The development of an automated system for the cutting and plantingof rose cuttings

Objective

The propagation of roses by cuttings is one of the most applied (propagation) methods. At present the cutting and planting of potroses is a manual process/procedure. The major (technical) limitations are the low productivity and the variations in quality. Moreover, it is a boring job. Therefore, the objective of the intended R&D-project is to develop an autornated s,vstem for the cutting and planting of rose cuttings which has the following specifications: 1) a high productivity (> 7200 cuttings/h), 2) a high and uniform quality, and 3) a short through-put time (reduction of the chance of infection). The proposed system will be composed of a number of innovative techniques, such as a recognition (vision) system, a robotic systern and a handling clip system. Preliminary estimates show that the potential benefits (industrial impact) of such a system are favourable compared to the (development) costs. A prototype will be built which will provided the data for the design of a commercial autornated system for the cutting and planting of rose cuttings. The consortium consists of developers and endusers of the proposed system.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electronic engineering › control systems
• social sciences › economics and business › economics › production economics › productivity

Programme(s)

• FP4-BRITE/EURAM 3 - Specific research and technological development programme in the field of industrial and materials technologies, 1994-1998

Topic(s)

• 0101 - Incorporation of new technologies into production systems

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CRS - Cooperative research contracts

Coordinator

Boomkwekerij Bert Rombouts B.V.

Address

1,de Steenakkers 1
5527 Hapert
Netherlands

Participants (5)

CENTRE FOR CONCEPTS IN MECHATRONICS

Netherlands

Address

24,de Pinckart 24
5674 CC Nuenen

Gartneriet Ove Nielsen A/S

Denmark

Address

74,ny Verstergade 74
5672 Allested-vejle

Gärtnerei Franz Koster

Germany

Address

98,tetendonk 98
47929 Grefrath

Nolina Potplantenkwekerij BV

Netherlands

Address

5,tuindersweg 5
2481 KJ Woubrugge

Te Strake BV

Netherlands

Address

26,h. Van Doorenweg 26
5750 AA Deurne