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Research No.: ⑬ A-13 ODA Loan Joint Research Date: Oct. 16 , 2020
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Agricultural machineries
1 General Title

CTU: Ngo Quang Hieu (Project Leader), Nguyen Huu Cuong (Mr.) , Nguyen Chanh Nghiem (Mr.)
2 Core Members Japanese Universities and Companies: NOGUCHI Noboru (Hokkaido), ISHII Kazunobu (Hokkaido),
MIYAMOTO Minenori (Yanmar Co., Ltd.)
3 Duration Oct. 2018 – Sep. 2021 (3 years) <2 Batch>
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General objective(s):
Main objective of the research program is “To develop machinery and equipment system applied
for agricultural production in Mekong Delta”.
4 Main Objectives Specific objectives:
▪ To develop a high capacity sprayer and a weed control equipment for large transplanted rice
field
▪ To conduct a farming management system for rice production in Mekong Delta
5 Focal Points Research Topic 1: Weed detection for smart spraying
Rice field Remove the
color image Contours function noise and rice

Binary image Eroded image Count the weed

If amount of No
Threshold Dilated image
weed > 0
Yes
Don’t spray
Spray herbicide
herbicide

Research Topic 2: Establish a relationship among NDVI image, soil surface hardness, and yield for
rice field.
Rice field
yield

Soil surface
NDVI Image hardness

This research is going to publish 4 international Journals papers. One paper has been accepted for
6 Comments publication (Research Topic 1). One paper has been submitted for reviewing (Research Topic 1).
Research Topic 2 is conducting experiments and collecting data in the rice field.
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