Program(tentative)



NOVEMBER 25, 2000 SATURDAY

OPENING CEREMONY (10:00 - 10:30)


KEY NOTE LECTURES (10:30 - 12:00) , BREAK (11:10-11:20)


ROBOTS FOR BIOPRODUCTION SYSTEMS
M.Monta* (Okayama University, Japan)

NEW WAYS ON SUPERVISORY CONTROL OF A VIRTUAL GREENHOUSE TO TRAIN NAD TO MANAGE
N. Sigrimis* (Agricultural University of Athens, Greece)

PROCESS MONITORING AND CONTROL FOR PRECISION AGRICULTURE
Josse De Baerdemaeker* (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium)

ESTABLISHING AUTOMATED VEHICLE NAVIGATION AS A REALITY FOR PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE
John F. Reid* (University of Illinois, Urbana, USA)


LUNCH BREAK (12:00-14:00)


ROOM A

Session 25A-S1   ROBOTICS I (14:00-15:00)
Chairman : Hadi K.Purwadaria


DEVELOPMENT OF LETTUCE HARVESTING ROBOT SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED PLANT FACTORY
S.I.Cho* (Seoul National University, Korea), D.J.Shin, Y.Y.Kim

HEAVY VEGETABLE HARVESTING ROBOT
S.Sakai* (Kyoto University, Japan), M.Iida

BASIC STUDY ON STRAWBERRY HARVESTING ROBOT (PART I) - Algorithm for Locating and Feature Extracting of Strawberry Fruits -
Q.Cao* (Miyazaki University, Japan), M.Nagata, Y.Gejima, B.P.Shrestha, K.Hiyoshi, K.Ootsu

BASIC STUDY ON STRAWBERRY HARVESTING ROBOT (PART II) - Design and Development of Harvesting Mechanism -
M.Nagata* (Miyazaki University, Japan), Q.Cao, K.Hiyoshi, S.Muta, K.Ootsu


Session 25A-S2   RROBOTICS II (15:15-16:15)
Chairman : M.Dohi

VISION SYSTEM FOR CUCUMBER-HARVESTING ROBOT
T.Fujiura* (Shimane University, Japan), K.Ueda, S.H.Chung, M.Dohi, N.Kondo, S.Arima

ESTIMATING APPLE FRUIT LOCATIONS FOR MANIPULATION BY APPLE HARVESTING ROBOT
T.Kataoka* (Iwate University, Japan), A.Murakami, D.M.Bulanon, T.Hiroma, Y.Ota

COORDINATING THE MOTION OF A MANIPULATOR AND A MOBILE BASE IN TREE ENVIRONMENTS
H.Tanner* (National Technical University of Athens, Greece), S.Loizou, K.Kyriakopoulos, K.Arvanitis, N.Sigrimis

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS FOR MULTI ROBOT SYSTEMS
M.Kise* (Hokkaido University, Japan), N.Noguchi, K.Ishii, H.Terao


Session 25A-S3   RROBOTICS III (16:30-17:30)
Chairman : T.Kataoka


SELF-ORGANIZING LEARNING IN ROBOTICS
D.Moshou (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium), H.Ramon, J.D.Baerdemaeker*

GAIT CONTROL BY GENETIC ALGORITHM FOR AGRICULTURAL HEXAPOD WALKING ROBOT
M.Dohi* (Shimane University, Japan), T.Fujiura, N.Ishizuka, K.Nonami

LOAD DISTRIBUTION AND BODY ANGLE MEASUREMENT IN STATIC WALKING OF A QUADRUPED WALKING ROBOT
H.Nakashima* (Kobe University, Japan), M.Tokuda, H.Yamamoto, M.Funakoshi

A NONLINEAR RESTRICTED STATE FEEDBACK CONTROL STRATEGY FOR OVER-ACTUATED ROBOT MANIPULATORS
K.G.Arvanitis* (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece), N.A.Sigrimis, K.J.Kyriakopoulos, K.P.Ferentinos



ROOM B

Session 25B-S1   PLANT STUDIES I (14:00-15:00)
Chairman : K.Sakai

IDENTIFICATION OF LETTUCE GROWTH WITH LIGHT INPUT
H.Itoh* (Kobe University, Japan)

SIMULATION OF PLANT SHOOT-TIP TEMPERATURE BASED ON PENMAN-MONTEITH MODEL
H.Shimizu* (Ibaraki University, Japan), S.Moriizumi

GRAVITY SENSING CELLS IN LETTUCE ROOT AND STEM FROM SPACE AND EARTH
M.A.Zaidi* (Osaka Prefecture University, Japan), H.Murase

EFFICIENT CULTURE METHOD OF PAVLOVA LUTHERI BY LIGHT INTENSITY CONTROL
H.Okumura* (Hokkaido Institute of Mariculture, Japan), K.Nakajima, A.Masuda, M.Takahasi, S.Kosaka, K.Horaguchi, K.Matsuyama, K.Murakami


