• Caracterización, adaptación y mejora de nuevos sistemas de recolección integrales para olivar 

      Castillo-Ruiz, Francisco J. (Universidad de Córdoba, UCOPress, 2017)
      La presente tesis doctoral aborda el estudio conjunto de la recolección mecanizada y la poda del olivo para mejorar el uso de las cosechadoras, actuales y en desarrollo, por medio de la adaptación del árbol y el diseño de ...
    • Development of a Telemetry and Yield-Mapping System of Olive Harvester 

      Castillo-Ruiz, Francisco J.; Pérez Ruiz, Manuel; Blanco Roldán, Gregorio L.; Gil Ribes, Jesús; Agüera Vega, Juan (MDPI, 2015)
      Sensors, communication systems and geo-reference units are required to achieve an optimized management of agricultural inputs with respect to the economic and environmental aspects of olive groves. In this study, three ...
    • Fomento del trabajo fuera del aula con evaluación entre pares y tutorías integrales de grupo 

      Castillo-Ruiz, Francisco J.; Castro García, Sergio; Agüera Vega, Juan (UCOPress, 2018)
      Se parte de la detección de una serie de carencias en la adquisición de conocimientos en la asignatura Motores y Máquinas de 2.º curso del Grado en Ingeniería Agroalimentaria y del Medio Rural. Para dirigir y motivar al ...
    • Mechanical canopy and trunk shaking for the harvesting mechanization of table olive orchards 

      Sola Guirado, Rafael Rubén; Castillo-Ruiz, Francisco J.; Blanco Roldán, Gregorio L.; González Sánchez, Emilio Jesús; Castro García, Sergio (Universidad Nacional de Cuyo; Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Centro Coordinador de Ediciones Académicas, 2020)
      Table olive harvesting is highly dependent on manual labour and may jeopardize the crop benefit. The introduction of a mechanical harvest system requires a global evaluation of the whole process. A trunk shaker along with ...
    • Methodology for Olive Pruning Windrow Assessment Using 3D Time-of-Flight Camera 

      Castillo-Ruiz, Francisco J.; Colmenero‐Martínez, José T.; Bayano-Tejero, Sergio; Gonzalez‐Sánchez, Emilio J.; Lara, Francisco M.; Blanco Roldán, Gregorio L. (MDPI, 2021)
      The management of olive pruning residue has shifted from burning to shredding, laying residues on soil, or harvesting residues for use as a derivative. The objective of this research is to develop, test, and validate a ...
    • Olive Actual “on Year” Yield Forecast Tool Based on the Tree Canopy Geometry Using UAS Imagery 

      Sola Guirado, Rafael Rubén; Castillo-Ruiz, Francisco J.; Jiménez Jiménez, Francisco; Blanco Roldán, Gregorio L.; Gil Ribes, Jesús; Castro García, Sergio (MDPI, 2017)
      Olive has a notable importance in countries of Mediterranean basin and its profitability depends on several factors such as actual yield, production cost or product price. Actual “on year” Yield (AY) is production (kg ...
    • Olive Crown Porosity Measurement Based on Radiation Transmittance: An Assessment of Pruning Effect 

      Castillo-Ruiz, Francisco J.; Castro García, Sergio; Blanco Roldán, Gregorio L.; Sola Guirado, Rafael Rubén; Gil Ribes, Jesús (MDPI, 2016)
      Crown porosity influences radiation interception, air movement through the fruit orchard, spray penetration, and harvesting operation in fruit crops. The aim of the present study was to develop an accurate and reliable ...