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Department
of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Tony E. Grift
| Invited paper |
| Received Award |
| Refereed Publications |
| (25) Grift, T.E. , Q. Zhang, N. Kondo, K.C. Ting. 2008. Review of Automation and Robotics for the Bio-Industry. Journal of Biomechatronics Engineering. In press. |
| (24) Ehsani, M.R., T.E. Grift, J.M. Maja, and D. Zhong. 2008. Two Fruit Counting Techniques for Citrus Mechanical Harvesting Machinery. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. Accepted. |
| (23) Osborne, J.A., and T.E. Grift, 2008. M-estimation of Boolean models for particle flow experiments. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series C (Applied Statistics). In press. |
| (22) Grift, T.E., and C. Crespi. 2008. Estimation of the Flow Rate of Free Falling Granular Particles using a Poisson Model in Time. Biosystems Engineering . DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2008.06.006 |
| (21) Grift, T.E., and C. Crespi. 2008. Estimating Mean Particle Diameter in Free-Fall Granular Particle Flow using a Poisson Model in Space. Biosystems Engineering. . DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2008.06.005 |
| (20) Grift, T.E. 2007. Robotics in Crop Production. Encyclopedia of Agricultural, Food and Biological Engineering. (Invited paper). DOI: 10.1081/E-EAFE-120043046. |
| (19) Kweon, G., T.E. Grift, and D. Miclet. 2007. A Spinning-Tube Device for Dynamic Friction Coefficient Measurement of Granular Fertiliser Particles. Biosystems Engineering 97(2):131-143. |
| (18) Bohn M., J. Novais, R. Fonseca, R. Tuberosa, and T.E. Grift. 2006. Genetic Evaluation of Root Complexity in Maize. Acta Agronomica Hungarica 54(3) |
| (17) Grift, T.E., G. Kweon, J.W. Hofstee, E. Piron, and S. Villette. 2006. Dynamic Friction Coefficient Measurement of Granular Fertiliser Particles. Biosystems Engineering 95(4):507-515. |
| (16) Kweon, G., and T.E. Grift. 2006. Feed Gate Adaptation of a Spinner Spreader for Uniformity Control. Biosystems Engineering 95(1):19-34. |
| (15) Grift, T.E. and R. Oberti. 2006. Development of Low-cost Root Collar Diameter Measurement Devices for Pine Seedlings. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. (52):60-70. |
| (14) Grift, T.E., M.Z. Tekeste, and R.L. Raper. 2005 Acoustic Compaction Layer Detection. Transactions of the ASAE. 48(5):1-8. |
| (13) Raper, R.L., T.E. Grift and M.Z. Tekeste. 2004. A Portable Tillage Profiler for Measuring Subsoiling Disruption. Transactions of the ASAE 47(1): 23-27. |
| (12) Grift, T.E. 2003. Fundamental Mass Flow Measurement of Solid Particles. Particulate Science and Technology. 21(2):177-193. (Invited paper) |
| (11) Grift, T.E., and J.W. Hofstee. 2002. Testing an Online Spread Pattern Determination Sensor on a Broadcast Fertilizer Spreader. Transactions of the ASAE. 45(3):561-567. This paper received an "ASAE Superior Paper Award", Las Vegas, NV, July 2003. |
| (10) Grift, T.E. 2001. Mass Flow Measurement of Granular Materials in Aerial Application, Part 1: Simulation and Modeling. Transactions of the ASAE. 44(1):19-26. |
| (9) Grift, T.E., J.T. Walker, and J.W. Hofstee. 2001. Mass Flow Measurement of Granular Materials in Aerial Application, Part 2: Experimental Model Validation. Transactions of the ASAE. 44(1):27-34. This paper received an "ASAE Superior Paper Award", Chicago, Il, July 2002. |
| (8) Hill, D.T., S.E. Taylor, and T.E. Grift. 2001. Simulation of Low Temperature Anaerobic Digestion of Dairy and Swine Manure. Bioresource Technology 78(2) 127-131. |
| (7) Grift, T.E. 2000. Spread Pattern Analysis Tool (SPAT), Part 1. Development and Theoretical Examples. Transactions of the ASAE, 43(6):1341-1350. |
| (6) Grift, T.E., J.T. Walker, and D.R. Gardisser. 2000. Spread Pattern Analysis Tool (SPAT), Part 2. Examples of Aircraft Pattern Analysis. Transactions of the ASAE, 43(6):1351-1363. |
| (5) Bansal, R.K., J.T. Walker, D.R. Gardisser, and T.E. Grift. 1998. Validating FLUENT for the Flow of Granular Materials in Aerial Spreaders, Transactions of the ASAE 41(1):29-35. |
| (4) Grift, T.E., J.T. Walker, and J.W. Hofstee. 1997. Aerodynamic Properties of Individual Fertilizer Particles, Transactions of the ASAE, 40(1):13-20. |
| (3) Grift, T.E., and J.W. Hofstee. 1997. Measurement of Velocity and Diameter of Individual Fertilizer Particles by an Optical Method, Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research., 66(3):235-238. |
| (2) Grift, T.E., and J.W. Hofstee. 1997. Development of a Fertilizer Particle Accelerator, Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research., 66(3):229-233. |
| (1) Walker, J.T., T.E. Grift, and J.W. Hofstee. 1997. Determining Effects of Fertilizer Particle Shape on Aerodynamic Properties, Transactions of the ASAE, 40(1):21-27. |
