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Development of sufflower hervesting robot

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K05897
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 41040:Agricultural environmental engineering and agricultural information engineering-related
Research InstitutionYamagata University

Principal Investigator

Katahira Mitsuhiko  山形大学, 農学部, 教授 (20390940)

Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2021-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2020)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000)
Keywords人工知能 / ロボットアーム / ベニバナ / 収穫 / 収穫ロボット / ロボット / パラレルリンクアーム / 花弁 / AI
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Safflower is a crop cultivated in the Middle East and is an annual plant of the Asteraceae family with a height of 0.5 to 1.0 m and a radius of 2.5 to 4.0 cm in early summer. Safflower is used for high quality foods and high-quality cosmetics, but harvesting is worked by hand, therefore the work efficiency is low. In this study, we developed a cultivation management robot to increase the efficiency of the process from cultivation to harvest, aiming at revitalizing the production of safflower, a local specialty agricultural product. Utilization of buds and flowers utilized, moving the robot arm to the detected flower, harvester operation attached to the bottom of the robot arm, suction and storage operation of petals cut by the harvester.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

ベニバナ(Carthamus tinctorius L.)は、初夏に半径2.5~4.0cmのアザミに似た花を咲かせるキク科の一年草である。ベニバナを染料などで利用するには収穫時に草型の最上位に位置する花弁を大量に収穫する必要がある。しかし、生産現地ではベニバナの収穫が手作業での摘み取りを中心としているため、作業能率が101~143h/10aを要するなど作業効率が低く、収穫量が限定される。本研究ではベニバナ生産で課題となっている栽培や収穫作業を効率化する栽培管理ロボットの開発を目的に,AIによるベニバナ花弁と蕾の検出とロボットアーム、収穫部の開発を行った。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2020 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (3 results)

All 2019

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] ベニバナ生産管理ロボットの開発(第一報)2019

    • Author(s)
      市浦茂,相樂あゆみ,桑原一樹,森智洋,片平光彦,吉弘季幸,佐藤和也,小野寺良二
    • Journal Title

      農業食料工学会東北支部報

      Volume: 66 Pages: 33-36

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Presentation] ベニバナの生産管理ロボットの開発(第一報)2019

    • Author(s)
      市浦茂,相樂あゆみ,桑原一樹,森智洋,片平光彦,吉弘季幸,佐藤和也,小野寺良二
    • Organizer
      農業食料工学会東北支部報
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] ベニバナの生産管理ロボットの開発2019

    • Author(s)
      市浦茂,佐藤和也,桑原一樹,森智洋,片平光彦
    • Organizer
      国際食品工業展2019
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2022-01-27  

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