Active Disturbance Rejection Control—New Trends in Agricultural Cybernetics in the Future: A Comprehensive Review

With the development of smart and precision agriculture, new challenges have emerged in terms of response speed and adaptability in agricultural equipment control. Active Disturbance Rejection Control (ADRC), an advanced control strategy known for its strong robustness and disturbance rejection capabilities, has demonstrated exceptional performance in various fields, such as aerospace, healthcare, and military applications. Therefore, investigating the application of ADRC in agricultural control systems is of great significance. This review focuses on the fundamental principles of ADRC and its applications in agriculture, exploring its potential use and achievements in precision agriculture management, intelligent agricultural control, and other agricultural control sectors. These include the control of agricultural machinery, field navigation and trajectory tracking, agricultural production processes, as well as fisheries and greenhouse management in various agricultural scenarios. Additionally, this paper summarizes the integration of ADRC with other control technologies (e.g., LADRC, SMC) in agricultural applications and discusses the advantages and limitations of ADRC in the aforementioned areas. Furthermore, the challenges, development trends, and future research directions of ADRC in agricultural applications are examined to provide a reference for its future development.