Biosystems Engineering

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Impact of canopy opener working height on spraying effect of a high clearance sprayer	171
An effective temperature derived from a mechanistic thermophysiological model for sows reared in hot climates	120
Experimental study of airflow field distribution on the feature structure of cleaning screen with variable vibration intensity	106
Domain adapted broiler density map estimation using negative-patch data augmentation	87
A novel approach to upgrade infrared spectroscopy calibrations for nutritional contents in fresh grapevine organs	84
CFD study on the impacts of geometric models of lying pigs on resistance coefficients for porous media modelling of the animal occupied zone	82
FCS-Net: Feather condition scoring of broilers based on dense feature fusion of RGB and thermal infrared images	76
Study on separation of the tuber-soil binary mixture based on vibration and airflow coupling	72
A method for the validation of measurements collected by different monitoring systems applied to aquaculture processing plants	72
Modelling and analysis of airflow-induced rotational behaviour of sunflower seeds for directional sowing	71
Identification of aflatoxin-poisoned broilers based on accelerometer and machine learning	71
Finite time trajectory tracking control of autonomous agricultural tractor integrated nonsingular fast terminal sliding mode and disturbance observer	70
Dynamic analysis of grain quality during drying in fluidised beds	68
Parameter optimisation of a centrifugal fan for rice combine harvesters based on airflow resistance coefficients and CFD simulations	67
Oestrus detection in dairy cows by using atrous spatial pyramid and attention mechanism	65
A reconstruction method for incomplete pig point clouds based on stepwise hole filling and its applications	64
Measuring and assessing the role of deep litter to estimate the ventilation rate using the CO2 mass balance method	62
Investigation of the mechanism of aerodynamic separation of rice husks from brown rice following paddy hulling by coupled CFD-DEM	61
Application of hyperspectral imaging systems and artificial intelligence for quality assessment of fruit, vegetables and mushrooms: A review	59
Simulation and measurement of the effects of surrounding material on the uniformity of radio frequency heating of wheat flour	58
Near-infrared hyperspectral imaging for evaluation of aflatoxin contamination in corn kernels	56
Egg characteristics assessment as an enabler for in-ovo sexing technology: A review	55
Vibration modelling and testing of off-road vehicle incorporating coupled roll and pitch vibrations	55
Mitigation of greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions due to livestock housing management practices: Analysis of the DATAMAN database	55
Thermodynamic-based theoretical energy efficiency model for high-temperature grain drying	54

Dynamic behaviour of a large flexible net with local biofouling subjected to irregular waves	53
Simulation of the flow characteristics of a labyrinth milli-channel used in drip irrigation	53
Efficient crop row detection using transformer-based parameter prediction	52
Data fusion of FT-NIR spectroscopy and Vis/NIR hyperspectral imaging to predict quality parameters of yellow flesh “Jintao” kiwifruit	51
Numerical analysis on tractor axle suspension for steering instability induced by bump disturbances	50
Numerical simulation of feed pellet breakage in pneumatic conveying	48
Development of a hydraulic variable-diameter threshing drum control system for combine harvester part I: Adaptive monitoring method	48
Analysis of wind-induced responses of landing assembled Chinese solar greenhouses	47
Computational modelling of a grain spreader for use in silos	45
Development and validation of an air recirculated ventilation system, Part 2: Evaluation of pig productivity in spring and summer seasons including examination of cooling methods	45
Stability control of a wheel-legged mobile platform used in hilly orchards	44
Mechanical compression characteristics of rapeseed based on continuous damage theory	44
Characterising vibration patterns of winter jujube trees to optimise automated fruit harvesting	44
Gap analysis of existing agricultural data exchange standards for automated controlled traffic farming systems	42
Design and optimisation of differentiated UAV-based fertiliser applicator	41
A two-stage 3D multi-fish tracking model using patch-based underwater stereo matching	41
Editorial Board	40
A method for optimising the parameters of connecting parts of a corn no-till planter	40
Height estimation of sugarcane tip cutting position based on multimodal alignment and depth image fusion	39
Influence of sediment water on fixed spray plate sprinkler erosion	39
