Caption: Engineering Open House Guide - 2010
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9 EOH 2010 Corn Stalk Counter Agricultural and Biological Engineering Seed companies require a consistent count of germinated corn plants in experimental fields. This machine uses four laser beams that are interrupted by corn stalks, but also by corn leaves and weeds. A smart filtering mechanism distinguishes the corn stalks from other objects and counts the plants accurately. Corn stalk diameter and spacing are also measured. Agricultural and Biological Engineering Sciences Building Alternative Diesel Fuels for Off-Road Equipment Air cannons for use in Agriculture and Farming Agricultural and Biological Engineering Air cannons are used for various purposes in agriculture such as a “puncher-planter” , and for general safety testing. The air cannon contains a unique piston mechanism that enables reproducible acceleration of a test object. The working of the air cannon will be explained along with a demonstration. Agricultural and Biological Engineering The engines and fuels lab has been instrumental in the analysis of alternative fuels in diesel engines. Fuels such as E-diesel and biodiesel have been produced, analyzed, and run through engines, testing the effects on the engines and the environment. The tour will provide visitors a chance to Soil and Water Resources Laboraview research being conducted into the tory use of alternative fuels for diesel engines. Agricultural and Biological Engineering The Soil and Water Resources Laboratory Animal Welfare and Environmental focuses on understanding the role of natural ecosystems in agriculture. The lab deSystems Agricultural and Biological Engineering signs systems to control soil erosion and Animal Welfare and Environmental Sys- flooding, develops irrigation systems, contems Laboratory. What do we do? Look at sults on crop nutrition management, and the systems where animals are housed, designs ways to handle stormwater and testing animal preferences for housing control sediment. conditions, and measurement of environmental conditions within animal housing facilities. Digital Computer Laboratory Alpha Epsilon Agricultural and Biological Engineering Alpha Epsilon is an honor society for outstanding biological and agricultural engineers. The objectives are to promote the high ideals of the engineering profession, to give recognition to those biological and agricultural engineers and to encourage such improvements in the biological and agricultural engineering profession. Location:West Atrium
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