AKTU Machinery for Precision Agriculture (HTFP701) Syllabus PDF – B.Tech Honors Degree in Farm Machinery and Power Engineering
Machinery for Precision Agriculture HTFP701
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Syllabus — Machinery for Precision Agriculture
Download PDFHTFP701 · 3 credits · L-T-P 2-1-0
| Pre-requisites (if any) | Basic knowledge of GIS & Remote Sensing. |
Course Outcomes
Course Outcomes
Course Outcomes
| CO 1 | Understand precision agriculture's importance, mapping for decision-making, geographical concepts, and identification of variability in farming. | K2 |
| CO 2 | Understand GPS basics, error correction, and usage in precision agriculture. Introduction to GIS, IDI devices, remote sensing, and aerial/satellite imagery. | K2 |
| CO 3 | Understand data analysis, resolution, surface analysis, and interpretive products like maps, charts, and application maps. | K2 |
| CO 4 | Understand electronics, control systems for variable-rate applications, tractor-implement interface technology, and environmental implications of precision agriculture. | K2 |
| CO 5 | Understand goals, recordkeeping, spatial analysis, variable-rate application, reducing environmental impact, cost optimization, and economic aspects of precision agriculture. | K2 |
K1- Remember, K2- Understand, K3- Apply, K4- Analyze, K5-Evaulate, K6- Create
Course Content
Importance of precision agriculture. Mapping in farming for decision making Geographical concepts of PA.
Understanding and identifying variability Geographical Position System (GPS) Basics (Space Segment, Receiver Segment, Control Segment), Error and correction, Function and usage of GPS. Introduction to Geographic Information system (GIS), function of GIS, use of GIS for decisions. IDI devices usage in Precision Agriculture Yield monitor, variable rate applicator for fertilizers, seed, chemicals etc. Remote sensing Aerial and satellite imagery. Above ground (non-contact) sensors.
Determination of Latitude/Longitude, UTM or State Plane Position Navigation with Waypoints, Data analysis, concepts of data analysis, resolution, Surface analysis. Analysis application interpretive products (map, charts, application map etc). procedure for defining area of field for prescriptive treatment.
Electronics and Control Systems for Variable rate applications, Precision Variable Equipment, Tractor- Implement interface technology, Environmental Implications of Precision Agriculture.
Goals based on end results of Precision Agriculture, Recordkeeping, Spatial Analysis, Variable Rate Application, Reducing of negative environmental impact, Crop/ technology cost optimization. Economic of precision agriculture and determining equipment and software, review of Cost/Benefit of Precision Agriculture, System vs. Parcels. Making a selection.
- Clay SA, Clay DE and Bruggeman SA. 2017. Practical Mathematics for Precision Farming American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society and Soil Science Society of America, 5585 Gulford Rd, Madison, WI 53711
- Henten EJV, Goense D and Lokhorst C. 2009. Precision Agriculture. Wageningen Academic Publishers.
- Ram T, Lohan SK, Singh R and Singh P. 2014. Precision Farming: A New Approach. Astral International Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, ISBN: ISBN 978-81-7035-827-5 (Hardbound) ISBN 978-93-5130-258-2 (International Edition).
- Shannon DK, Clay DE and Kitchen NR (editors). 2018. Precision Agriculture Basics American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society and Soil Science Society of America, 5585 Gulford Rd, Madison, WI 53711
- Singh AK and Chopra UK. 2007. Geoinformatics Applications in Agriculture. New India Publishing Agency, PritamPura, New Delhi.
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