Spectral monitoring of salinity stress in tomato plants	39
The identification of straight-curved rice seedling rows for automatic row avoidance and weeding system	39
Rapid irradiance fluctuations in a greenhouse: Effects of diffuse glass on shadeflecks	38
Establishment and validation of a negative pressure prediction model for rice air-suction seed-metering device	38
A temporally transferrable approach for quantifying crop residue cover: linking deep learning of UAV images with satellite-based spectral modelling	38
Improved feed-forward neural network and multidimensional motion data for accurate recognition of sheep behaviour at multiple fattening stages	38
Referencing acoustic monitoring of cutting knives sharpness in agricultural harvesting processes using image analysis	38
A decision support tool for shelf-life determination of strawberries using hyperspectral imaging technology	37
The association between transition management and modelled milk yield in multiparous dairy cows	37
Litchi bunch detection and ripeness assessment using deep learning and clustering with image processing techniques	37
Corrigendum to “Correlation between rheological properties and maturity of passion fruit based on machine vision” [Biosystems Engineering 250 (2025) 236–249/ 008]	36
Development of Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs) for the natural ventilation of a greenhouse – Part 2: Development of prediction models for variable wind conditions	36
Editorial Board	36
Design and experiment of an intelligent testing bench for air-suction seed metering devices for small vegetable seeds	36
The role of soil dispersivity and initial moisture content in splash erosion: Findings from consecutive single-drop splash tests	36
Industry-scale prediction of video-derived pig body weight using efficient convolutional neural networks and vision transformers	36
Prediction of berry sunburn damage with machine learning: Results on grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.)	35
Effects of mimicking manure removal strategies on ammonia and greenhouse gas emissions in sow pen scale models	35
Detection of internal defects in onion bulbs by means of single-point and scanning laser Doppler vibrometry	35
Evaluation of the working performance of different digging shovels based on the maize root-soil complex model	35
A high-fidelity inpainting method of micro-slice images based on Bendlet analysis	35
Design and optimization of an air distributor for an almond stockpile heated and ambient air dryer (SHAD) - Part 1	35
Wind tunnel study of the changes in drag and morphology of three fruit tree species during air-assisted spraying	35
‘Corrigendum to “Detection of internal defects in onion bulbs by means of single-point and scanning laser Doppler vibrometry” [Biosystems engineering 221 (2022) 258–273]’	35
3D pose estimation of tomato peduncle nodes using deep keypoint detection and point cloud	34
Sugarcane leaf-stalk separating technology: A critical review	34
Comparison of maize stover and wheat straw slurry flow in vertical pipes	34
Performance assessment of a heat pump assisted rotary desiccant dryer for low temperature peanut drying	34
Numerical analysis of static and dynamic characteristics of large-span pipe-framed plastic greenhouses	34
Assessment of maize seed vigor under saline-alkali and drought stress based on low field nuclear magnetic resonance	33

Effects of organic photovoltaic modules installed inside greenhouses on microclimate and plants	33
Soil failure characteristics and loosening effectivity of compacted grassland by subsoilers with different plough points	32
Wheat biomass, yield, and straw-grain ratio estimation from multi-temporal UAV-based RGB and multispectral images	32
Delineating an ovoidal egg shape by length and breadth: A novel two-parametric mathematical model	32
Automated identification of citrus diseases in orchards using deep learning	31
Natural frequency identification model based on BP neural network for Camellia oleifera fruit harvesting	31
Injury mechanisms in high-speed transplanting of over aged rice seedlings	31
Shelter efficiency of windbreak influenced by stand configuration	31
MinkSORT: A 3D deep feature extractor using sparse convolutions to improve 3D multi-object tracking in greenhouse tomato plants	31
Impacts of crate design, number of heat lamps and lying posture on the occurrence of shoulder lesions in sows	31
Application of leaf attitude sensor systems in air-assisted spraying operation in cowpea and citrus	31
Target sequence optimisation for precision spraying using fuzzy logic and priority evaluation	31
Calibration of building energy simulation model for a mechanically ventilated livestock facility	30
A validated climate-crop model for the prediction of yield of dwarf tomatoes in Controlled Environment Agriculture	30
