King Saud University

Taha Mohammed Ahmed Alfaqih

Mohamed Amine Mekhtiche

Ghulam Muhammad

Mohamed Abdelkader Bencherif

Mohammed Mahdi Algabri

Abdul Wadood

Hamid Abdulsalam Ghaleb

Hamdi Taher Altaheri

Mansour Mohammed A Alsulaiman

Mohammed Faisal Abdulqader Naji

Hassan Ismail H Mathkour

Yousef Ahmed M Alohali

Hebah Abdulaziz Elgibreen

Muneer Hamid Ahmed Al-Hammadi

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

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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Taha Mohammed Ahmed Alfaqih