Catalogue of Infrastructures and Facilities

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Facility
Mobile Robot Station
Instituut voor Landbouw-, Visserij- en Voedingsonderzoek (ILVO)
Country
Belgiumbelgium

ILVO's TEF Mobile Containers are fully operational, secure, and moveable charging hubs for agricultural robots. These containers, which are standard 20 ft sea containers, facilitate easy transportation of robots. The TEF Containers provide a flexible and convenient solution for charging and storing agricultural robots near fields or other off-site locations. Energy is supplied off-grid through 6 Denim Solar Panels, but the DC-coupled inverter charger also allows for connection to the grid or a generator. Once the robot has completed its tasks, it can be securely stored inside the container with a lock.
Facility
Mechanisation and automation workshop
Instituut voor Landbouw-, Visserij- en Voedingsonderzoek (ILVO)
Country
Belgiumbelgium

In the mechanisation and automation workshop of the living lab Agrifood Technology of ILVO, technological prototypes for the agrifood sector are ideated, designed, developed, and tested in controlled conditions. An iterative development process is used; this is an agile approach with subsequent multiple cycles of (re)design and testing. Machines are designed in CAD software (Solidworks). For reverse engineering, a 3D scanner and post-processing software are used. For metalworking, lathes, milling machines, bending machines, and welding machines are available. Different types of sheet metal can be cut using a CNC waterjet cutter. Many prototypes are equipped with different sensors, actuators, and controllers, which are programmed for the specific task at hand. In combination with the skills of the engineers and technicians, new agrifood mechatronic prototypes can be developed or optimised in a flexible and efficient way.
Infrastructure
TV115
Instituut voor Landbouw-, Visserij- en Voedingsonderzoek (ILVO)
Country
Belgiumbelgium

Starting from a strong anchor in Flanders, their work extends throughout Belgium, Europe, and the rest of the world. The mission of ILVO is clear and remarkably contemporary: to build knowledge that will make it possible to produce enough healthy and varied food for the 10 billion people that the world will need to feed while staying within our planetary limits. 

ILVO consists of four units: Plant Sciences, Animal Sciences, Technology and Food Science, and Social Sciences. TV115 is the physical site of the Technology and Food Science unit, located in Merelbeke. This site is dedicated to advancing agrotechnology through cutting-edge research and services. 

The infrastructure at TV115 is managed by specialised teams, each focusing on a distinct aspect of agrotechnology. These teams include Robotics and AI, Spray Technology, Emissions, LCA analysis, Data Sharing, etc.
Facility
Food Pilot
Instituut voor Landbouw-, Visserij- en Voedingsonderzoek (ILVO)
Country
Belgiumbelgium

The Food Pilot helps companies, labs, and governments with their agri-food challenges: product development, process optimisation, or troubleshooting technical production problems. Within a co-creative process we bring solutions in the form of advice, lab analyses, and/or pilot trials performed on semi-industrial processing equipment. We work strictly confidentially. The Food Pilot is a collaboration between ILVO and Flanders' FOOD. More information is available on www.foodpilot.be/en/.
Infrastructure
TV370
Instituut voor Landbouw-, Visserij- en Voedingsonderzoek (ILVO)
Country
Belgiumbelgium

The Institute for Agricultural, Fisheries and Food Research (ILVO) is an independent scientific research centre of the Flemish government. It is commissioned by that government to help make agriculture, fisheries, and the agri-food sector more sustainable. Starting from a strong anchor in Flanders, their work extends throughout Belgium, Europe, and the rest of the world. The mission of ILVO is clear and remarkably contemporary: to build knowledge that will make it possible to produce enough healthy and varied food for the 10 billion people that the world will need to feed while staying within our planetary limits. ILVO consists of four units: Plant Sciences, Animal Sciences, Technology and Food Science, and Social Sciences. TV370 is one of the two sites of Technology and Food Science. It is at this site, in Melle, where most of the food-related science is done. Current strategic themes are protein diversification, reduction of food losses, allergens, pathogens, and residues, functional nutrition, health care nutrition, small-scale and local food production, sustainability measurements throughout the agri-food chain, and niche automation.
Facility
Hitch and PTO Test Unit
Instituut voor Landbouw-, Visserij- en Voedingsonderzoek (ILVO)
Country
Belgiumbelgium

The hitch and PTO unit offers a unique and flexible way to test and improve smart implements including camera-controlled hoeing systems, weed lasers, and robotic weed pickers. 

