Cutting-edge plant production systems leading the world’s agriculture
Studies of Biomechanical Systems deal with the next-generation plant factories/greenhouse horticulture systems. It is ideal to control the crop cultivation conditions optimally using the physiological information determined with the real-time diagnostic measurements. This concept is known as ‘Speaking Plant Approach (SPA)’. Based on the SPA concept, our long-term objective is to contribute to the development of safe, stable, and sustainable smart crop production system demanded in the upcoming digital society. To do so, we use information engineering, such as signal processing, control theory, artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics, to incorporate them into the various agricultural production processes. In addition to the plant factories-related subjects, we have been also working on remote sensing and robotics in the field conditions, plant stress responses, single cell metabolomics, remote sensing of fruit postharvest and the development of freshness preservation technologies. Students are specifically trained in devices, instruments, and theories for environmental control of cultivation in high-tech driven plant factories and facilities; biological information-based plant growth diagnostic systems; and robots for automation. Across the curriculum, we aim to train people who can use these technologies and knowledge to take a holistic approach in addressing the issues practically related to food production.
The director of Course of Biomechanical Systems