| Conference Papers |
| (21) Piron, E., D. Miclet, T.E. Grift, and G. Kweon. 2006. 3D velocity measurement of fertiliser with an optical sensor; practical issues. Second International Symposium on Centrifugal Fertiliser Spreading Cemagref, Montoldre, France, October 24-25, 2006. |
| (20) Grift, T.E. and G. Kweon. 2006. Uniformity Control of a Granular Fertiliser Spreader using Feed Gate Adaptation. Second International Symposium on Centrifugal Fertiliser Spreading Cemagref, Montoldre, France, October 24-25, 2006. |
| (19) Grift, T.E. and G. Kweon. 2006. Development of a Uniformity Controlled Granular Fertilizer Spreader. ASAE Paper No. 061069. St. Joseph, Mich.: ASAE. |
| (18) Nishiwaki, K., N. Kondo, M. Kise, Q. Zhang, T.E. Grift, L. Tian, and K.C. Ting. 2006. Feasibility of using Polarizing Filters to reduce Halation Effects during Image Acquisition in the Field. ASAE Paper No. 063009. St. Joseph, Mich.: ASAE. |
| (17) Grift, T.E. R. Ehsani, N. Nishiwaki, C. Crespi and M. Min. 2006. Development of a Yield Monitor for Citrus Fruits. ASAE Paper No. 061192. St. Joseph, Mich.: ASAE. |
| (16) Jeon, H.Y., L.F. Tian and T.E. Grift. 2005. Development of an individual weed treatment system using a robotic arm. ASAE Paper No. 051004. St. Joseph, Mich.: ASAE. |
| (15) Grift, T.E., M. Kasten and Y. Nagasaka. 2005. Robotics in Agriculture: Asimov meets Corn. In: Proceedings 2005 Illinois Crop Protection Technology Conference. Jan 5-6 2005. Urbana, IL. |
| (14) Hofstee, J.W., T.E. Grift and L. Tian. 2004. Implementation of ECTS in agricultural engineering in The Netherlands In: Proceedings 3rd workshop. - Dijon : 2004 - p. 93 - 97. |
| (13) Hofstee, J.W., T.E. Grift and L. Tian. 2004. Development of a Tracking and Guidance System for a Field Robot. AgEng conference paper. Sept. 13-15, 2004, Leuven Belgium. |
| (12) McDonald, T.P.; Rummer, R.B.; Grift, T.E. 2003. Diameter sensors for tree-length harvesting systems. In: M. I. Wide and B. Baryd, Proceedings of the 2nd Forest Engineering Conference; Vaxjo, Sweden. Skogforsk, Uppsala Science Park, SE-751 83 UPPSALA, Sweden. 45-54. |
| (11) Grift, T.E. and A.C. Hansen. 2003. LEGO Mindstorms Robots as a Teaching Tool in Agricultural Education. ASAE Paper No. 033134. St. Joseph, Mich.: ASAE. This paper received an "IET Outstanding Paper Award", Las Vegas, NV, July 2003. |
| (10) Grift, T.E. 2003. A Low-cost Root Collar Diameter Measurement System for Pine Seedlings. ASAE Paper No. 035003. St. Joseph, Mich.: ASAE. |
| (9) Osborne, J.A. and T.E. Grift. 2002. A Simple Linear Boolean Model for Mass Flow. Joint Statistical Meetings of the American Statistical Association, Physical Sciences and Engineering Section. |
| (8) Tekeste, M.Z., T.E. Grift and R.L. Raper. 2002. Acoustic Compaction Layer Detection. ASAE Paper No. 021089. St. Joseph, Mich.: ASAE. |
| (7) Raper, R.L., T.E. Grift and M.Z. Tekeste. 2002. A Portable Tillage Profiler for Measuring Subsoiling Effectiveness. ASAE Paper No. 021138. St. Joseph, Mich.: ASAE. |
| (6) Taylor, S.E., T.P. McDonald, M.W. Veal, and T.E. Grift. 2001. Using GPS to Evaluate Productivity and Performance of Forest Machine Systems. In Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Precision Forestry. University of Washington, Seattle, WA. |
| (5) Hall, H. E., R. L. Raper, T.E. Grift and D. W. Reeves. 2000. Development of an on-the-fly mechanical impedance sensor and evaluation in a coastal plains soil. |
| (4) Grift, T. E., J. T. Walker and D. R. Gardisser. 1997. Spread pattern analysis of ram air fertilizer spreaders. ASAE Paper AA97-003. NAAA/ASAE Joint Technical Session, December 6, 1997. Las Vegas, NV. |
| (3) Hofstee, J.W., T.E. Grift, and L. Speelman. Development of a New Method for Spread Pattern Determination, Proceedings Congress on Agricultural Engineering, Milan, 1994. |
| (2) Grift, T.E. and J. Bontsema. 1991. Application of Fast Fourier Transformation in Plant Detection. Proceedings Symposium SOR '91, Heijen, The Netherlands, 27-28 Nov. 1991. |
| (1) Bontsema, J., T.E. Grift, and K. Pleijsier. 1991. Mechanical Weed Control in Sugar Beet Growing: Detection of a Plant in a Row. IFAC/ISHS Workshop, Matsuyama, Japan, 30 Sept. -3 Oct. 1991. |
| Resource Magazine |
| K.C. Ting and T.E. Grift. 2005. Automation for Bioprocessing and Bioproduction. "The Last Word", October issue of Resource Magazine, ASAE. |
| Grift, T.E. 2005. Robot Synergy: A Marriage of Engineering and Biology. September issue of Resource Magazine. |
| Grift, T.E. 2004. Metric Eye for the AgE guy (and gal). "The Last Word", February issue of Resource Magazine, ASAE. |
| Grift, T.E. 2002. Cluster Criteria. May issue of Resource Magazine, ASAE. |
| R.L. Raper, T.E. Grift. 2002. Land Laser. April issue of Resource Magazine, ASAE. |