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Agricultural Mechanization
Promotion Group (IAM-BRAIN)
Institute of Agricultural Machinery (IAM) URL:http://brain.naro.affrc.go.jp/iam/
Bio-oriented Technology Research Advancement Institution(BRAIN)
Incorporated Administrative Agency
National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO)
Institute of Agricultural Machinery (IAM)
Bio-oriented Technology Research Advancement Institution (BRAIN)
Incorporated Administrative Agency
National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO)
Headquarters
Experimental Farm
1-40-2 Nisshin-cho, Kita-ku, Saitama-city,
SAITAMA, 331-8537 JAPAN
Fax: +81-048-654-7129
1389 Sakai, Konosu-city, SAITAMA,
365-0013 JAPAN
Printed with Vegetable oil ink.
May 2014third impression of the first edition
@IAM-BRAIN / NARO
Other activities
History of IAM-BRAIN
Outl ine of Activit ies
IntroductionAgr icu ltura l Mechanizat ion Promot ion Group of BRAIN
is known by the name of Inst i tute of Agr icu ltura l
Machinery (IAM).
● Oct. 1962 Institute of Agricultural Machinery (IAM) was founded as a semi-governmental corporation specializing research and development as well as testing of farm machinery for promotion of agricultural mechanization in Japan.
● Oct. 1986 Bio-oriented Technology Research Advancement Institution (BRAIN) was founded as a legally approved corporation, inheriting the whole properties and activities of former IAM. The objective of BRAIN is to conduct research, development and testing on agricultural machinery, and newly to promote research and development on biosciences and bio-technology in the field of agriculture, which is not only conducted by IAM-BRAIN itself, but also by private sectors.
● Oct. 2003 IAM-BRAIN united itself with an incorporated administrative agency, The National Agriculture and Bio-oriented Research Organization (NARO).
● Apr.2006 Reorganized as IAM-BRAIN, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO).
IAM-BRAIN conducts its main assigned
roles in the field of research, develop-
ment and testing of agricultural machin-
ery as a sole and competent organiza-
tion in our country. The activities of
IAM-BRAIN are currently focused on
the followings:
Urgent Research & Development of Agricultural Machinery
Research and development of agri-cultural machinery for renovation of farm management such as epochal elimination or reduction of labor, a high advancement of production manage-ment, an effective utilization of natural resources and so on under close cooperation with different stake-holders such as manufacturers, end users, research institutions including those of different fields
Survey on agricultural mecha-nization, collection and provi-sion of technical information, technical training, international cooperation, opening of subject library, display of old and new agricultural machinery etc. are also a part of our activities.
Research & Development of Agricultural Machinery
Publication and ServiceTesting and Evaluation
Fundamental and initiative
research and development of
agricultural machinery, putting
stress on performance, safety,
durability etc. to realize the high
productivity agriculture
Publicity service on research, development and testing results, technical advice to manufacturers and other pri-vate as well as public sectors, permission of using patents to industries, contracted research/investigations and others
Testing and evaluation of agri-cultural machinery based upon the requests of manufacturer or importer on aspects such as performance, safety, envi-ronmental effects etc, in order to help spreading high quality agricultural machinery
0 1 I n t r o d u c t i o n
Intr
od
uctio
n
●Histo
ry of IA
M-B
RA
IN
●O
utline o
f Activ
ities
OrganizationGene ra l Af fa i r s De pa r tment
Planning Department
Fundamental Techno logy Dept.
Research Coord inator
Vice Director
Crop Production Machinery and System Dept.
Horticu ltural Engineering Dept.
Animal Industry Engineering Dept.
Test i ng and Eva l uat i on Dept .
