Dragonfly Farms Robotic Apple Harvest
by Liane Nelson
1. Lodging
1.1. Secure accommodations for Myron Valentine and field consultants for the harvest season
2. Equipment Mobilization
2.1. Terra Innovation robot
2.2. Robotic system control systems
2.3. Job specific apple harvest attachments
2.4. (2) John Deere Gators
2.5. Fuel
2.6. Generators
3. Terra Innovations Develops Robot
3.1. Optimize AI for fruit identification
3.2. Fine tune fruit removal/harvest apparatuses
3.3. Verify functionality of fruit "catching" device
4. Quality Control
4.1. Daily harvest inspections
4.2. Track damaged, unripe, or over ripe fruit picked
4.3. Track apples dropped
5. Analyze Data
5.1. Speed to market
5.2. Harvest Quality
5.3. Safety Incidents
5.4. Picking efficiency
6. 75-Acre Honeycrisp Harvest
6.1. Implement robotic harvesting equipment
6.2. Pick fruit
6.3. Process fruit
6.4. Pack fruit
6.5. Ship fruit to market
6.6. Track total hours needed for robotic harvest of all 75-acres
7. Speed to Market Analysis
7.1. Track Daily harvest totals
7.2. Compile weekly harvest reports
7.3. Track average time for weekly harvests to reach the market