Advancing the boundaries of grain sampling: A robot for the autonomous, safe and representative sampling of grain bulks

突破谷物采样的界限：用于对散装谷物进行自主、安全和代表性采样的机器人

基本信息

批准号：
10089327
负责人：
金额：
$ 28.39万
依托单位：
CROVER LTD
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Collaborative R&D
财政年份：
2024
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2024 至无数据
项目状态：
未结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10089327
关键词：
Advancing boundaries grain sampling robot

项目摘要

Since the first known examples of grain storage dating back to ~11,000 years ago in the Jordan valley, the process of storing grain (e.g. whole wheat/barley/oilseeds in sheds and silos) has been a critical part of the agriculture industry, essential to preserving the grain's quality and value, as well as to bridge the gap between harvest and its subsequent use.There is an unmet need in the grain storage industry to reduce mass and quality losses (\\\>20%) and improve the health and safety of grain storage operations, as farmers and grain storage operators are still forced to walk on dangerous grain bulks to collect grain samples.The objective of this project is to create the first commercial robotic device able to safely and autonomously collect physical samples from grain bulks at various points and depths, while the grain is still idle in storage and/or large transportation units (e.g. cargoes), where existing methods cannot. While current grain sampling solutions that can only reach near the surface pose a safety hazard to operators collecting the samples, Crover's remote probing device will be able to collect samples throughout the whole shed/silo/truck/cargo.This will provide farmers, grain storage operators, traders and transportation companies with a tool to obtain highly representative and verified samples at different points within grain bulks, hence enabling them to reduce grain claims/rejection, improve the health and safety of their operations, detect potential spoilage, and allowing proactive management to reduce losses and maintain grain quality.The project is made possible by Crover's proprietary technology for locomotion in bulk solids (e.g. sand, grains, powders) and it is based around the CROVER robot: the world's first 'granular drone', in the sense of a device able to move through bulk solids and powders.

自从第一个已知的谷物存储示例可以追溯到约1，000年前在约旦山谷（Jordan Valley）以来，储存谷物的过程（例如，在棚屋和筒仓中的全麦/大麦/油籽）的过程（例如，全麦/大麦/油籽）一直是农业行业的关键部分，对于保持谷物的质量和价值以及随后的收获范围而弥合了谷物的损失，这是对谷物的质量的损失，并且是弥补了差异的范围。 (\\\>20%) and improve the health and safety of grain storage operations, as farmers and grain storage operators are still forced to walk on dangerous grain bulks to collect grain samples.The objective of this project is to create the first commercial robotic device able to safely and autonomously collect physical samples from grain bulks at various points and depths, while the grain is still idle in storage and/or large transportation units (e.g. cargoes), where existing methods cannot. While current grain sampling solutions that can only reach near the surface pose a safety hazard to operators collecting the samples, Crover's remote probing device will be able to collect samples throughout the whole shed/silo/truck/cargo.This will provide farmers, grain storage operators, traders and transportation companies with a tool to obtain highly representative and verified samples at different points within grain bulks, hence enabling them to reduce grain claims/rejection, improve the health and safety of他们的运营，检测潜在的破坏性并允许主动的管理减少损失并保持谷物的质量。Crover的专有技术可以通过散装固体（例如沙子，谷物，粉末）进行机动，并基于Crover机器人：世界上第一个“粒状无人机”，可以通过设备的固体构成稳固型和钢铁。