Editorial Board	30
Non-ideal continuously stirred bioreactor model for multi-media denitrifying processes	30
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Editorial Board	30
Coefficient of restitution considerations in the discrete element method for agricultural materials: A review	30
Validation of the methane production measurement accuracy and ranking capacity of portable accumulation chambers for use with small ruminants	29
A mechanical model of single wheat straw with failure characteristics based on discrete element method	29
Real-time six degrees of freedom grasping of deformable poultry legs in cluttered bins using deep learning and geometric feature extraction	29
Improved and interpretable accelerometer-based farrowing prediction	29
Potential for automatic oestrus detection in grazing cattle through the integration of Global Navigation Satellite System tracking and Bluetooth proximity logging	28
Effect of sampling density and location on airflow rate measurements in a naturally ventilated pig barn with an outdoor exercise yard: A boundary layer wind tunnel study	28
Wear study on flexible brush-type soil removal component for removing soil used to protect grapevines against cold	28
Deep learning algorithms to identify individual finishing pigs using 3D data	28
Evaluation of the performance of very narrow tines with different geometrical structures for tilling natural grassland	27
A review of Smart Irrigation	27
Analysis of hydrodynamic filtration performance in a cross-step filter for drip irrigation based on the CFD‒DEM coupling method	27
An unsupervised automatic measurement of wheat spike dimensions in dense 3D point clouds for field application	27
Estimating cadmium-lead concentrations in rice blades through fractional order derivatives of foliar spectra	27
Simulation and experimental study on frictional wear of plough blades in soil cultivation process based on the Archard model	27
Influence of maize picking roller surface structure on stalk pulling force	27
Expert Opinion (∗): Improving process knowledge about ammonia emission from field applied liquid manure	26
Effect of slurry funnels with partial pit ventilation on emissions from pig houses	26
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Multiscale coupling analysis and modeling of airflow and heat transfer for warehouse-packaging-kiwifruit under forced-air cooling	26
Deep learning feature extraction for image-based beef carcass yield estimation	26
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Quantitative assessment and predictive modelling of stem damage during seedling separation in mechanical rice transplanting	25
Continuous curvature wayline generation using quadratic optimisation for agricultural machine guidance	25
Development of a spectral repository for the identification of western Himalayan medicinal plants using machine learning techniques	25
Toward sustainable urban agriculture: Development of a robotic end effector for hydroponic lettuce in-situ harvesting in vertical farming	25
Editorial Board	25
Editorial Board	25
Dynamic analysis of the infection process of cucumber powdery mildew based on instance segmentation	25
Assessment of nozzle control strategies in weed spot spraying to reduce herbicide use and avoid under- or over-application	24
Measurements and predictions of seedling emergence forces	24
Design and optimisation of bump-enhanced conditioning rollers for uniform alfalfa stem damage	24
Towards a biorefinery processing waste from plantain agro-industry: Assessment of the production of dairy cattle feed through process simulation	24
A comparative study of machine learning models for respiration rate prediction in dairy cows: Exploring algorithms, feature engineering, and model interpretation	24
Early detection of tomato bacterial spot disease in transplant tomato seedlings utilising remote sensing and artificial intelligence	24
Similarity analysis and verification of the relationship between resistance coefficients in porous media of different scales: Focusing on slatted floor	24
Precision maturation assessment of grape tissues: Hyperspectral bi-directional reconstruction using tomography-like based on multi-block hierarchical principal component analysis	24
3D plant segmentation: Comparing a 2D-to-3D segmentation method with state-of-the-art 3D segmentation algorithms	23
Data-driven worker activity recognition and efficiency estimation in manual fruit harvesting	23
Using segment-based features of jaw movements to recognise foraging activities in grazing cattle	23
Simultaneous fruit detection and size estimation using multitask deep neural networks	23
Evaluation of cut alfalfa moisture content and operative conditions by hyperspectral imaging combined with chemometric tools: In-field application	23
