Nikolaos Sideris
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Nikolaos Sideris has a total of 4 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Dimitrios Loukatos
Department of Natural Resources Management and Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos Str., 11855 Athens, Greece
1 shared publication - Georgios Xanthopoulos
Department of Natural Resources Management and Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural University of Athens, 11855 Athens, Greece
1 shared publication - Ioannis-Vasileios Kyrtopoulos
Department of Natural Resources Development and Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece
1 shared publication - Konstantinos G. Arvanitis
Department of Natural Resources Management and Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos Str., 11855 Athens, Greece
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 26 August 2025
- Published by MDPI AG in Engineering Proceedings
- Vol. 104 (1) , 41
A Low-Cost Perception Improvement of an Electromechanical Gripper for Non-Destructive Fruit Harvesting
Modern intelligent robotic systems offer farmers a promising solution to labor shortages caused by socio-economic instability and/or pandemics. Efficient harvesting of delicate fruits is one of the main needs in this area. In this context, this work presents a simple and low-cost improvement of the ability of a servo-electric gripper to adjust its force when picking delicate fruits without damaging them. Specifically, this module utilizes a microcontroller that intercepts the current consumed by the servomotor during the gripping action and properly adjusts its aperture, with respect to the force limits suitable for each type of fruit. Experiments were performed on various objects, from elastic balls to oranges, tomatoes and sweet bell peppers. These experiments revealed that the relationship between current consumption and applied force can be accurately approximated by nonlinear expression equations and verified the good performance of the proposed force limitation technique. Consequently, there is scope for adoption by a wide range of agricultural automation systems.
- 26 August 2025
- Published by MDPI AG in Engineering Proceedings
- Vol. 104 (1) , 41
Open AccessA Low-Cost Perception Improvement of an Electromechanical Gripper for Non-Destructive Fruit Harvesting
Modern intelligent robotic systems offer farmers a promising solution to labor shortages caused by socio-economic instability and/or pandemics. Efficient harvesting of delicate fruits is one of the main needs in this area. In this context, this work presents a simple and low-cost improvement of the ability of a servo-electric gripper to adjust its force when picking delicate fruits without damaging them. Specifically, this module utilizes a microcontroller that intercepts the current consumed by the servomotor during the gripping action and properly adjusts its aperture, with respect to the force limits suitable for each type of fruit. Experiments were performed on various objects, from elastic balls to oranges, tomatoes and sweet bell peppers. These experiments revealed that the relationship between current consumption and applied force can be accurately approximated by nonlinear expression equations and verified the good performance of the proposed force limitation technique. Consequently, there is scope for adoption by a wide range of agricultural automation systems.