Data acquisition systems (temperature, humidity, electronic pulse, voltage, current, etc.)

• 4 Datalogger DataTaker D65, Delta Instruments
• NI Compact DAQ Controller NIcDAQ-9132, with NI9220, NI9222, NI9411, NI9862, NI9375 card
• NI FieldPoint RealTime with 8 thermocouple module (8 channel each), analogic and digital I/O modules
• OnSetComp HOBO systems for temperature, relative humidity, motor on/off and electrical contact closure measurement
• ADAM datalogger for thermocouple.

• Three-point hitch frame ASABE S278.7 compliant (ISO11001-1:1993)
• 2 Torsiometer for universal joint (1500 and 3000 nanometre full scale)
• 3 Biaxial dynamometer category 3 pin (10000 kilograms full scale for each axis).

• AVIO TVS500E Infrared Thermal Camera
• OpTris infrared thermometer with zoom lens and laser pointer.

• Tektronix TDS2002 digital oscilloscope
• Instek GDM-8245 desktop digital multimeter
• Fluke portable digital multimeter
• Weller soldering station
• Hot air soldering/de-soldering station for SMD components
• Development systems for Arduino, ST Nucleo and Raspberry microcontrollers
• 3 laboratory power supply; inverter and battery charger.

• Shaping tools (lathe, milling machine, drill press, belt saw, miter saw for wood cutting)
• Fully equipped mechanic workshop.

• Minimum RF power level automatic measurement test bench for RFID tag readability assessment
• CAEN R4300P UHF reader
• Linear and circular polarisation CAEN antenna
• Readers and antenna for LF, HF and UHF RFID systems.

• Matlab R2019a (OS version)
• COMSOL Multiphysics® 5.4 (OS version)
• Agisoft PhotoScan
• NI LabView 2017.

• ACCULAB SVI-100E weight scale, 100 kilograms full scale, 0.002 kilograms resolution
• Refrigerator and freezer for food sample storage
• Image acquisition box with controlled lighting system for food product quality control; Nikon D5100 digital camera
• Electric steam generator (up to 0.5 kilograms per hour)
• Remote controlled electric 4WD vehicle for offroad and agricultural applications, with housing for field testing devices, 600 kilograms payload.

• design, prototyping and testing of mechatronics systems and components for agricultural machinery and food industry, in laboratory and field conditions
• systems for design and simulation of mechatronics devices in agriculture 4.0 context
• innovative algorithms development ad test for data processing of multi/iper spectral, thermal and Lidar sensors
• 3D targets and scenario modelling in agriculture by means of photogrammetry and/or multispectral technology
• performance assessment of conventional and electric agricultural machinery
• development and testing of systems for automatic identification of food products by means of RFID technology
• anti-counterfeiting system development and testing.

Laboratory admission is available upon reservation, accompanied by authorized staff.
Rates and access conditions are defined according to specific needs.