Optimisation of temperature sensing network deployment and prediction modelling of the active layer in Heilongjiang seasonally frozen ground during spring	23
A compacting device of rice dry direct-seeding planter based on DEM-MFBD coupling simulation significantly improves the seedbed uniformity and seedling emergence rate	23
A posture-based measurement adjustment method for improving the accuracy of beef cattle body size measurement based on point cloud data	23
DEM-DDM study on the humidification uniformity of brown rice in a pan coater	23
Determining the onset of heat stress in a dairy herd based on automated behaviour recognition	22
Application of vibration analysis to discriminate hollow radishes	22
Removing temperature drift for bee colony weight measurements based on linear regression model and Kalman filter	22
Impacts of sonication on biomethane potential (BMP) and degradation kinetics of pig lagoon sludge	22
Fusion of RGB, optical flow and skeleton features for the detection of lameness in dairy cows	22
Scaled experimental study of a ventilation system featuring partition jet and pit exhaust	22
Editorial Board	22
Numerical simulation of the effect of varying dispersion tooth insertion depth on the jet breakup and hydraulic performance	22
In-field chlorophyll estimation based on hyperspectral images segmentation and pixel-wise spectra clustering of wheat canopy	22
Performance of AERMOD for predicting livestock odour dispersion under Canadian Prairies climate and flat terrain	22
A urease inhibitor reduces ammonia emission in fattening pigs reared on slatted floor in summer conditions	22
Bruising damage in apple-to-apple collision via a sliding method	21
Assessment of grapevine bunch withering: advances in fruit 3D morphology and colour evaluation	21
Research on the compensation mechanism of pressure compensating emitters based on numerical simulation and visualisation experiment	21
Development and field evaluation of a straddle-frame honeysuckle harvesting robot	21
Dynamic energy model of a naturally ventilated duck house and comparative analysis of energy loads according to ventilation type	21

Discrete element modelling of stress propagation in soil under a rigid wheel in a soil bin։ a simulation of probe inducing stress deviation and wheel speed	21
Evaluation of the effects of supplemental lighting and stem number on greenhouse sweet pepper growth and yield via ray-tracing simulation with 3D plant models	21
Effectiveness of cooling interventions on heat-stressed dairy cows based on a mechanistic thermoregulatory model	21
Cooperation of unmanned systems for agricultural applications: A case study in a vineyard	21
Discrete element method simulation of rice grains impact fracture characteristics	21
Modelling machine-induced soil deformation in forest soils using stump proximity and machine learning	21
Rice seedling row detection based on morphological anchor points of rice stems	20
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Design and optimisation of an air-assisted helical seed-guiding device for high-speed maize planters using DEM-CFD coupling	20
Sowing depth control strategy based on the downforce measurement and control system of ‘T’-shaped furrow opener	20
Quantifying water stress in vineyards using a smartphone	20
Continuous monitoring the Queen loss of honey bee colonies	20
Design and testing of the vibrating type cell-belt precision seed metering device for super hybrid rice	20
Discrete element modelling and simulation parameters calibration for the compacted straw cube	20
Non-destructive measurements for the evaluation of beef freshness based on airflow interaction and a structured light 3D imaging technique and comparison with pH value and total volatile basic nitroge	20
Accuracy of volume equations in innovative egg-shaped calculations: Using shape functions to enhance compensation coefficients	20
The development and evolution of trunk injection mechanisms -a review	20
A model-free adaptive predictive path-tracking controller with PID terms for tractors	20
Low-damage transplanting method for leafy vegetable seedlings based on machine vision	20
Reduction of airborne particulate matter from pig and poultry rearing facilities using engineered water nanostructures	20
Rapid image detection and recognition of rice false smut based on mobile smart devices with anti-light features from cloud database	20
Goniometer in the air: Enabling BRDF measurement of crop canopies using a cable-suspended plant phenotyping platform	19
Estimation of tunnel fan operating conditions for a laying hen house based on the ventilation resistance characteristics	19
Threshing cylinder unbalance detection using a signal extraction method based on parameter-adaptive variational mode decomposition	19