Session 25B-S2   PLANT STUDIES II (15:15 - 16:15)
Chairman : H.Shimizu

GROWTH OF TURF GRASSES FOR INDOOR USE UNDER ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING SOURCES
K.Murakami* (Osaka Prefecture University, Japan), Y.Fukatani, R.Kishimoto, Y.Nishiura, T.Ohrai, K.Inoue, H.Murase

VAPOR PRESSURE DEFICIT CONTROL ALGORITHM FOR PLANT STUDIES
R.S.Gates* (University of Kentucky, USA), C.A.Mach

MEASURING THE LEAF ELECTRICITY OF LIVING PLANT
K.Matsumoto* (Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan), S.Shibusawa, K.Sakai, A.Sasao

RECONSTRUCTION OF LOCAL DYNAMICS IN PLANTS INTERFERENCE
K.Sakai* (Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan), A.Sasao, S.Shibusawa


Session 25B-S3   NEURAL NETWORK APPLICATIONS (16:30-17:30)
Chairman : N.Noguchi

SURFACE TEMPERATURE ESTIMATION FROM AIRBORNE IMAGERY USING NEURAL NETWORK MODEL
J.B.Njoroge* (Osaka Prefecture University, Japan), A.Nakamura, Y.Morimoto

NON-DESTRUCTIVE GROWTH MEASUREMENT BY MACHINE VISION FOR CABBAGE PLUG SEEDLINGS POPULATION WITH MISSING PLANTS
T.Suzuki* (Osaka Prefectural Agricultural & Forestry Research Center, Japan), H.Murase

CLASSIFICATION OF MANGO BY ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK BASED ON NEAR INFRARED DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE
Susanto* (Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia), Suroso, I Wayan Budiastra, Hadi K.Purwadaria

CREATION OF A MONITORING SYSTEM OF TECHNOLOGICAL FERMENTATIVE PROCESSES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ON-LINE NEURAL NETWORKS
P.Liberati* (Food Production University of Bologna, Italy)



NOVEMBER 26, 2000 SUNDAY

ROOM A

Session 26A-S1   MACHINE VISION AND IMAGE TECHNOLOGY I (9:30 - 10:30)
Chairman : D.Berckmans

POSE-GUIDANCE ALGORITHM PERFORMANCE FOR DIFFERENT CROP STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
F.A.C.Pinto* (Federal University of Vicosa, Brazil), J.F.Reid, Q.Zhang, N.Noguchi

VISION SENSOR POSITION FOR GUIDANCE BY USING POSE-GUIDANCE ALGORITHM (PGA)
F.A.C.Pinto* (Federal University of Vicosa, Brazil), J.F.Reid, Q.Zhang, N.Noguchi

MONITORING GREENHOUSE PLANTS USING THERMAL IMAGING
K.H.Ryu* (Seoul National University, Korea), G.Kim, H.Y.Chae

COMPUTER VISION FOR IDENTIFYING WEEDS IN CROPS
T.Rath* (University of Hannover, Germany), J.Hemming


Session 26A-S2   MACHINE VISION AND IMAGE TECHNOLOGY II (10:45 - 11:45)
Chairman : K.H.Ryu

TELE-OPERATIVE SYSTEM FOR BIOPRODUCTION - Remote Local Image Processing for Object Identification -
S.C.Kim* (Sungkyunkwan University, Korea), H.Hwang, D.Y.Choi

COLOR EVALUATION OF LEAN TISSUE AND FAT OF THE BEEF
S.H.Lee* (Sungkyunkwan University, Korea), H.Hwang, S.I.Cho

PROTOTYPE AUTOMATIC SYSTEM FOR CONSTRUCTING 3D INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR IMAGE OF BIOLOGICAL OBJECTS
T.H.Choi* (Sungkyunkwan University, Korea), H.Hwang, C.S.Kim

BEHAVIOUR OF CHICKENS TOWARDS AUTOMATIC WEIGHING SYSTEMS
A.Chedad (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium), E.Vranken, J.-M.Aerts, D.Berckmans*


LUNCH BREAK (11:45-13:30)


Session 26A-S3   EMERGING TECHNOLOGY (13:30-14:30)
Chairman : H.Hwang

3D FEATURE EXTRACTION OF OBJECT IN MOTION VIA STRUCTURED LASER LIGHTING
D.H.Yim* (Sungkyunkwan University, Korea), H.Hwang

TIRE TREAD PROFILE MEASUREMENT IN TERMS OF 3D FE TIRE MESH GENERATION
H.Nakashima* (Kyoto University, Japan), A.Oida

3D MICRO-MANIPULATION SYSTEM FOR TELE-SURGERY OF MICROBE
A.Kawaji* (Nagoya University, Japan), F.Arai, P.Luangjarmekorn, T.Fukuda