Specific Project Research Team ( on Energy)
Specific Project Research Team ( on Robot)
Specific Project Research Team ( on Safety )
● General Affairs Division
● Accounts and Supplies Division
● 2 nd Planning Division
● Machinery Information Division
● Experimental Farm
● Agricultural Automation Laboratory
● Biotechnology Engineering Laboratory
● Cost Engineering Laboratory
● Ergonomics Laboratory
● Rural Resources Management Laboratory
● Soil Management Machinery Laboratory
● Paddy Field Mechanization System Laboratory
● Planting System Laboratory
● Crop Tending Machinery Laboratory
● Harvesting System Laboratory
● Drying and Processing Equipment Laboratory
● Orchard Machinery Laboratory
● Pre-harvest Technology Laboratory
● Vegetable Harvest Technology Laboratory
● Protected Cultivation Engineering Laboratory
● Post-harvest Technology Laboratory
● Workshop
● Forage Crop Producing Machinery Laboratory
● Livestock Management Machinery Laboratory
● Raising and Environmental Machinery Laboratory
● Large Tractor Testing Division
● Small Tractor Testing Division
●Transplanter, Sprayer and Harvester Testing Division
● Grain Harvester Testing Division
● ROPS Testing Division
Director General
Auditor
President
Senior Vice-President
Vice President
02I n t r o d u c t i o n
Intr
od
uctio
n
●Org
anization
This department takes charge of fundamental as well as initiative research and development being common to the whole agricultural machinery.
This department takes charge of research and development on paddy field as well as dry filed crop machinery to increase the yield and work efficiency.
This department takes charge of research and development on horticultural machinery and equipment.
This department takes charge of research and development on animal industry machinery and equipment.
This team conducts special research activities on the energy-related agricultural machinery.
This team conducts special research activities on the robotic technology applicable to agricultural machinery.
This team conducts special research activities and provides information, on the agricultural machinery and
farm work safety.
Th i s department takes charge of the National Test, Safety Test, OECD Test, IAM Test(Group1 and 2), together with research on testing procedure and apparatus.
Fundamental Technology Department
Research Activities
This department takes charge of fundamental as well as initiative research and development being common to the whole agricultural machinery.
Agricultural Automation Laboratory
Agricultural Automation Laboratory
Ergonomics Laboratory Rural Resources Management Laboratory
Biotechnology Engineering Laboratory Cost Engineering Laboratory
Sensing Technology, Automation Technology, Agricultural Robot
Unmanned Seeding Operation
by Tilling Robot
Robot tractor executing unmanned operations such as til lage, soil puddling and seeding.
Steering-Assist System for
Agricultural Vehicle
This is a hands-free system for operation, capable of traveling along crop rows, ridges and borders in fields, or toward a lamp putted in the direction.(Under development)
Operation Navigator
“Farm Vehicle Navigator” useful for wide implement operation and variable rate fertil izer application for precision farming
Biotechnology Engineering LaboratoryMeasurement of Plant Growth Response, Mass Production of Seedling, Biotechnology-related Equipment
Full-Automated Grafting
Robot for Cucurbits
A machine that processes automatically not only grafting work but feeding of seedlings
Grafting Robot for
Cucurbits
A machine that can graft cucurbits automatically. (Commercialized)
Aligning Seeder for Big
and Elliptical Seeds
A seeder capable of arranging the direction of seed, which is big and flat such as pumpkin. The bottom right of the picture is state after seeding (Commercialized)
Grafted seedling▶
03 Fundamental Technology Department
Fundamental Technology D
epartment
●Agricultural A
utom
ation Lab
orato
ry
●B
iote
chnolo
gy E
ngine
ering
Laborato
ry
Ergonomics Laboratory Safety and Comfort of Farm Work
Low Vibration
Bush Cutter
The bush cutter with 30-40 % lower hand-transmitted vibration was developed for the purpose of preventing vibration disorders.(Commercialized)
Universal Design
Guidance for
Agricultural Machinery
The universal design guidance for agricultural machinery was developed based on the research on the usability for farmers including elder and women.
Cost Engineering Laboratory Life Cycle Costing、Materials Expense Reduction and Recycling Technology
Recovery of Core Metal in Scrapped Rubber Tracklayer
Easy and inexpensive recycling technology aiming at the promotion of effective utilization of iron resources
Guillotine shearing
(for tractor)
(for crop tending vehicle)
Separation
Rural Resources Management Laboratory
Application of Unutilized Resources, Energy Saving, Environmental Protection
Soil Crusher-sieve
A machine that crushes and sieves the dried sample soil for soil analysis (Commercialized)
Operational Condition
Indicator of Tractor for
Energy Saving
An apparatus that indicates fuel saving operational condition of a tractor
Disk-type
Cultivator-Ridger
A disk-type cultivator-ridger that suits to wet soil. (Commercialized)
Rubber
Core metal
Fundamental Technology D
epartment
●Cost E
ngine
ering
Laborato
ry
●E
rgono
mics Lab
orato
ry
●R
ural Reso
urces M
anagem
ent Lab
orato
ry
04Fundamental Technology Department
Crop Production Machinery and System Department
Research Activities
Th i s depa r tment wor ks fo r research and deve lopment on paddy field as well as dry field crop machinery to increase the yield and work efficiency.
