From agricultural engineering and forestry engineering to biomechinfotronic engineering

Authors

  • Zheng Jiaqiang Nanjing Forestry University
  • Zhou Hongping Nanjing Forestry University
  • Xu Youlin Nanjing Forestry University
  • Xu Linyun Nanjing Forestry University

Keywords:

agricultural and forestry engineering, precision agriculture, precision forestry, biomechinfotronics, multi-disciplinary, sustainable development

Abstract

The deterioration of global environment, decreasing of biological diversity, increasing of natural disasters, exhausting of biological resources and acceleration of desertification emphasize the need to provide the human-beings with the suitable environments. Nowadays, precision agriculture and precision forestry have been emphasized to obtain the maximum output with minimum input and the least impact on the environment, so agricultural and forestry engineering systems require multi-disciplinary design groups to deal with some common interests and the concept of biomechinfotronics is needed. The word “biomechinfotronic”is introduced to describe the multidisciplinary aspects of this complex system. In the paper, the prospects, mission analysis, education system, research areas of biomechinfotronics are studied. The particular characteristics of biomechinfotronics are the synergistic integration of biological engineering with mechatronics, bioinformatics, infotronics, bioelectronics and intelligent computer systems for conducting common research and development and for recruiting and training students with wide specialties.

Key words: agricultural and forestry engineering, precision agriculture, precision forestry, biomechinfotronics, multi-disciplinary, sustainable development
DOI: 10.3965/j.issn.1934-6344.2009.01.072-78

Citation: Zheng Jiaqiang, Zhou Hongping, Xu Youlin, Xu Linyun. From agricultural engineering and forestry engineering to biomechinfotronic engineering. Int J Agric & Biol Eng, 2009; 2(1): 72

Author Biographies

Zheng Jiaqiang, Nanjing Forestry University

Professor of Mechanical & Electronic Engineering College, Nanjing Forestry University

Zhou Hongping, Nanjing Forestry University

Professor of Mechanical & Electronic Engineering College, Nanjing Forestry University

Xu Youlin, Nanjing Forestry University

Professor of Mechanical & Electronic Engineering College, Nanjing Forestry University

Xu Linyun, Nanjing Forestry University

Associate Professor of Mechanical & Electronic Engineering College, Nanjing Forestry University

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Published

2009-03-26

How to Cite

Jiaqiang, Z., Hongping, Z., Youlin, X., & Linyun, X. (2009). From agricultural engineering and forestry engineering to biomechinfotronic engineering. International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, 2(1), 72–78. Retrieved from https://ijabe.migration.pkpps03.publicknowledgeproject.org/index.php/ijabe/article/view/88

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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2009): IJABE

Section

Invited Review/Research Article

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