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PhD student

Job description

a PhD student Development of a robotic system for sweet pepper production • Within this project the PhD student focuses on the development of a robotic system for sweet pepper production (mainly harvesting) in protected cultivation systems. • System requirements, functions and working principles must be defined. Concepts must be developed and evaluated. After building and testing of individual modules the system must be integrated and tested both in laboratory as well as in commercial greenhouses.• Generic concepts that can be added to this platform to perform other functions like planting, attaching plant to supporting wires, pruning, monitoring yield and quality, and local crop protection will be investigated as well.• The emphasis of the work of the PhD student will be mainly on computer vision, sensor data interpretation, algorithms and artificial intelligence and less on the mechanical aspects of the robotic system.

Requirements

• MSc graduate in agricultural engineering, mechatronics, computing science (artificial intelligence and/or cognitive engineering) or other relevant study;• High-quality knowledge in the field of computer vision and robotics, systems analysis, modelling and simulation;• Experience with programming languages (C++, C#). Labview, Matlab, Halcon or other relevant simulation and computer vision software is an advantage;• Excellent communication skills, proficiency in English (both oral and written);• Willingness to travel to and to co-operate with the international project team;• Affinity with greenhouse technology, interested in challenges of the horticultural sector;• An autonomously working creative, young researcher with good communicative skills who is open-minded and sociable.

Conditions of employment

A contract duration of 1 year with intention to extend to 4 years, 36 hours per week.Gross salary: €2032,- per month in the first year, rising to €2.599, - per month in the fourth year.

Contract type

Temporary

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Organisation

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Wageningen University and Research CentreWageningen University and Research Centre (Wageningen UR) provides education and generates knowledge in the field of life sciences and natural resources. Wageningen UR aims to make a real contribution to our quality of life. To us, quality of life means both an adequate supply of safe and healthy food and drink, on the one hand, and the chance to live, work and play in a balanced ecosystem with a large variety of plants and animals.Wageningen UR Greenhouse HorticultureThe business unit Wageningen UR Greenhouse Horticulture within PSG has about 100 employees and four research teams: • Crop Protection• Crop Management, Physiology and Modelling• Greenhouse Technology• Farm and Crop SystemsCustomers are growers, horticultural industry, ministries, public authorities and other horticultural organisations.Team Greenhouse TechnologyThe team has about. 20 employees with expertise in the fields of greenhouse energy management, greenhouse climate, physical modelling, sensor- and control technology, material technology, light, computer vision, industrial production and robotics. The activities aim at the integral design of new concepts or components of sustainable horticultural production systems.

Additional information

silke.hemming@wur.nl

 

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