Innovative & advanced automation root crop sortation system to remove foreign objects, damaged and diseased crop, thus improving selected crop quality, maximising revenue, minimising waste, reducing technology cost & replacing ‘hard to find’ labour

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基本信息

批准号：
10074342
负责人：
金额：
$ 40.75万
依托单位：
TONG ENGINEERING LIMITED
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Collaborative R&D
财政年份：
2023
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2023 至无数据
项目状态：
未结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10074342
关键词：
Innovative advanced automation root crop

项目摘要

Tong Engineering Ltd is one of the world's leading manufacturers of high quality vegetable grading and handling equipment. We have over 90 years of experience in manufacturing advanced and intelligent handling systems for efficient grading, washing, polishing and processing of a wide variety of crop.There is growing 'desire' in the market place for crop quality assurance systems both from growers and processors, but for growers in particular, currently available system costs are prohibitive.We aim to create a versatile, low cost quality assurance system that utilises the latest Artificial Intelligence software and conveyor handling technology. We aim to combine this with new designs of mechanical sorting hardware to create a reliable, low cost sorting system. We also want the system to be quickly and easily re-deployed for vegetables such as potatoes, onions, carrots, parsnips, swede and beetroot.The system will be used to segregate foreign objects and vegetables with defects away from 'good' crop. These systems can be deployed at the farmer's store or in the processor's 'goods in yard' or in the processing factory to assess crop quality.We aim to lower the capital cost of such systems and improve their versatility so they can be re-deployed on other root crops quickly and easily.

Tong Engineering Ltd 是世界领先的高品质蔬菜分级和处理设备制造商之一。我们在制造先进智能处理系统方面拥有 90 多年的经验，可对各种作物进行高效分级、清洗、抛光和加工。市场上种植者和加工者对作物质量保证系统的“需求”日益增长，但特别是对于种植者来说，目前可用的系统成本令人望而却步。我们的目标是创建一个多功能、低成本的质量保证系统，利用最新的人工智能软件和传送带处理技术。我们的目标是将其与机械分拣硬件的新设计相结合，创建可靠、低成本的分拣系统。我们还希望该系统能够快速、轻松地重新部署用于土豆、洋葱、胡萝卜、防风草、瑞典菜和甜菜根等蔬菜。该系统将用于将异物和有缺陷的蔬菜与“好”作物隔离开。这些系统可以部署在农民的商店或加工商的“货场”或加工厂中，以评估作物质量。我们的目标是降低此类系统的资本成本并提高其多功能性，以便它们可以重新部署快速、轻松地种植其他块根作物。