UC Merced Experimental Smart Farm (ESF) facilitates interdisciplinary research in automation, sustainability, and data processing within specialty crop farming. To overcome the limitations of physical farm research, we will create a digital simulation and analysis platform called the Experimental Smart Farm Simulation (ESFSim). This platform would leverage real-world data from the ESF to enable efficient experiments and explore ideas not feasible on a real farm. The ESFSim aims to be a small-scale, expandable, campus-shared, and cloud-based system, fostering collaboration and resource optimization. The platform’s goal is to accelerate agricultural research and contribute to industry advancements.
ESFSim: Building an Experimental Smart Farm Simulation System for Interdisciplinary Research in Sustainable Agriculture
