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Development of a novel coconut-tree-climbing machine for harvesting

Parvathi SubramanianDepartment of ECE, National Engineering College, K.R. Nagar, Kovilpatti, Tamil Nadu, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Tamil Selvi SankarDepartment of ECE, National Engineering College, K.R. Nagar, Kovilpatti, Tamil Nadu, India
Pages 2757-2775 | Received 10 Feb 2020, Accepted 20 Mar 2021, Published online: 07 Apr 2021

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