Soil Management Machinery Laboratory
Planting System Laboratory
Paddy Field Mechanization System Laboratory
Soil Management Machinery Laboratory
Crop Tending Machinery Laboratory Harvesting System Laboratory Drying and Processing Equipment Laboratory
Paddy Field Mechanization System Laboratory Planting System Laboratory
Planting, Seedling Raising, Transplanting
Direct Seeding, Fertilizer Application,Material Handling
Agricultural Vehicle, Tillage, Fertilizer Application and Seeding
Characteristics Test of Rice
Seedling Mat
Survey of different seedling mats on adaptability for transplanter using pick up device for testing
High Accuracy Direct Seeder for Rice on Wet Field
This seeder is developed to improve the germination rate by covering the seeds with stable thickness of soil. It can be mounted on riding type rice transplanters and paddy-management-vehicles. (Commercialized)
High-speed Rotary Cultivator
This rotary cultivator is capable of cultivating at higher speed, and with better working precision level than a conventional machine. (Commercialized)
Planting Rate Control
System for Rice
Transplanter
It transplants seedling evenly without missing and reduces total seedling mat requirement. (Under development)
Variable Rate
Fertilizer Applicator
The feeding rate of fertil izer can be precisely and easily adjusted during operations responding to the growing crop growth and soil fertilities. (Commercialized)
High-speed Puddling Rotary
This puddling rotary is capable of puddling at higher speed or by fewer number of puddling, and better working precision than a conventional machine. (Commercialized)
Ultra Lightweight
Rice Transplanter
Handling of this machine in small scale paddy field is easy, and can be transported by hand. (Under development)
Precision Fertilizer Spreader
The metering device of this fertil izer spreader is controlled by using a new index value called “FR index” that indicates the physical property of fertil izers. The feeding rate of fertil izer is also adjusted in accordance with traveling speed of the spreader measured by a GPS receivers. (Under development)
Handy-type Crop Growth
Measuring Device
This measuring device is capable of estimating foliage nitrogen content of paddy rice, on which it can exactly calculate an appropriate amount of topdressing at panicle formation stage. (Commercialized)
05 Crop Production Machinery and System Department
Crop Production Machinery and System Department
●Soil M
anagem
ent M
achinery Lab
orato
ry
●P
addy F
ield
Mechanizatio
n Syste
m Lab
orato
ry
●P
lanting S
ystem
Laborato
ry
Pest Control, Weed Control, Crop Tending
Drying and Processing Equipment Laboratory
Harvesting System Laboratory
Crop Tending Machinery Laboratory
Drying, Processing, Storage, Quality
Harvesting, Threshing, Separating
Recirculating
Batch Grain Dryer using
Far Infrared Radiation
This type of dryer uses thermal energy which arises by heating of the FIR body, together with exhaust heat from coming out it, and has been rapidly spread now from viewpoint of energy saving and palatability performance. (Commercialized)
Grain Protein
Sensor using Near
Infrared Reflectance
Spectroscopy
This sensor can measure protein contents of grain even in high moisture content or rough rice. Moreover it can be portable. (Under development)
Rice Seed Disinfection System
using Super Heated Steam
This device can be high performance disinfection system applying Super Heated Steam. (Under development)
Practical Application Project for a Precision Rice
Production System in JapanThis project is introducing all the devices developed in IAM-BRAIN for paddy crop measurement, fertil izer application, processing and so on, and thereby is aiming at establishment of a new farming system in which higher quality, higher profitability, and environmental friendliness can be realized.
