Anshul Awasthi and Prof. Joseph Walsh, MTU/Lero, with Dermot Burke Abbey Machinery

Lero researchers join Abbey Machinery on autonomous farm machinery

Collaboration will see cutting edge technologies deplopyed by Co Tipperary company
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Anshul Awasthi and Prof. Joseph Walsh, MTU/Lero, with Dermot Burke Abbey Machinery

17 October 2022

Researchers at Science Foundation Ireland research centre Lero are collaborating with Co Tipperary-headquartered Abbey Machinery under a new research partnership.

The project, which uses state-of-the-art technologies and techniques in sensor networks, communications, and data analytics is being led by Lero researcher, Prof Joseph Walsh, based at the Munster Technological University’s Kerry campus.

With global food production required to increase by close to 70% to feed a growing population, the agricultural industry has to become more innovative by using technology to add value to our food supply chains.

“The farmers leading the way in adopting the new technologies will ultimately accelerate the movement that transforms the global agri-food system into one which will efficiently feed 9 billion people by 2050,” said Prof Walsh.

Abbey Machinery MD Clodagh Kavanagh said that as an export-orientated company with 60% of sales coming from overseas, the goal of Abbey Machinery is to research and develop the next generation of smart, connected, and automated generation of tankers and feeders.

“These machines will be designed to allow remote operation and monitoring by employing state-of-the-art technologies and techniques in the fields of telematics, sensor networks and communications, and data analytics to meet the needs of our customers in Ireland, Britain, France, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Australia, New Zealand and Iceland,” said Kavanagh.

The research has two strands: next-generation smart electronic architecture for agriculture machinery, and software systems for telematics monitoring and remote operation.

Prof Walsh said the necessary deliverables for Abbey Machinery will be a prototype of the full-stack software platform that monitors the telematics, automates service reminders, and remote operations that have the potential to lead to the development of new products and services for Abbey Machinery.

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