Postgraduate student projects
The
Agricultural Machinery Research and Design Centre offers
many opportunities to study in the leading edge fields of Agricultural
Engineering.
Areas include but are not limited to tillage and all
forms of agricultural machinery research and post-harvest processing
technologies. These range from the broad acre farming areas to
vineyard machinery.
Examples of the diversity of postgraduate research can be viewed
within the past students projects listed below.
- Current masters and PhD students
- Previous masters and PhD students
- