Institute of Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology and Environmental Technology

Institute of Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology and Environmental Technology
Faculty of Engineering
University of Southern Denmark

Organisation type: 
University
Country: 
Denmark
Description: 

Expertise: Five institutes at the Faculty of Engineering work interdisciplinary within ICT and robotics and have expertises within a range of generic technologies and engineering disciplines such as: Robotics, mathematical modelling, mechanics, electrotechnics, energy technology, sensor technology, digital platforms, software systems development, artificial intelligence, industrial design & interaction design.The core competences directly related to agriculture and environmental issues are - Biosystems technology including bioproduction systems, recirculation of nutrients and intelligent methods and technologies for the reduction in the use of pesticides.- Real Time Crop / Weed classification under field conditions including embedded visual odometry and targeting with laser, celle spraying, and Droplet On Demand technologies- Wireless Sensor Networks - For classification of animal behaviour and positioning of sensors in different bio-materials like sillage and grain- Plant Nursing Robotics / Mobile platforms - omnirotational wheel module, navigation sensors, mapping, and adaptive and cognition based real time route planning

Facility: - RoboLab - an interdiciplinary laboratory hosting the projects related to robotics within the Technical Faculty and managed by RoboCluster- Cognitive Vision Lab (CoViL)- focusses on the understanding of the human visual and cognitive system and the development of artificial systems with similar structure and strength.- RoboCluster- focal point for robotics projects in Denmark

Priority: - Real time Crop/weed classification- Classification of animal behaviour using wireless sensor networks- Positioning with bio-materials using wireless sensor networks- Adaptive and cognition based real time route planning for plant nursing applications