University of Sevilla

University of Sevilla

Organisation type: 
University
Country: 
Spain
Description: 

The University of Seville considers research to be the work of creating, developing and updating scientific, technical, artistic and cultural works. Research activity is carried out in the heart of the Departments, University Institutes, and Research Centres and is supported by public and private funding. The University has a strong commitment to the socio-economic development of the Seville area and therefore manages the intense transfer of knowledge and technology to society and its economic fabric.

• Campus of International Excellence, the USE reference of Research, Development and Innovation (R&D).
• More than 400 research groups, almost 4,500 researchers and close to 7,500 yearly scientific publications with international impact.
• Technology transfer, knowledge management, collaboration with the economy.
• The spirit of enterprise and professional scope, introducing you to the business world. More than 9,000 students completing internships in more than 3,500 businesses.
• The University ranks third in Spain base on the number of patents generated on a national level and is the founder of many Technology-Based Businesses.

The project headquarters will be at the University of Seville, specifically the research facilities of the Aerospace Engineering and Fluid Mechanics Department. This research facility includes more than 4 hectares of land for field trials, as well as departmental laboratories, growth chambers and greenhouses. Researchers involved in this project are members of the Agricultural Engineering and Mechanization Group at ETSIA. This group works on the design and construction of machines for use in precision agriculture, the incorporation of automation and intelligent sensors, and the transfer of the developed technologies to manufacturers. This group has two facilities that will be available for use during the project: the Sensor and Instrumentation Lab and a machine shop (a satellite facility of ETSIA). The sensor and instrumentation lab has a wide variety of computer-based instruments and sensors, including VIS and NIR spectrometers, accelerometers, load cells, hydraulic components, light beam sensors, and cameras. As part of the Sensor and Instrumentation Lab the following software is available: MATLAB, Adobe Premier 6.0 (or newest version), SAS (Statistical Analysis Software), etc. The machine shop includes computerized machine tools, complete welding capabilities, tractors, implements, and a wide variety of workshop tools. A faculty director, assisted by a staff development engineer, oversees this facility. The staff development engineer will be able to support any activities in the workshop during this project.

International: 
No