Configurations are tailored to each implement. For camera-controlled hoeing, we use a conveyor belt with distance sensors linked to an oscilloscope. A crop-representative object is placed on the belt to simulate working speed, enabling precise measurement of activation speed, delay, and accuracy. Distance sensors on both the conveyor belt and the hoeing knife detect true activation allowing a detailed view of activation speed, delay and accuracy on each crop plant. Advanced setups allow in-depth testing of AI-based recognition using screens that display simulated or real field data. Each implement benefits from a custom measurement system designed for accurate performance analysis.
Facility
FLXZone
AstaZero (AZ)
Country
Swedensweden

AstaZero FLXZone er en flad asfaltoverflade på ca. 170 m x 130 m. Området har et kontroltårn til testovervågning på et sikkert sted. FLXZone er meget tilpasselig, hvilket giver mulighed for forskellige testscenarier ved hjælp af f.eks. vejstrækninger eller enhver form for objekter i området. Et privat 5G-netværk (NorthStar) er tilgængeligt i området, hvilket giver mulighed for ekstremt hurtige dataoverførsler og 5G-netværksskæring. Anlægget er modelleret i en digital tvilling til brug i simulering og korrelationstest.
Facility
SprayTent
AstaZero (AZ)
Country
Swedensweden

Spraytenten (10x20 meter) er en facilitet til test af perceptionsenheder, der typisk anvendes i automatiserede eller robotiserede maskiner, dvs. kameraer, radarer eller lidarer. Testudstyret består af en monteringsopstilling (for de sensorenheder, der testes), vandsprøjten og den genstand, der anvendes til detektionstesten. Der er også et kontrastkort til at måle og dokumentere synligheden gennem vandsprøjten under testen. Både vandsprøjten og lysintensiteten kan justeres afhængigt af brugsscenariet. Det er planen, at der i fremtiden skal udvikles yderligere opfattelsesforstyrrelser i forbindelse med andre miljøtest (f.eks. røg og støv).
Facility
Prøvningsfelter TDA
RISE - Research Institutes of Sweden
Country
Swedensweden

Testmarkerne på RISE Testbed for Digitalised Agriculture består af fem marker på hver ca. 1 hektar med et samlet areal på 8 hektar. Felterne og de indsamlede data kan anvendes til at teste produkter og tjenester under faktiske forhold med kunstig intelligens og selvkørende køretøjer til landbrug. Forskellige afgrøder dyrkes på disse marker, og en mark er udpeget som et bart område til test af autonome landbrugsmaskiner. Dette omfatter bl.a. anvendelser som ukrudtsdetektion og mekanisk ukrudtsbekæmpelse i forskellige afgrøder, test af sikkerhedssystemer til selvkørende køretøjer og evaluering af forskellige beslutningsstøttesystemer baseret på sensordata.
Infrastructure
AstaZero
AstaZero (AZ)
Country
Swedensweden

AstaZero er en uafhængig Euro NCAP-akkrediteret testbænk til aktiv sikkerhed og automatiserede kørselssystemer. AstaZero udfører også forskning og udvikling af fremtidige testmetoder, ofte i samarbejde med kunder og partnere. Anlægget har et privat 5G-netværk NorthStar, der giver mulighed for ekstremt hurtige dataoverførsler og 5G-netværksskæring. Under fysisk testning kan en bred vifte af genstande anvendes: f.eks. køretøjer, robotter, droner, måltransportører (med dukker) og radiostyrede biler. Virtuelle genstande kan injiceres i test, f.eks. når test ved hjælp af fysiske genstande anses for at være for farlige eller dyre. Der tilbydes tjenester både til testbanerne og til marken. En demonstration af den testkontrol, der er udviklet hos AstaZero, er Tilgængelig her. Virtuel injektion er påvist i denne video. Fjernkørsel af en lastbil i Sverige fra Spanien over 5G vises her.

Infrastructure
Testbed Digitaliseret Landbrug (TDA)
RISE - Research Institutes of Sweden
Country
Swedensweden

RISE Testbed Digitalised Agriculture i Uppsala drives af RISE's landbrugsfødevareafdeling. Prøvebænken er en kombineret eksperimentel landbrugs- og innovationsarena med fokus på ny teknologi til landbruget. Testbedet giver en omfattende række ressourcer og kapaciteter, der er designet til at understøtte avanceret landbrugsforskning og innovation. Den har forbundne marker med forskellige afgrøder, robust infrastruktur til indsamling, forvaltning og analyse af store mængder data og et 5G Edge-netværk i samarbejde med North Star Innovation Net for højhastighedsforbindelser.
Infrastructure
DIER68
Instituut voor Landbouw-, Visserij- en Voedingsonderzoek (ILVO)
Country
Belgiumbelgium

Missionen for ILVO er klar og bemærkelsesværdigt moderne: at opbygge viden, der vil gøre det muligt at producere nok sunde og varierede fødevarer til de 10 milliarder mennesker, som verden bliver nødt til at brødføde, samtidig med at vi holder os inden for vores planetære grænser. ILVO består af fire enheder: Plantevidenskab, dyrevidenskab, teknologi og fødevarevidenskab og samfundsvidenskab. 

DIER68 er hovedbygningen på infrastrukturanlægget for tjenesteydelser i forbindelse med husdyrhold. Forskning i dyrehold leverer viden, der stimulerer bæredygtigt og effektivt dyrehold. Den dækker hele kæden, fra mark til plade.