Greenhouse

In the AGROS project, we are working towards autonomous control of greenhouse cultivation. We do so by integrating three building blocks: (1) physiological knowledge of crop growth and development processes, (2) advanced sensor technology to monitor greenhouse climate and plant status, and (3) intelligent algorithms based on mechanistic crop growth and greenhouse climate models and [ … ]

Sensor information provides a crucial source of information for the autonomous control of a greenhouse. In the AGROS project, a large number of sensors is applied to measure greenhouse climate, plant status, water uptake and crop growth. Intelligent algorithms can use this information and the crop traits derived to control the greenhouse autonomously. The “Winter [ … ]

Modern high-tech greenhouses are equipped with active control of actuators (for example heating, lighting and screening) to create the desired greenhouse climate for a crop. These intensive cultivation systems require a high use of natural resources such as energy, water and nutrients. In current practice, growers determine the set points for their greenhouse climate based [ … ]

Over the last few years, there has been a considerable amount of interest in the concept of ‘autonomous cultivation’ in greenhouse horticulture. The last two ‘autonomous greenhouse challenges’ with cucumber and tomato have demonstrated that it is possible to control a greenhouse remotely while using labour and energy efficiently, and having a high level of [ … ]