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Adding Value to Food with Advanced Technology
Jim Jones
Professor and Research Director
School of Engineering and Advanced Technology
Adding Value
Table 6, p86 from
Kimihia He OrangaTairāwhiti Māori Economic Development ReportCRITICAL ANALYSIS AND STRATEGIC OPTIONS
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A Closer Look…
Support for Research in
MechatronicsEngineering
Electronics & Computer
Engineering
Engineering & Innovation
Management
Food Technology
Chemical &BioprocessEngineering
Computer Science
Quantity Surveying
Construction Management
SoftwareEngineering
InformationTechnology
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Electronics, Information& Communication Systems
• Image & Signal Processing
• Embedded Systems Design
• Microelectronics
• Sensor Technology
• Telecommunication Networks
Computer Science & IT
• Software Engineering
• Human-Computer Interaction
• E-Learning
• Complex Systems
• Smart Environments
• Health Informatics
• Mobile Computing
• Internet of Things
• Machine Learning
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Example where these come together
Wireless Technology Research
Economy
Research Motivations
New technologies to provide mobile phone coverage in rural and far flung communities
Effects of wirelesstransmissions on human health.
Exploring the commercialization potential of wireless technology
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Image Processing ResearchResearch Areas
o Machine vision
o Robot vision
o FPGA implementation
o Image quality
PollenAutomated highspeed asparagus grading
Classifynder
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Part of a Survey over Massey. Hyperspectral imaging.
The image has 448 wavebands covering the visible, near infrared and short wave infrared part of the spectrum.
The push broom sensor in flown at 1000ft, 660m from a light aircraft.
Very few people realise how versatile this technology is, your imagination is the limitation.
Hyperspectral imaging.
Basic Classification
• Legend
• Hard Surfaces
• Grass/Forage crops
• Mixed Trees
Nothing very remarkable about this image, but it important to realise that each of these classifications can be split down further. All hard surfaces for examples can be classified. Type of roof material, quality of roading. Etc, etc.
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Tree Species within Mixed Woodland
• 60 species and cultivars recognised by the system in the survey of Massey Farms, Campus and Esplanade in town.
• Can be used to identify tree species to identify maintenance requirements in urban environments.
• Identify native trees where required. Surveys become species specific.
Rather than complex classification methods some simple indexed methods can be used to distinguish between features on the map.
Top image is a true colour image from the survey, the one below shows various indexations that can show different surfaces in the image.
Different grass species on the golf course. Different types of roofing materials and building materialsWe may be able to look at channel depth in rivers as well as some aspects of water quality and nutrient concentration.
Broad spectrum hyperspectral imaging, covering the VIS/ NIR and SWIR parts of the spectrum is a tremendously versatile technique which can be used to describe our environment in great detail.
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Mechatronics, Robotics& Automation
• Materials Science (Surface coating, Tribology, Powder Metallurgy)
• Horticultural Product Inspection & Automation
• AI & Vision
• Additive Manufacturing
• Mobile Robots
• Medical Devices
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Built Environment• Indoor Air Quality
• Lighting
• Green Buildings
• Smart Buildings
• Construction Contracts
Industrial Management& Innovation
• Product Development
• Industrial Management (Lean, Theory of Constraints, Manufacturing System Design)
• Quality Management
• Packaging
• Logistics & Supply Chain Management
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Sustainable Processing
• Biotechnology
• Chemistry & Nanotechnology
• Environmental Technology
• Food Processing
• Renewable Energy
• Biochar
• Packaging
Farm inputs:
AnimalsElectricity
FuelFertilisersPesticides
Feed
Sheep & beef farm
Wool
Beef
Other sheep
Lamb
Processing plants
Processing inputs:
ElectricityFuel
PackagingRefrigerants
Offal etc.
Wastewater
Packaged Lamb
Port
SupermarketRetail
Distribution centre
Household
Ship
Truck Car
Distribution inputs:Electricity, Fuel,
Packaging, Refrigerants
Packaging, meat waste
Packaging, meat waste
Wastewater
Household inputs:Electricity, Fuel,
Packaging, Refrigerants
Truck
FARM
MEAT PROCESSING PLANTS
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMCONSUMER
Truck
Wastewater Biological Treatment & Bio-energy
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Collagen-based Materials
In-situ analysis during tensile testing
Collagen materials: Understanding the structure, making stronger materials
Use Australian Synchrotron based techniques, including SAXS, IRM
Collaborations with Southern Lights Biomaterials Ltd, LASRA, Mesynthes Ltd
Replacement heart valvesSurgical repair patches
Stronger leather
SAXS beamline
Biochar from Wood Residue
Wood residuesAgricultural residues
Uses:• Charcoal for BBQs/fuel• Charcoal as a reductant• Charcoal as an adsorbent• Charcoal as a pigment• Soil modifier
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Food Smoking
Capability – who can help?
• fermentation systems (Yusuf Chisti, Pak Lam Yu)• particle technology & drying (Clive Davies, Jim Jones, Tony Paterson)• waste water treatment and biofuels (Andy Shilton, Benoit Guieysse, Nicola Brown)• surface chemistry & nanotechnology (Richard Haverkamp)• packaging & cold chain design, performance monitoring and optimisation (John Bronlund, Don Cleland, Richard Love, Andrew
East, Eli Gray-Stuart)• food & bioproducts processing & purification (John Bronlund, Tony Paterson, Jim Jones, Georg Ripberger)• renewable energy & energy efficiency (Ralph Sims, Phil Murray, Don Cleland)• additive manufacturing (e.g. Johan Potgieter, Khalid Arif, Frazer Noble, Xiowen Yuan, Steve Dirven)• field and processing automation (e.g. Rory Flemmer, Huub Bakker, Liquong Tang, Johan Potgieter, Gourab Sen Gupta, Ebu Avci)• machine vision and inspection (e.g. Donald Bailey, Ralph Ball, Ken Mercer)• sensors (e.g. Subhas Mukhopadhyay, Gourab Sen Gupta, Rezaul Hasan)• communications (e.g. Faraz Hasan, Xiang Gui)• product design & development (e.g. Allan Anderson, Aruna Shekar, Andrew Drain)• quality management (e.g. Nigel Grigg, Nihal Jayamaha, Nicola Campbell-Allen, Robin Mann)• logistics & supply chain management (Paul Childerhouse, Bill Wang, Alan Wright)• complex systems & machine learning (Stephen Marsland, Ruili Wang, Catherine McCartin)• HCI (Rachel Blagojevic, Giovanni Moretti)• indoor air quality (Robyn Phipps, Mikael Boulic)• construction management (Temi Egbelakin, Jasper Mbachu, Ezi Rasheed, Nilucka Domingo, Kenny Park)
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