Multi-crop Combine Harvester
This combine harvester is applicable for various crops such as rice, wheat, soybean, etc. by introducing screw threshing mechanism. (Commercialized)
Yield Monitoring Combine
This combine harvester can measure crop data such as grain mass, moisture content, and yield while harvesting. (Commercialized)
Head-feeding Combine for Hilly and Mountainous Area
This small-scale combine harvester can work on a garden terrace paddy field in mountain areas. (Commercialized)
Walking-type Ridge Mower
The mower can weed both top and slope surface of a ridge simultaneously and stably. Its mowing width of top surface is 30 cm and that of slope surface is adjustable from 30 to 70 cm. (Commercialized)
Boom Sprayer Nozzle for Reduction of
Pesticide Spray Drift
Pesticide spray drift of the developed nozzle is much less than that of Japanese conventional nozzles. (Commercialized)
◀Conventional nozzle
Drift reduction▶type nozzle(air injection type)
Riding-type Mechanical Weeder for Paddy Field
It has the weeding devices of inter-row and intra-row space of paddy field and it can weed precisely and efficiently. (Commercialized)
Low volume Sprayer mounted on Paddy-Management-Vehicle
The sprayer is capable of low volume application (the application rate is 250 L/ha) precisely and efficiently.
Crop Production Machinery and System Department
●Cro
p T
end
ing M
achinery Lab
orato
ry
●H
arvesting
Syste
m Lab
orato
ry
●D
rying and
Pro
cessing
Equip
ment Lab
orato
ry
06Crop Production Machinery and System Department
Top dressing planning according crop-growth infomation
Drying,processing facility
Harvesting infomation by Yield Conbine
Prediction of appropreate havest time
Basal appllication by VRA
Top Dressing by VRA ※
Infomation Center(GIS, Database)
Fertilizer planning based on various crop infomation previous crop year and classified soik ferility
Effective drying based ondifferent initial moisure content havested grain
Drying processing and shipment besed on grain protein content predicted by field data
Crop-Growth infomation
Crop-Growth infomation
Horticultural Engineering Department
Research Activities
Th is department takes charge of research and deve lopment on hort icu ltura l mach inery and equipment.
Orchard Machinery Laboratory
Pre-harvest Technology Laboratory
Protected Cultivation Engineering Laboratory
Vegetable Harvest Technology Laboratory
Post-harvest Technology Laboratory
Pre-harvest Technology Laboratory
Protected Cultivation Engineering Laboratory
Seeding, Transplanting, Crop Tending, Pest Control
Protected Cultivation for Vegetables and Flowers
Clod and Stone
Separator
The separator removes clods and stones from the sowing beds before potato planting.It is developed to form a soil conditioning system for potato production in Japan.(Under development)
Movable Bench System for High-density Cultivation of Strawberry
Planting density of the developed system is about twice as high as conventional cultivation. (Under development)
High Accuracy
Seeder for Sugar
Beet
The seeder can sow sugar beet with h igh accuracy up to operating speed of 1.5m/s and simultaneously creates sowing beds that shelter young seedl ings from strong wind.(Under development)
Mobile elevating work platform with a high vertical and horizontal mobility
Growers can work safely and comfortably at a high position by using this highly mobile platform. (Under development)
Orchard Machinery Laboratory Fruit Tree, Tea Plant
Multipurpose Monorail for
Hillside Orchard
The multipurpose monorail consists of the main monorail of hill slope direction and the sub monorail of contour direction. By using the multipurpose monorail, farmer can reduce labor and work effectively to carry harvested fruit, spray chemical, and apply fertil izer. (Commercialized)
▼Movable Benches
Planting Machine for
Chrysanthemum Cuttings
This machine assists the cutting supply task of an operator to plant accurately into plug trays.(Commercialized)
07 Horticultural Engineering Department
Horticultural Engineering D
epartment
●Orchard
Machine
ry Laborato
ry
●P
re-harv
est T
echno
logy Lab
orato
ry
●P
rote
cted C
ultivatio
n Eng
ineering
Laborato
ry
Vegetable Harvest Technology Laboratory Harvest, Transport
Post-harvest Technology Laboratory Vegetable Trimming, Quality Evaluation and Storage System
Welsh Onion Trimmer
This machine can cut the root, peel and leaves of welsh onion automatically. (Commercialized)
Welsh Onion Harvester
This machine can dig, convey and hold welsh onions grown on a ridged fields. (Commercialized)
Small-size Sugarcane Harvester with High Chopping Performance
This machine can harvest sugarcane for biofuels with high efficiency. (Under development)
