Once the prototype has demonstrated stable and repeatable behaviour under controlled conditions, the project can progress towards real-world validation.
The transition from prototype to pilot project should occur only after sufficient engineering confidence has been established.
Pilot deployments are intended to evaluate system performance under operational agricultural conditions rather than to discover fundamental architectural problems.
For this reason, prototype development should eliminate as much technical uncertainty as reasonably possible before field deployment begins.
The prototype therefore serves as the engineering bridge between conceptual design and practical agricultural implementation.