of International Academy of Refrigeration.

Dr. Marco Pasetti (1972) is Assistant Professor of Electrical Energy Systems at the Department of Information Engineering of the University of Brescia (Università degli Studi di Brescia), Italy. Main research interests include energy systems, distributed generation, renewable energy sources, solar engineering, photovoltaics, energy storage, energy management systems, supervisory control and data acquisition, electric vehicle charging systems, smart grids and micro-grids.

Dr. Alexey Beskopylny (1958) is Doctor of Science, Professor and Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs and Advanced Degrees of the Don State Technical University, Russia. His scientific interests are dynamic of structures, non-destructive methods, impact indentation and reliability of machines and structures.