@article{6fefbe7e43ee41fcb3c090b450c08a18,
title = "Development and Evaluation of a Closed-Loop Control System for Automation of a Mechanical Wild Blueberry Harvester{\textquoteright}s Picking Reel",
author = "Esau, {Travis J.} and Maceachern, {Craig B.} and Zaman, {Qamar U.} and Farooque, {Aitazaz A.}",
note = "Funding Information: Acknowledgments: The authors would like to thank Doug Bragg Enterprises Ltd. and NSERC for financial support to complete this project. The authors would like to thank Stephen Bragg (vice president, Doug Bragg Enterprises Ltd.) for technical guidance in relation to the mechanical harvester throughout the duration of the project. The authors would like to thank Joe Slack (Slack Farms) and Doug Wyllie (farm manager, Bragg Lumber Company) for provision of commercial fields for data collection. The authors would also like to give special thanks to the precision agriculture and mechanized system research team especially Connor Mullins, Jack Lynds, Derrick Ouma, and Justin Thorne for their help with all components of the project. Funding Information: The authors would like to thank Doug Bragg Enterprises Ltd. and NSERC for financial support to complete this project. The authors would like to thank Stephen Bragg (vice president, Doug Bragg Enterprises Ltd.) for technical guidance in relation to the mechanical harvester throughout the duration of the project. The authors would like to thank Joe Slack (Slack Farms) and Doug Wyllie (farm manager, Bragg Lumber Company) for provision of commercial fields for data collection. The authors would also like to give special thanks to the precision agriculture and mechanized system research team especially Connor Mullins, Jack Lynds, Derrick Ouma, and Justin Thorne for their help with all components of the project. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.",
year = "2020",
month = jun,
doi = "10.3390/agriengineering2020022",
language = "English",
volume = "2",
pages = "322--335",
journal = "AgriEngineering",
issn = "2624-7402",
publisher = "MDPI AG",
number = "2",
}