Cabbage Harvester
This machine can draw a cabbage out of the ridge, cut off external leaves as well as a stem, and convey the head of a cabbage alone. (Commercialized)
Automatic Follow-type Transport Vehicle
This machine can follow a vegetable harvester automatically and transport the harvests. (Commercialized)
Automatic Strawberry Packer
This machine can automatically place some strawberries on the special tray and cover it by lid.(Under development)
Automatic Cabbage Packer
This machine can automatically pack some cabbages up into a cardboard box at the packing house.(Under development)
08Horticultural Engineering Department
Horticultural Engineering D
epartment
●Vegetab
le H
arvest T
echno
logy Lab
orato
ry
●P
ost-harv
est T
echno
logy Lab
orato
ry
Research Activities
Forage Crop Producing Machinery Laboratory Livestock Management Machinery Laboratory Raising and Environmental Machinery Laboratory
Livestock Management Machinery Laboratory
Milking of Cows, Feeding and Individual management of Livestock
Milking Unit Carrier System
The automatic carriers combined with pairs of milking units make a drastic reduction of labor force. (Commercialized)
Automation of Milking in
Stall Barn
Precise monitoring of
individual livestock and
security of food safety by
using IT/Robot Technology
Hygiene Management for
High Quality Milk
09 Animal Industry Engineering Department
Animal industry Engineering Departm
ent
●Livesto
ck Manag
em
ent M
achinery Lab
orato
ry
Idea of Individual
Cow Monitoring
System
(Commercialized)
Teat Cleaning Device
Automatic cleaning/disinfection of teat surface before milking (Commercialized)
Animal industry Engineering Department
This department takes charge of
research and development on animal
industry machinery and equipment.
Milking Unit Carrier System
Individual Feeder
Dairy Data Base
On-site monitoring
Cow ID System Stall ID Detector
Milk Sensor
Mastitis Alam
High-Precision Milk Meter
PDA ※
Traceability
Feed volume control
Forage Crop Producing Machinery Laboratory
Raising and Environmental Machinery Laboratory
Forage Crop Production, Grass Land Management
Animal Waste Treatment/Utilization, Environment Pollution Control
Self-propelled Harvesting Roll Baler
This machine is available for various forage crops by changing the attachments. (Commercialized)
Screw Press Type Soil-liquid
Separator
Rock Wool-type Deodorization Facility
for Cold Climate
Bale Wrapper
This bale wrapper is applicable to a roll bale which is formed by the roll baler of the left two photographs for chopped materials. (Commercialized)
Offensive Odor Control
Multi-Crop and Self-propelled Harvesting Roll Baler
Labor Saving Production of High Qualzqity Corn/Maize Silage
Easy Treatment of High-moisture Animal Waste
(Equipped with forage paddy attachment)
(Rod Link Chain Type)
(Equipped with maize attachment)
(Roller Type)
(Equipped with grass attachment)
Roll Baler for chopped materials
This baler can form corn/maize, which was chopped by a forage harvester, into high density roll bale. (Commercialized)
Animal industry Engineering Departm
ent
●Forag
e C
rop P
roducing
Machine
ry Laborato
ry
●R
aising and
Env
ironm
ental M
achinery Lab
orato
ry
10Animal Industry Engineering Department
This low cost device separates animal waste into cake (75% and under of moisture content) and liquid content. (Commercialized)
This facility decomposes of and removes odors generated from composting facilities at high concentration by microbiological actions.(Commercialized)
Screw
Screen
Manure slurry
Separated Iiquid
Deodorized air Rock wool deodorizing material
Offensive odor gas
Dewateredcake
Testing and Evaluation Department
Tests and Appraisal Activities
This department takes charge of the
National Test, Safety Test, OECD
Test, IAM Test (Groupe1and 2),
together with research on testing
procedure and apparatus.Large Tractor Testing Division
Transplanter, Sprayer and Harvester Testing Division Grain Harvester Testing Division
Small Tractor Testing Division
ROPS Testing Division
ROPS Testing Division
Small Tractor Testing Division
Large Tractor Testing Division
Roll-over Protective Structure, Brush Cutter, etc.
Small Tractor, Farm Transport Vehicle, etc.
Large Tractor, Farm Vehicle, etc.
Static Strength
Test of Roll-
over Protective
Structure
Zone of clearance for protecting the operator in the case of tractor’s overturning accidentshall be checked.
Exhaust Gas
Emission Test
Amount of NOx, Particulate Matter(PM), etc. in exhaust gas from diesel engines shall be measured.
Tractor Power
Take Off (PTO)
Performance Test
Available power, torque, etc. of PTO shaft for driving implements shall be measured.
