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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

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Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)

# overview
Dr. Hardin's research involves developing intelligent machine systems for agricultural production and processing. To meet the demands of the agricultural sector, his work has focused on integrating robust, low-cost sensing systems with statistical and physical models for automation and process control. He has conducted research on optimizing cotton processing, with a particular focus on increasing energy efficiency. He has also studied how plant genetics, environmental and management factors, and processing technology interact to affect energy use and product quality. Dr. Hardin has also conducted research in precision agriculture and measuring efficiency of novel agricultural machinery systems.

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Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States)

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Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States)

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North Carolina State University - (Raleigh, North Carolina, United States)

# educationAndTraining[].field
Biological & Agricultural Engineering, Animal Science

# publications[].label
Cotton Crop Disease Detection on Remotely Collected Aerial Images with Deep Learning

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SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics

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MODELING OF SEED COTTON VISCOELASTIC PROPERTIES

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Cotton gin electrical energy use trends and 2009 audit results

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PROCEDURES FOR MOISTURE ANALYTICAL TESTS USED IN COTTON GINNING RESEARCH

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American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE)

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Combining Ability of Ginning Rate and Net Ginning Energy Requirement in Upland Cotton

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Volunteer Cotton Plant Detection In Corn Field With Deep Learning

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SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics

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Monitoring agricultural processing electrical energy use and efficiency

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Pneumatic Conveying of Seed Cotton: Minimum Velocity and Pressure Drop

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American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE)

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SEED COTTON MASS FLOW MEASUREMENT IN THE GIN

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American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE)

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Seed Size, Ginning Rate, and Net Ginning Energy Requirement in Upland Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)

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American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE)

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Removal of sheet plastic materials from seed cotton using a cylinder cleaner

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Breeding and genetics: Relationships of lint yield and fiber quality with ginning rate and net ginning energy in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)

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Engineering and ginning: Effects of gin machinery on cotton quality

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Energy utilization and conservation in cotton gins

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Experiences in high-speed roller ginning of mid-south grown cotton

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Operator Feedback System for the Module Builder

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A smart cotton module tracking and monitoring system for handling logistics and cover damage

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Development of Systems to Improve Cotton Module Shape

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Early estimation of nitrogen stress and uptake in cotton based on spectral and morphological features extracted from UAV multispectral images

# publications[].publisher
SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics

# publications[].label
Determining Seed Cotton Mass Flow Rateby Pressure Drop across a Blowbox

# publications[].publisher
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE)

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Evaluation of Seed Cotton Cleaning Equipment Performance at Various Processing Rates

# publications[].publisher
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE)

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Changes in cotton gin energy consumption apportioned by 10 functions

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Effects of Gin Machinery on Cotton Quality

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Viscoelastic properties of seed cotton and their effect on module shape and density

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Algorithm and System Development for Robotic Micro-Volume Herbicide Spray Towards Precision Weed Management

# publications[].publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Preliminary Fuel Use Results from Gin Audits

# publications[].publisher
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE)

# publications[].label
Engineering and ginning: Operator feedback system for the module builder

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Quantitative trait loci analysis for net ginning energy requirements in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)

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Cotton Gin Drying Systems  Patterns in Fuel Energy Use

# publications[].publisher
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE)

# streetAddress
Texas A&M University; Biological & Agricultural Engineering; 2117 TAMU

# schools[]
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)

# schools[]
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences