Objective Many companies in the agro-industries are shifting their priorities from mass production to quality optimisation due to changing customer requirements. While traditional packing houses are able to automatically handle high amounts of fruit and vegetables, sorting criteria are limited and complementary cost-intensive manual operations are necessary for quality sorting and packing. The SHIVA project aims to develop sensor and handling systems for automatic sorting, quality evaluation and packing of fresh products. The overall goal is to design and implement an integrated system including: - new sensor systems for online quality control - robot cells equipped with vision and sensor systems for optimum sorting and packing - flexible fruit box handling systems, optimised for different products and containers - CIM management of the packing line, using advanced control system architecture. Fields of science engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcontrol systemsagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturehorticulturefruit growingengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturehorticulturevegetable growing Programme(s) FP3-ESPRIT 3 - Specific research and technological development programme (EEC) in the field of information technologies, 1990-1994 Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme Data not available Coordinator PELLENC SA Address 47 route de cavaillon 84122 Pertuis France See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (4) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all Centre National du Machinisme Agricole, du Génie Rural, des Eaux et des Forêts (CEMAGREF) France EU contribution € 0,00 Address Parc de tourvoie 92163 Antony See on map FOOD MACHINERY ESPANOLA Spain EU contribution € 0,00 Address Jesus morante borras, 24, 90 46012 Valencia See on map INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS Spain EU contribution € 0,00 Address Carretera moncada naquera, km 5 46113 Valencia See on map Syntax Factory Automation SpA Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address Via vincenzo vela 27 10129 Torino See on map