Safety Test of
Brush Cutter
(Cutting
Attachment
Impact Test)
A fixed steel bar shall be impacted by the rotating cutting attachment.
Safety Test
of Monorail
Transporter
Safety equipment, brake performance, etc. shall be investigated.
Tractor Drawbar
Performance Test
Available power, force, etc. for drawing implements shall be measured.
1 1 Testing and Evaluation Department
●Large T
ractor T
esting
Div
ision
●S
mall T
ractor T
esting
Div
ision
●R
OPS T
esting
Div
ision
Testing and Evaluation Departm
ent
Grain Harvester Testing Division Harvester and Post-harvest Machinery for Rice, Wheat and Bean
Field Performance Test of
Head Feeding Type Combine
Harvester
Quality of work such as harvest loss shall be measured by sampling the materials at all outlets.
Durability Test of Combine
Harvester
The durability of major parts shall be evaluated through a harvesting operation of a specific area.
Specification Check of Head
Feeding Type Combine
Harvester
Specifications such as equipment, dimensions, structure and material of major parts shall be measured and/or checked.
Transplanter, Sprayer, Harvester, etc.
Field Performance Test
of Rice Transplanter
Accuracy of transplanting, efficiency of operating, etc. shall be measured.
Wind Speed
Distribution Test of Air
Blast Sprayer
Wind speed distribution blown off at air outlet shall be measured.
Required Power Test
of Potato Harvester
Required power of PTO shaft for harvesting, power for drawing harvester, etc. shall be measured.
Transplanter, Sprayer and Harvester Testing Division
Kind of Test Targeted machinery Major test items
National Test
Agricultural Tractor (riding type), Rice transplanter (riding type), Vegetable transplanter, Power Sprayer (boom type), Air-blast sprayer, Combine harvester (head feeding type), Combine harvester (conventional type), Potato harvester, Sugar beet harvester
Performance (including exhaust gas level), durability, ease of operation, safety equipments
Roll-over Protective Structure (ROPS) for agricultural tractor (riding type) Strength, ease of operation
Safety Test Most agricultural machinery Safety equipment, ease of operation
OECD Test
Agricultural tractor (riding type) Performance, noise level
ROPS for agricultural tractor (riding type) Strength
IAM Test (group1)
Soybean thresher, Soybean grader, Head feeding type combine harvester for seed crop, Oil heater for green house, Low volume sprayer for green house, Driving- disk type plow, Trencher, Manure spreader, Side row fertilizer applicator attachment for rice transplanter
Performance, ease of operation, safety equipment
IAM Test(group2)
Most agricultural machinery and their parts. Test under code(s) of respective country(ies) and areas. English test report is available.
Decide based on the request of applicant upon agreement with IAM-BRAIN
Functional Check for road travelling agricultural motor vehicle
Agricultural tractor, Rice transplanter, Air-blast sprayer, Combine harvesterFunctions required by an official notice by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Outline of Testing and Appraisal Activities
●Transp
lanter, S
praye
r and H
arveste
r Testing
Div
ision
●G
rain Harv
este
r Testing
Div
ision
Testing and Evaluation Departm
ent
Testing and Evaluation Department 12
Specific Project Research Team
Research Activities
Specific Project Research Teams
are engaged in urgently needed
special research calling for
immediate solution, and on effective
accumulation of future research
seeds for R & D of agricultural
machinery.
Specific Project Research Team (on Energy) Specific Project Research Team (on Robot)
Specific Project Research Team (on Safety)
Specific Project Research Team (on Energy)
This team conducts a special research activities on the energy-related agricultural machinery.
Processing/Drying/Collecting/Storage
System of Rice Straw
Research on processing/drying/collecting/storage system of rice straw as raw materials for bioethanol fuels
Application of Biodiesel
Fuels to Tractors
Investigation of the influence on application of biodiesel fuels to tractors such as its engine power, emission gas, oil and filters.
Agricultural Vehicle
Robot
Develpment of an auto-steering device,a navigation sennsor, communication control interfaces and software, which can be used commonly for agricultural vehicle robots
Wearable assist device
for farm worker
Development of a wearable device that reduces the physical strain of farm worker in a fixed posture over a prolonged time
Specific Project Research Team (on Robot)
This team conducts special research activities on the robotic technology applicable to agricultural machinery.
