Ph.D. Biological and Agricultural Engineering,
M.Eng. Mechanical Engineering,
BS Mechanical
Engineering,
Associate Professor, Assistant
Professor, Dept. of Agric. Engineering, Univ. of Ill., 1995-present
Director, Illinois
Laboratory for Agricultural Remote Sensing, Univ. of Ill., 2000-present
Assistant
Professor, Mechanical Engineering Dept.,
Postdoctoral Researcher, Bio. and Ag.
Research Associate, Ag.
Research
Assistant (50%), Bio. and Ag.
Engineer (part time), Moller International Inc.,
Design Engineer,
AGE 236 – Machine
Characteristics and Mechanisms 1995-present
TSM 333 – Agricultural
Chemical Application Systems 1995-present
TSM 300 – Site-Specific
Agriculture 1998
AGE 396 – Precision Agricultural Remote
Sensing 2000
More
than 30 Peer Reviewed Journal Article – Example Includes:
TIAN, L., D. C. SLAUGHTER, and R. NORRIS. (1997) Outdoor field machine vision identification of tomato
seedlings for automated weed control. Transactions of the ASAE, Vol. 40
(6): 1761-1768.
TIAN, L. and L. LU. (1997)
Matrix system for automatic vehicle transmission design. Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of the ASME, September
1997, Vol. 119, p333-337.
TIAN, L. and D. C. SLAUGHTER. (1998)
Environmentally adaptive segmentation algorithms for
outdoor machine vision systems. Journal of Computers and
Electronics in Agriculture. Vol. 21 (3): 153-168.
STEWARD, B. and L. TIAN.
(1998) Real-time weed detection in outdoor field conditions. SPIE 3543,
Precision Agriculture and Biological Quality, Eds. J. A. DeShazer
and G. E. Meyer, 266-278.
TIAN, L., J.F. REID, and J. HUMMEL. (1999) Development of a precision sprayer for site-specific weed
management. Transactions of the ASAE, Vol. 42(4): 893-900.
GOPALAPILLAI, S., L. TIAN, and J. ZHENG.
(1999) Evaluation of a flow control system for site-specific herbicide
applications. Transactions of the ASAE, Vol. 42(4): 863-970.
PILLAI, S. and L. TIAN.
(1999) In-field variability detection and yield prediction in corn using
digital aerial imaging. Transactions of the ASAE, Vol. 42(6): 1911-1920.
STEWARD, B. and L. TIAN. (1999) Performance study of new plant segmentation algorithms for
outdoor variable-lighting conditions. Transactions of the ASAE, Vol. 42(6):
1897-1909.
TIAN,
L. and J. ZHENG. (2000) Dynamic Deposition
Pattern Study of Modulated Spraying. Applied Engineering in Agriculture.
Vol. 43(1): 5-11.
TANG, L., L. TIAN, and B. STEWARD. (2000) GAHSI segmentation algorithm for outdoor image segmentation.
Transactions of the ASAE, Vol. 43(4): 1019-1027.
TANG, L., B. STEWARD, and L. TIAN.
(2000) Machine vision-based high-resolution weed mapping and patch-sprayer
performance simulation. In SAE Transactions-Journal of
Commercial Vehicles. 108(2): 317-326.
PILLAI, S., L. TIAN, and D. BULLOCK. (2000). Yield mapping with digital aerial color infrared (CIR)
images. SAE Transactions: Journal of Commercial Vehicles 108(2):
303-316.
More than 50
Conference papers – Example Includes:
TIAN, L. (1997) Remote sensing and mapping for
precision farming. Proceedings for the
TIAN, L. and E. WASSINK.
(1997) Development of a machine-vision controlled precision sprayer. ASAE Paper
No. 973055.
TIAN, L., J. ZHENG, and L. E. BODE. (1998) A
Technique to Compare the Droplet Size Spectrum Deposited on Water Sensitive
Papers and in Oil Cells. Proceedings of ILASS
TIAN, L. (1998) Precision farming equipment research in
TANG, L., B. STEWARD, and L. TIAN. (1999) Experimental Study of a Machine Vision-Based Real-time Weed
Sensing Patch-Sprayer. SAE Paper No. 99F-38, (UIUC-ENG-99-7009).
PILLAI, S., L. TIAN, and D. BULLOCK.
(1999) Yield Mapping with Digital Aerial Color Infrared (CIR) Images. SAE Paper
No. 99F-39, (UILU-ENG-99-7008).
STEWARD, B., L. TIAN, and L. TANG. (1999) Detection
of outdoor lighting variability for machine vision-based precision agriculture.
ASAE Paper No. 993032, (UILU No. 99-7030).
LAFFERTY C. L. and L. TIAN (2000) Using CFD to determine the internal
flow of agricultural chemical spray nozzles.
Poster, ILASS
TIAN, L., Y. ZHOU and L. TANG.
(2000) Aided Guidance System with GPS and Optical Encoders for Smart Sprayer.
ASAE Paper No. 003018, (UILU No. 2000-7034).
Member, American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE) 1993 - present
Member, Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE). 1998 – present
Member, International Institutes for Liquid Atomization and
Spray Systems (ILASS) 1997 - present
Member, American Society of Photogrammatry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) 1999 – present
“ASAE
“NSF/NCSA Faculty Fellow
Award”, NCSA/University of Illinois, 2000-2001.
"Honorable
Mention" for the Graduate College Outstanding
“Outstanding Accomplishment” in
Associate Editor (IET) for Transactions of ASAE. 2000 - 2003
Associate Editor (IET) for Applied Engineering in
Agriculture. 2000
- 2003
Technical Reviewer for Transactions of ASAE, Applied Engineering in Agriculture, and USDA-ARS
Publications.
Technical Reviewer for Journal
of Agricultural Engineering Research.
Technical Reviewer for Journal
of Electronics and Computers in Agricultural.
Official representative of
Member, Conference Program planning committee for
the Illinois Crop Protection Technology 2000–2001
Faculty Senator (ACES 02-1 99) University of Ill., 1998–1999
Actively involved in ASAE, ASPRS, IEEE, and ASME. Serve as Associate Editors for Transactions of ASAE and Applied Engineering in Agriculture. Chair working groups in International Society of Photogrammatry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS).