Research of the Farm Technology Group
On this page the Farm Technology Group presents their current research projects. Click on the links to find out more about the individual projects.
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Enlighted pigs: integrating light with animal-friendly and sustainable farming
In animal husbandry light has a large influence on behaviour, health, growth and therefore welfare of the animals. We aim to increase fundamental... -
Spatial modelling of waste streams in agriculture and their potential safety risks
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Cognitive Robots for Flexible Agro Food Technology (Flexcraft)
Robots that automatically harvest tomatoes or package biscuits in boxes of various sizes are now becoming a reality: Wageningen University &... -
Innorays: video monitoring
How can we use video monitoring ('electronic monitoring') to determine how many rays are caught? -
OSW2.1 Innorays
Can we register catches of rays with video techniques? Can we use DNA techniques to estimate how many ray are swimming in the North Sea? -
Automatic assessment of dairy cow hygiene condition score
Hygiene/cleanliness scoring systems for dairy cows where the herd or a representative proportion of the herd is scored on the basis of how much muck... -
Assessment of post-harvest losses by rodents
Asia has the highest undernourishment globally with an estimated amount of over 280 million people suffering from hunger. Although Asia has the... -
Decision making in soil based irrigation systems for high water use efficiency and minimized drainage
The main objective of this PhD project is to investigate the best way to use the least amount of water during irrigation considering the trade-off... -
LED's for energy savings in greenhouses
The greenhouse sector in The Netherlands is a major consumer of energy: 10% of the natural gas used in the country is devoted to horticulture. LED it... -
Motion planning and vision-based control for an outdoor gardening robot
TrimBot2020 is a novel EU project that aims at investigating the robotics technologies that will allow to prototype the next generation of intelligent...