On may 2020 Unia Sp. Z o.o. in consortium with Łukasiewicz- Industrial Institute of Agricultural Engineering and Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation has started the implementation of the project Inteligent robot with the requirements of precision agriculture. The Project is being implemented within fast track for projects from less developed regions subactivity 1.1.1. “Industrial researches and development works carried out by enterprises” of Smart Growth Operational Programme.
Project description:
The aim of the project is to develop, build and implement a Field Robot for sowing and maize care in wide-row cultivation. It is a solution to the problems of the modern agriculture (excessive, harmful use of fertilizers and plant protection products (PPP), progressive lack of workers). The Field Robot in the proposed configuration will be intended for sowing, mechanical weeding and selective spraying. It’s equipped with a complex sensor system (generally optical), a data processing system available in a specially developed Crop Database and a precise system for controlling the implementation of agrotechnical processes supporting work in accordance with modern agrotechnical knowledge. Operation precision will limit in a widerange the fertilizer and PPP consumption. The Field Robot will meet the requirements of precision agriculture and will be part of the transfer of Agriculture 4.0. Project integrates issues related to machine automation and automation of agricultural processes. The knowledge and skills acquired in the project will undoubtedly help Polish company to start in market of global autonomous field robots.Therefore, in order to implement the project, a consortium has been established, consisting of:
- Unia Sp. z o.o.- Consortium Leader
- The Łukasiewicz Research Network- Industrial Institute of Agricultural Engineering (IIoAE) Consortium Partner
- The Łukasiewicz Research Network- Institute of Aviation (IoA)- Consortium Partner
Project coordinator: Jacek Wojciechowski, PhD
E-mail: jacekw@pimr.poznan.pl
Coordintor of Task no 2 and 6 in Institute of Aviation: Mariusz Kacprzak, MSc.
Project duration: 01.05.2020 – 30.11.2023
Funding institution: The National Centre for Research and Development
Programme name: Smart Growth Operational Programme 2014-2020
Consortium: UNIA SP. Z O.O., ŁUKASIEWICZ RESEARCH NETWORK- INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING, ŁUKASIEWICZ RESEARCH NETWORK – INSTITUTE OF AVIATION
