Research Thesis Topic
Automated broadacre crop and irrigation assessment using machine vision
This project will develop automated agricultural technology aligned with UniSQ's Centre for Agricultural Engineering's industry-funded research. These aim to improve productivity through development and implementation of sensors and data analytics on farm machinery and equipment. These typically involve development of electronics and interfacing with sensor (e.g. camera) and logger hardware with control systems for irrigation, fertiliser, insecticide and herbicide application. Example existing research priorities are:
1. Automating insect and fruit counting using smartphone Apps and machine vision
2. Crop damage hot spot detection from insects using remote sensing imagery (UAVs and satellites)
3. Low-cost flow rate sensing for surface irrigation systems using fixed cameras and machine vision
- National Centre for Engineering in Agriculture
- Agriculture, Land and Farm Management
- Doctor of Philosophy (DPHD)
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