Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
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In addition, journals for various agricultural and engineering disciplines often have
articles that describe applications using agricultural automation systems.
There are many textbooks that provide information on the basics of automation.
One class of textbooks includes those textbooks that are used for teaching engineer-
ing students about control theory. Examples of such books include those authored by
Lumkes (2002) and Dorf and Bishop (2011). Another class includes textbooks that
teach about what is now known as “mechatronics.” This includes the textbooks writ-
ten by de Silva (2005) and Smaili and Mrad (2008). These books can provide a good
background and useful techniques for selecting or designing automation components
or systems. Of course, the unique characteristics of agricultural environments, situ-
ations, and applications will affect the lessons that can be learned from such infor-
mation sources. Hence, it is appropriate to now move to the subsequent chapters of
this topic.
REFERENCES
De Silva, Clarence W. 2005.
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. Boca Raton, FL: CRC
Press.
Dorf, Richard C., and Robert H. Bishop. 2011.
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, 12th ed. Upper
Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Lumkes, John H. 2002.
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New York: Marcel Dekker.
Smaili, Ahmad and Fouad Mrad. 2008.
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Press.
