Development of a novel mechatronic system for mechanical weed ...
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Acknowledgements<br />
My thanks and appreciation goes to Dan <strong>for</strong> his pro<strong>of</strong>reading <strong>of</strong> the work and valuable<br />
support that I received while conducting the experiments.<br />
I would like to acknowledge the financial support <strong>of</strong> this project by the German Science<br />
Foundation (DFG).<br />
I am privileged <strong>for</strong> having Oliver, Istvan, Olaf and both <strong>of</strong> my <strong>of</strong>fice mates Jiri and<br />
Peter, my colleges, who have provided great company during last three years. Thanks<br />
to Simone and Daniel <strong>for</strong> the grill parties and being great volleyball partners. Manny<br />
thanks to Miss Frauke Beeken <strong>for</strong> assisting me to understand and exceed the<br />
administrative and German language difficulties.<br />
Thanks to the staff <strong>of</strong> the workshop: Mr Dreesen <strong>for</strong> helping me during the<br />
development <strong>of</strong> the electronics, Mr Berg <strong>for</strong> the discussions and introduction <strong>of</strong> the<br />
historical development <strong>of</strong> the sugar beet cultivating <strong>system</strong>s, useful contributions <strong>of</strong> Mr<br />
Berchtold and Mr Petriwski at various times during the development <strong>of</strong> the physical<br />
prototype and Mr Dürkop providing technical support during the field experiments.<br />
Special thanks to my uncles Georg and Ladislav Lampert and their families <strong>for</strong><br />
continuous taking care <strong>of</strong> me, to not suffer in any shortages and let me feel that I am<br />
not far away from my family.<br />
Thanks to Mr. Karl-Martin Schmidt-Reindl who hosted me during my first month <strong>of</strong><br />
staying in Bonn.<br />
I wish to thank my parents, Katalin and Josip Gobor, <strong>for</strong> their continuous moral support<br />
and encouragement in all my pr<strong>of</strong>essional endeavours. Finally, I wish to express my<br />
gratitude and thanks to my wonderful wife Sara that she postponed her career and<br />
provided love, understanding and patience while I ‘played in the lab with the <strong>weed</strong>er’.<br />
I dedicate this thesis to my family