A REVISED SOIL SPECTROPHOTOMETER
S.Shibusawa* (Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan), H.Sato, S.Hirako, A.Otomo, A.Sasao


Session 26A-S4   MODELLING (14:45-15:30)
Chairman : S.Shibusawa

MODELLING OF WATER ACTIVITY OF WHEY POWDER SPRAY
J.Stencl* (Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Czech Republic), P.Homola

VISUALIZATION OF GREENHOUSE ENVIRONMENT BY VRML
T.Honjo* (Chiba university, Japan), N.Kohira, E.M.Lim

DATA-BASED STATISTICAL MODELLING OF BODY-TEMPERATURE OUT OT INFRARED IMAGED SKIN-TEMPERATURE
A.V.Hirtum (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium), A.Chedad, D.Halloy, P.Gustin, D.Berckmans*



ROOM B

Session 26B-S1   AUTOMATION (9:30 - 10:30)
Chairman : N. Sigrimis

AUTOMATIC LEVELING CONTROL SYSTEM FOR COMBINE
S.S.Lee* (Sungkyunkwan University, Korea), K.S.Oh, H.Hwang, D.Y.Choi

AUTOMATIC CABBAGE FEEDING, PILING, AND UNLOADING SYSTEM FOR TRACTOR IMPLEMENTED CHINESE CABBAGE HARVESTER
K.S.Song* (Sungkyunkwan University, Korea), H.Hwang, J.T.Hong

DEVELOPMENT OF AUTOMATED ARTIFICIAL DIET FEEDER FOR SILKWORM REARING SYSTEM
M.Ohura* (National Institute of Sericultural and Entomological Science, Japan)

EXTRACTION OF THE LEAN TISSUE BOUNDARY OF A BEEF CARCASS
C.H.Lee* (Kyoto University, Japan), H.Hwang


Session 26B-S2   ALGORITHM (10:45 - 11:45)
Chairman : J.Stencl

OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHM: LEAF CELLULAR AUTOMATA
T.Okayama* (Osaka Prefecture University, Japan), H.Murase

A SELF-ORGANIZATION MODEL FOR ADAPTIVE CONTROL IN ARTIFICIAL ECOSYSTEMS
M.Hirafuji* (National Agriculture Research Center, Japan), T.Watanabe, K.Tanaka

CONSTRUCTING KNOWLEDGE-BASED ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK WITH ROUGH SETS
X.Hang* (Hefei Institute of Intelligent Machines, P.R.China), Z.Wang, F.Xiong

AN INTEGRATED CASE-BASED REASONING APPROACH AND ITS APPLICATIONS
W.Zhenyu* (Hefei Institute of Intelligent Machines, P.R.China), H.Xiaoshu, X.Fanlun


LUNCH BREAK (11:45-13:30)


Session 26B-S3   PRECISION AGRICULTURE (13:30-14:30)
Chairman : J.D.Baerdemaeker


INFOTRONIC DECISION-MAKING FOR A FIELD CROP SENSING SYSTEM IN PRECISION AGRICULTURE
Y.Kim* (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA), J.F.Reid, Q.Zhang, A.Hansen

AGRICULTURAL INFOTRONIC SYSTEMS FOR PRECISION CROP PRODUCTION
Q.Zhang* (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA), S.Han, J.F.Reid

GRAIN YIELD MAPPING ON COMBINE HARVESTERS : A MODEL-BASED APPROACH
K.Maertens (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium), M.Reyniers, J.De Baerdemaeker*, H.Ramon, R.De Keyser

MOISTURE, SOIL ORGANIC MATTER AND NITRATE NITROGEN CONTENT MAPS USING THE REAL-TIME SOIL SPECTROPHOTOMETER
I Made Anom S.W* (Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan)., S.Shibusawa, A.Sasao, K.Sakai, H.Sato, S.Hirako, S.Blackmore


Session 26B-S4   AUTOMATIC VEHICLE GUIDANCE (14:45-15:30)
Chairman : J.F.Reid

AUTOMATIC GUIDANCE SYSTEM COMPOSED OF GEOMAGNETIC DIRECTION SENSOR AND FIBER OPTIC GYROSCOPE
A.Mizushima* (Hokkaido University, Japan), N.Noguchi, K.Ishii, H.Terao, O.Yukumoto, S.Yamamoto

CROP-ROW DETECTOR FOR AUTOMATIC GUIDANCE SYSTEMS
H.Okamoto* (Hokkaido University, Japan), S.Hata, M.Terawaki

HEURISTIC MOTION PLANNING FOR AUTONOMOUS AGRICULTURAL VEHICLES
K.P.Ferentinos* (Agricultural University of Athens, Greece), K.G.Arvanitis, K.Kyriakopoulos, N.Sigrimis