Southern Arava Research and Development studies agricultural practices on Medjool dates to support local farmers and protect the industry from water shortages and plant diseases. The current data collection process consumes much of the researcher's time that could be used elsewhere. This paper discusses the retrofit of a machine designed to automate the data collection process. The post-retrofit machine was able to classify dates based on weight and maturity. It can also export data on individual dates to an Excel sheet. The workings of the machine that were learned or added during this project were documented in a manual to allow researchers to use the machine for years to come.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Gaudette, Connor
• Hoffberg, Eli
• Adam, Matthew
• Antes, Ryan

Subject

• Innovation
• Community
• Food
• Sustainability
• Project-Based Learning
• Environment
• Industry

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 89716
• E-project-022723-053925

Keyword

• Research
• Technical
• Agriculture

Advisor

• Bar-On, Isa
• Solovey, Erin

Year

• 2023

Center

• Israel Project Center (Eilat) - IQP

Sponsor

• Booky Katz

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
• 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
• 15 - Life On Land

Date created

• 2023-02-27

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-022723-053925

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2023-06-07