OSPINA ALARCON RICARDO

Research Faculty of Agriculture Fundamental AgriScience Research Bioresource and Environmental EngineeringAssistant Professor
Institute for the Promotion of Business-Regional CollaborationAssistant Professor
Institute for the Advancement of Higher EducationAssistant Professor
Last Updated :2025/03/17

■Researcher basic information

Degree

  • Bachelor's in Electronics Engineering, Antioquia University (Colombia), Nov. 2007
  • Master's in Environmental Resources Division, Hokkaido University, Sep. 2015
  • Ph.D. in Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sep. 2018

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Researcher number

  • 20904220

Educational Organization

■Research activity information

Papers

  • Assessment of remote sensing in measuring soil parameters for precision tillage
    Ishmael Nartey Amanor, Ospina Alarcon Ricardo, Noboru Noguchi
    Journal of Terramechanics, 113-114, 100973, 100973, Elsevier BV, Jun. 2024
    Scientific journal
  • A Vision-based Navigation System for an Agricultural Autonomous Tractor
    Sristi Saha, Tsuyoshi Morita, Ricardo Ospina, Noboru Noguchi
    IFAC-PapersOnLine, 55, 32, 48, 53, Elsevier BV, 2022
    Scientific journal
  • Real-Time Disease Detection in Rice Fields in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta
    Thanh Tinh NGUYEN, Ricardo OSPINA, Noboru NOGUCHI, Hiroshi OKAMOTO, Quang Hieu NGO
    Environmental Control in Biology, 59, 2, 77, 85, Nov. 2021, [Peer-reviewed], [Last author], [Internationally co-authored], [International Magazine]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Experiment of Integrated Technologies in Robotics, Network, and Computing for Smart Agriculture
    Ryota ISHIBASHI, Takuma TSUBAKI, Shingo OKADA, Hiroshi YAMAMOTO, Takeshi KUWAHARA, Kenichi KAWAMURA, Keisuke WAKAO, Takatsune MORIYAMA, Ricardo OSPINA, Hiroshi OKAMOTO, Noboru NOGUCHI
    IEICE Transactions on Communications, E105.B, Issue 4, 364, 378, Institute of Electronics, Information and Communications Engineers (IEICE), Nov. 2021, [Peer-reviewed], [Last author], [International Magazine]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Utilization of Quasi-Zenith Satellite System for Navigation of a Robot Combine Harvester
    Kannapat Udompant, Ricardo Ospina Alarcon, YongJoo Kim, Noboru Noguchi
    Agronomy, 11, 3, 483, 483, MDPI AG, Mar. 2021, [Peer-reviewed], [Last author], [Internationally co-authored], [International Magazine]
    Scientific journal, The purpose of this study is to evaluate the performance of a robot combine harvester by comparing the Centimeter Level Augmentation Service (CLAS) and the Multi-Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Advanced Demonstration tool for Orbit and Clock Analysis (MADOCA) from the Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) by using the Real Time Kinematic (RTK) positioning technique as a reference. The first section of this study evaluates the availability and the precision under static conditions by measuring the activation time, the reconnection time, and obtaining a Twice Distance Root Mean Square (2DRMS) of 0.04 m and 0.10 m, a Circular Error Probability (CEP) of 0.03 m and 0.08 m, and a Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) of 0.57 m and 0.54 m for the CLAS and MADOCA, respectively. The second section evaluates the accuracy under dynamic conditions by using a GNSS navigation-based combine harvester running in an experimental field. The results show that the RMSE of the lateral deviation is between 0.04 m and 0.69 m for MADOCA and between 0.03 m and 0.31 m for CLAS; which suggest that the CLAS positioning augmentation system can be utilized for the robot combine harvester if the user considers these accuracy and dynamic characteristics.
  • Development of phenotyping system using low altitude UAV imagery and deep learning
    Suxing Lyu, Noboru Noguchi, Ricardo Ospina, Yuji Kishima
    International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, 14, 1, 207, 215, Jan. 2021, [Peer-reviewed], [Last author], [Internationally co-authored], [International Magazine]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Basic Research on a Field Scouting Robot Monitoring Crop Progress and Condition (Part 1)― High-accuracy Acquisition Method of Spectral Reflection ―               
    Yoshitomo YAMASAKI, Issei IKEDA, Ricardo OSPINA-ALARCON, Noboru NOGUCHI
    Journal of the Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery and Food Engineers, 83, 1, 37, 47, Jan. 2021, [Peer-reviewed], [Last author], [Domestic magazines]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Improved inclination correction method applied to the guidance system of agricultural vehicles
    Ricardo Ospina, Noboru Noguchi
    International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, 13, 6, 183, 194, Nov. 2020, [Peer-reviewed], [Lead author], [International Magazine]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Real-Time Weed Detection in Rice Fields in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta               
    Nguyễn Thành Tính, Ngô Quang Hiếu, Hiroshi OKAMOTO, Noboru NOGUCHI, Ricardo OSPINA
    Journal of Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery and Food Engineers 82(2020) 247-256, 82, 247, 256, May 2020, [Peer-reviewed], [Last author], [Internationally co-authored], [Domestic magazines]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Simultaneous mapping and crop row detection by fusing data from wide angle and telephoto images
    Ricardo OspinaNoboru Noguchi
    Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 162, 602, 612, Jul. 2019, [Peer-reviewed], [Lead author], [International Magazine]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Alternative method to model an agricultural vehicle's tire parameters
    Ricardo Ospina, Noboru Noguchi
    Engineering in Agriculture, Environment and Food, 11, 1, 9, 18, Jan. 2018, [Peer-reviewed], [Lead author], [International Magazine]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Determination of Tire Dynamic Properties: Application to an Agricultural Vehicle
    Ricardo Ospina, Noboru Noguchi
    Engineering in Agriculture, Environment and Food, 9, 1, 123, 130, Jan. 2016, [Peer-reviewed], [Lead author], [International Magazine]
    English, Scientific journal