Design of an Artificial Intelligence Based Autonomous Navigation System Using Swarm Intelligence Techniques for Agricultural Applications

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1 Department of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering, G H Raisoni College of Engineering Nagpur 440016, India * kapil.jajulwar@raisoni.net

2 Department of Civil Engineering, G H Raisoni College of Engineering Nagpur 440016, India

3 Department of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering , KDK College of Engineering Nagpur 440024, India

Abstract

Agriculture in developing regions still depends on manual labor and low-precision tools, leading to reduced productivity, inconsistent output quality, and inefficient use of resources. To overcome these challenges, this paper presents the design and implementation of an Artificial Intelligence based Autonomous Navigation System empowered by Swarm Intelligence for next-generation smart farming. The system integrates Particle Swarm Optimization and Ant Colony Optimization with Simultaneous Localization and Mapping to enable cooperative navigation, decentralized decision-making, and adaptive path planning for multiple agricultural robots operating within the same field environment. The combined Artificial Intelligence and Swarm Intelligence framework supports dynamic obstacle avoidance, efficient field-coverage planning, and improved robustness under uncertain terrain, varying crop densities, and rapidly changing environmental conditions. The uniqueness of this work lies in its unified model that merges AI-driven reasoning with swarm-based coordination, improving navigation accuracy, task reliability, and energy efficiency in unstructured agricultural fields. System validation was conducted through simulation and semi-field experiments on a 25 × 25 meter test plot. Results showed a significant enhancement in performance, including a thirty-five percent improvement in navigation accuracy, a twenty-two percent increase in obstacle-avoidance success, and a fifteen percent reduction in energy consumption compared to conventional single-robot navigation methods. These outcomes demonstrate that integrating Artificial Intelligence with Swarm Intelligence provides a scalable and sustainable solution for precision agriculture, promoting autonomous, intelligent, and resource-efficient farming suitable for developing regions.

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AUT Journal of Mechanical Engineering
Volume 10, Issue 1
January 2026
Pages 123-136

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