King Saud University

Hamdi Taher Altaheri

Ghulam Muhammad

Mohamed Amine Mekhtiche

Mohammed Mahdi Algabri

Mohamed Abdelkader Bencherif

Hamid Abdulsalam Ghaleb

Mansour Mohammed A Alsulaiman

Mohammed Faisal Abdulqader Naji

Abdul Wadood

Hassan Ismail H Mathkour

Hebah Abdulaziz Elgibreen

Muneer Hamid Ahmed Al-Hammadi

Khalid Nasser Almutib

Hedjar Tahar Ramdane

Amin Umar Syed

Fadl Dahan Naji

Yousef Ahmed M Alohali

Taha Mohammed Ahmed Alfaqih

The robotic system for harvesting, and performing pre- and post-harvesting tasks of date palm trees includes three main parts: a truck platform, a scissor lift, and a multi-task system. The truck platform provides mobility for the whole system, while the scissor lift raises the multi-task system to the top of the palm tree. The multi-task system is fixed on top of the scissor lift and includes a large basin that catches fruits during harvesting. A circular track is fixed within the basin and includes a 2-degree-of-freedom (DOF) slider base mounted thereon. On top of the 2-DOF slider base is a robotic arm fitted with the proper tool (harvesting tool, maintenance tool or bagging system) for the task to be performed. The circular track has pivoting sections, and the basin has a flexible portion in the rear of the truck platform to allow the system to surround the palm tree.

Robotic system for harvesting and maintaining date palms

The tree harvesting tool is a tool adapted for attachment to a conventional lifter or lifting device for performing harvesting and pre-harvesting operations on a fruit tree. The tree harvesting tool includes a cylindrical shell, having an upper end and a lower end, at least one portion of the cylindrical shell defining a door. The cylindrical shell is adapted for encircling the trunk of the tree. A plurality of panels are pivotally secured to the lower end of the cylindrical shell to define an openable floor having a central opening for receiving the trunk of the tree. A circular track is mounted on the upper end of the cylindrical shell, such that a movable platform may be mounted thereon. A robotic arm is mounted on the movable platform for selectively operating and manipulating a tool for performing tree harvesting and pre-harvesting operations.

Tree harvesting tool

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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Hamdi Taher Altaheri