Publications

Journal Articles

Patiluna, V.; Maja, J.M.; Robbins, J. Evaluation of Radio Frequency Identification Power and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Altitude in Plant Inventory Applications. AgriEngineering 2024, 6, 1319-1334. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriengineering6020076

Maja, J.M.; Neupane, J.; Patiluna, V.; Miller, G.; Karki, A.; Marshall, M.W.; Cutulle, M.; Luo, J.; Barnes, E. Evaluating the Effect of Pulse Width Modulation-Controlled Spray Duty Cycles on Cotton Fiber Quality Using Principal Component Analysis. AgriEngineering 2024, 6, 3719-3738. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriengineering6040212

Patiluna, V.; Owen, J., Jr.; Maja, J.M.; Neupane, J.; Behmann, J.; Bohnenkamp, D.; Borra-Serrano, I.; Peña, J.M.; Robbins, J.; de Castro, A. Using Hyperspectral Imaging and Principal Component Analysis to Detect and Monitor Water Stress in Ornamental Plants. Remote Sens. 2025, 17, 285. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs17020285

Karki, A.; Marshall, M.W.; Miller, G.; Patiluna, V.; Luo, J.; Barnes, E.; Maja, J.M. Effects of Staggered Application of Chemical Defoliants on Cotton Fiber Quality. AgriEngineering 2025, 7, 372. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriengineering7110372

Conference Presentations

Patiluna, V.; Maja, J.M.; Robbins, J. Evaluation of RFID power and UAV flight level in plant inventory application. SPIE Defense+Commercial Sensing Conference, National Harbor, MD, USA, April 21-25, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3021150

Patiluna, V.; Maja, J.M.; Karki, A.; Barnes, E. Design and Field Evaluation of a Robotic Cotton Harvester with Improved Structural Balance and Suction Mechanism. 22nd International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics, Marbella, Spain, October 20-22, 2025. htttps://doi.org/10.5220/0013945700003982

Book Chapters

Borra-Serrano, I.; Peña, J.M.; Maja, J.M.; Melgar, J.C.; Nascimento-Silva, K.; de Castro, A. (2026). Smart Agriculture for Peach Orchard Management. Smart Agriculture (1st ed., pp. 14). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003510598

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