Measurements of methane emissions from manure tanks, using a stationary tracer gas dispersion method	19
Vibration analysis and experimental study of the effects of mechanised grape picking on the fruit–stem system	19
An estimation of bio-methane generation from photovoltaic thermal compound parabolic concentrator (PVT-CPC) integrated fixed dome biogas digester	19
Fast and precise DEM parameter calibration for Cucurbita ficifolia seeds	19
Determination of an implantation area for interstitial fluid extraction in cows and feasibility of adapted microneedles	19
Design and test of a novel converging groove-guided seed tube for precision seeding of maize	19
Modelling nutrient release from controlled release fertilisers	19
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A new removal method of yellow-rotten leaf for hydroponic lettuce with the flipping-tearing-twisting trajectory and its parameters optimisation	18
Ripeness evaluation of kiwifruit by hyperspectral imaging	18
Detection of citrus Huanglongbing (HLB) based on the HLB-induced leaf starch accumulation using a home-made computer vision system	18
Permeability prediction of bulk wheat for storage based on micro-computed tomography and lattice Boltzmann method	18
An end-to-end lightweight model for grape and picking point simultaneous detection	18
Deep learning and computer vision for assessing the number of actual berries in commercial vineyards	18
Development of a hydraulic variable-diameter threshing drum control system for combine harvester part II: Controller design and field performance	18
Numerical simulation and optimisation of depodding performance in a fresh green soybean harvester	18
On-tree apple fruit size estimation using stereo vision with deep learning-based occlusion handling	18
Heating greenhouses by light: A novel concept for intensive greenhouse production	18
Modelling and characterisation of jackfruit seeds drying using the diffusion theory considering shrinkage	17
Assessing a VisNIR penetrometer system for in-situ estimation of soil organic carbon under variable soil moisture conditions	17
Numerical simulation of the eccentric cassava tuber harvest lifting	17
In situ determination of soybean leaves nutritional status by portable X-ray fluorescence: An initial approach for data collection and predictive modelling	17
Monitoring the hot-air drying process of organically grown apples (cv. Gala) using computer vision	17
Design and performance of a distributed electric drive system for a series hybrid electric combine harvester	17
Evaluation of the transmissibility of vibration and dynamic behaviour of coffee plants under field conditions	17
Compliant picking control of dragon fruit picking robot based on adaptive variable impedance	17
Assessing the impact of tomato crop row orientation on the microclimate in Chinese solar greenhouses: CFD simulation and numerical analysis	17
Modelling threshing using an entropy regularisation approach with frictional contact dynamics and a flexible threshing mechanism	17
Effect of different sizes and percentages of dockage on physical properties of stored wheat mixtures	17
Drying of freshly harvested almonds using a stockpile heated and ambient air dryer (SHAD) with an air distributor -part 2	17
Evaluation of UV-B lighting design for phenolic production in kale plants using optical simulation with three-dimensional plant models in plant factories	17
Crawler comb brush type Camellia oleifera fruit picking machine based on the multi-element main branch model	17
Numerical simulation and experimental study of jet breakup using a water dispersal needle in irrigation sprinklers	16
High-throughput Verticillium wilt detection in cotton: A comparative study of faster R-CNN and YOLOv11	16
Development of cleaning systems for combine harvesters: A review	16
DEM contact parameters of rice seed for mechanical seeding performance analysis	16
DEM modelling methods and trait analysis of sunflower seed	16
Mechanistic analysis of splash erosion on loess by single raindrop impact: Interaction of soil compaction, water content, and raindrop energy	16
Evaluating the potential of airborne hyperspectral imagery in monitoring common beans with common bacterial blight at different infection stages	16
Shape characteristics and particle size distribution: Effects on flowability and floodability of select grain dust types	16
Aggression recognition for individual pigs based on YOLOv8 and DCTM-UniformerV2	16
Design and analysis of an aerial pollination system for walnut trees	16
An image-based system for locating pruning points in apple trees using instance segmentation and RGB-D images	16
AI-driven real-time weed detection and robotic smart spraying for optimised performance and operational speed in vegetable production	16