Grant: Engage Grants Program
University of Regina
$25,000.00
Automated Farming - Design, Development, and Control of an Autonomous Seeder
EF 2016-17
Résumé
Seed Hawk, a Canadian company located in Langbank, Saskatchewan is the world leader in building implements used for seed placement and fertilization with adjustable pressure on the go. Their seeding implements work at 25-cm row spacing and can drill most crops, from small-seeded types to cereals and corn. They have built-in control systems and user interfaces through which the coulter pressure is adjusted on the fly and the user can view the system's operation remotely. Integrating these seeding and fertilization implements into a fully-automated GPS-guided tractor that hauls the seeder in a farm is of Seed Hawk's interest.The proposed research focuses on the hardware/software design of a fully-automated seeding machine. The system includes a mid-size tractor from KUBOTA Inc., and a Tempo 2-row planter/seeder from Seed Hawk. This research can lead to the commercial production of automated seeders used for precision agriculture.
Programme
Engage Grants Program
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Saskatchewan, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
492481-2015
Name nom
Mehrandezh, Mehran
Department département
Engineering and Applied Science, Faculty of
Organization id
17
Institution établissement
University of Regina
Province en
Saskatchewan
Province fr
Saskatchewan
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2016
Competition year année de concours
2015
Award amount
25000
Program id
EGP
Program name en
Engage Grants Program
Program name fr
Programme de subventions d'engagement partenariat
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1555
Committee name en
Prairie Internal Decision Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de décision interne pour les Prairies
Area of application code
1209
Area of application group en
Advancement of knowledge
Area of application group fr
Avancement des connaissances
Area of application en
Agriculture
Area of application fr
Agriculture
Research subject code
1203
Research subject group en
Agricultural engineering
Research subject group fr
Génie rural
Research subject en
Agricultural power and machinery
Research subject fr
Énergie et machinerie agricoles
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Automated Farming - Design, Development, and Control of an Autonomous Seeder
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Seed Hawk, a Canadian company located in Langbank, Saskatchewan is the world leader in building implements used for seed placement and fertilization with adjustable pressure on the go. Their seeding implements work at 25-cm row spacing and can drill most crops, from small-seeded types to cereals and corn. They have built-in control systems and user interfaces through which the coulter pressure is adjusted on the fly and the user can view the system's operation remotely. Integrating these seeding and fertilization implements into a fully-automated GPS-guided tractor that hauls the seeder in a farm is of Seed Hawk's interest.The proposed research focuses on the hardware/software design of a fully-automated seeding machine. The system includes a mid-size tractor from KUBOTA Inc., and a Tempo 2-row planter/seeder from Seed Hawk. This research can lead to the commercial production of automated seeders used for precision agriculture.
