Wild Rice Harvester Technology Evaluation & Improvements

菰米收获机技术评价

• 批准号: 561849-2021
• 负责人: Blum, Susan
• 金额: $ 1.82万
• 依托单位: Saskatchewan Polytechnic
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2021-01-01 至 2022-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=724493
• 关键词: Wild; Rice; Harvester; Technology; Evaluation

This Engage proposal is the start of an applied research program between Saskatchewan Polytechnic (SP) andindustry partner North West Communities Wood Products Ltd., which manages and markets wild rice throughNWC Wild Rice. NWC Wild Rice is a fully Indigenous-owned and operated business, working in collaborationwith Métis and Cree wild rice grower/harvesters in the far North West region of Saskatchewan. NWC is proudto partner with Saskatchewan Polytechnic, working together to develop improvements to harvester airboats.Saskatchewan Polytechnic's research team and students will be engaged in developing design elements on wildrice harvesting equipment that offer the highest likelihood to positively impact harvest results for the benefit ofthe harvesters, their families, and the lands and waters where they live and work.This stage of work includes design innovation & early POC (Proof of Concept) hardware development.Saskatchewan Polytech will be in ongoing discussions with the growers/harvesters, and will leverageleading-edge 3D design and advanced manufacturing technology to dramatically increase wild rice farmers'efficiency and profitability. This phase will incorporate electronic-only (virtual) builds to limit iterations andcost. Software can create 3D prints and software driven machining/weldments in SP labs and shops so POCcan be physically seen, tested a necessary using this software model. This research partnership is grounded inthe shared concept that harvesting technology for the North's largest agricultural crop must be efficient,maximize the return on the crop to the grower/harvesters, and protect the health of the environment. To date,there has not been significant technological adaptation and advancement done to support machinery in thisSaskatchewan-based agricultural industry. This lack is especially stark when compared to the advances indry-land farming equipment and technology available in Saskatchewan since the 1970s. This project may bethe first time an investment in engineering research and development, or even any modern efficiency thinking,has been applied to the mechanization of wild rice agriculture.

这项参与提案是萨斯喀彻温理工学院（SP）和行业合作伙伴西北社区木制品有限公司之间应用研究计划的开始，该公司通过nwc野生水稻管理和销售野生水稻。NWC野生水稻是一家完全由土著拥有和经营的企业，与萨斯喀彻温省远西北地区的msamutis和Cree野生水稻种植者/收割者合作。NWC很自豪能与萨斯喀彻温理工学院合作，共同开发收割机汽艇的改进。萨斯喀彻温理工学院的研究团队和学生将参与开发野生稻收获设备的设计元素，这些设备最可能对收获结果产生积极影响，从而造福于收获者、他们的家庭以及他们生活和工作的土地和水域。这一阶段的工作包括设计创新和早期POC（概念验证）硬件开发。萨斯喀彻温理工学院将与种植者/收割者进行持续的讨论，并将利用先进的3D设计和先进的制造技术，大幅提高野生稻种植者的效率和盈利能力。这个阶段将合并电子（虚拟）构建以限制迭代和成本。软件可以在SP实验室和车间创建3D打印和软件驱动的加工/焊接，因此poc可以在物理上看到，使用该软件模型进行必要的测试。这项研究伙伴关系的基础是共同的理念，即朝鲜最大的农作物的收获技术必须是高效的，最大限度地提高种植者/收割机的回报，并保护环境的健康。迄今为止，在以萨斯喀彻温省为基础的农业产业中，还没有重大的技术适应和进步来支持机械。与20世纪70年代以来萨斯喀彻温省先进的旱地农业设备和技术相比，这种缺乏尤为明显。该项目可能是第一次将工程研发投资，甚至是任何现代效率思维，应用于野生水稻农业机械化。