Harvesting Robot for Strawberry
The harvesting robot currently under development for strawberry, which harvests a red fruit automatically while judging its maturity.
13 Specific Project Research Team
Sp
ecific Project R
esearch
Tea
m
●Specific P
roje
ct Rese
arch Team
( on E
nerg
y)
●S
pecific P
roje
ct Rese
arch Team
( on R
obot)
Research on safety of agricultural machinery
Collection and analysis of data which are needed for revising “Safety Test” standards, to help the improvement on safety of agricultural machinery
Development of safety-supporting techniques
on farm work
“Agricultural machinery safety e-leaning system”, by which people can learn various knowledge on safe use of agricultural machinery through Internet (in Japanese)
Specific Project Research Team (on Safety)
This team conducts special research activities and provides information/data, on the agricultural machinery and farm work safety.
Provision of information/data on farm safety
Collection and supply of various information/data on agricultural machinery and farm work safety on our Web site (in Japanese)
Specific Project Research Team
Sp
ecific Project R
esearch
Tea
m
●Specific P
roje
ct Rese
arch Team
( on S
afety )
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property rights, also offers our technical fruits information to
public.
Fields and crops for research and test
activities are provided.
Experimental or prototype machinery
and measuring apparatus are made,
modified or repaired.
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大宮駅西口
バス停
新大宮バイパス
ヨークマート
ニトリ
三橋総合
公園
東北本線
高崎線
東北・上越新幹線
京浜東北線
新幹線・埼京線
至東京 至浦和
至宇都宮
至鴻巣至宇都宮・高崎
至高崎
大宮西警察署前
大成3丁目
三橋 (6)
三橋 (5)
桜木町
IAM-BRAIN
1km
至東京
Area Map of Experimental Farm and Traffic Guide
Area Map of IAM-BRAIN and Traffic Guide
1389 Sakai, Konosu-city, SAITAMA, 365-0013 JAPAN
1-40-2 Nisshin-cho, Kita-ku, Saitama-city,
SAITAMA, 331-8537 JAPAN
Exit JR Omiya station at the West Exit. Take the “Tobu” Bus for “Sanshin-jidosha” or “Cityheights Mihashi” at the No.6, or No. 7 bus stop. Get off the bus at “Jieitai-iriguchi” after approximately 10 minutes riding. The place surrounded by trees, to the direction of bus route, is the campus of IAM-BRAN. Taxi is also available, say “Seiken-center” or “Jeitai-mae Seiken-center” to the taxi driver.
Traffic Guide to IAM-BRAIN
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◆ Cooperation & Information
◆ You shall always be welcome to visit our Institute, please contact us in advance.
E-mai l :[email protected]. jpFax: +81-048-654-7130
1. Research Cooperation 1) Make joint research
2) Contracted research or investigation
3) Entrust of research and survey to outside
4) Collaborated research by agreement
2. Technical Transfer 1) Technical advice to industries
2) Permission of using patents to industries
3) Provide various technical trainings
4)Technical consultation
3. Dispatch and Acceptance of Researchers 1) Dispatch to an official trip by request
2) Acceptance of students and trainees
3) Acceptance of researchers
4) Undertake a member of committee by request
4. Information and Communication 1) Open Show Room (latest machinery) and Museum (historical machinery) to the public
2) Open the Library to the public
3) Publication of research papers, technical reports, annual reports and others
4) Holding the national meeting of official researchers of agricultural mechanization, research report meetings and others
5. Freedom of Information We receive any application to request the indication of our documents, charts and electronic records.
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Agricultural Mechanization
Promotion Group (IAM-BRAIN)
Institute of Agricultural Machinery (IAM) URL:http://brain.naro.affrc.go.jp/iam/
Bio-oriented Technology Research Advancement Institution(BRAIN)
Incorporated Administrative Agency
National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO)
Institute of Agricultural Machinery (IAM)
Bio-oriented Technology Research Advancement Institution (BRAIN)
Incorporated Administrative Agency
National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO)
Headquarters
Experimental Farm
1-40-2 Nisshin-cho, Kita-ku, Saitama-city,
SAITAMA, 331-8537 JAPAN
Fax: +81-048-654-7129
1389 Sakai, Konosu-city, SAITAMA,
365-0013 JAPAN
Printed with Vegetable oil ink.
May 2014third impression of the first edition
@IAM-BRAIN / NARO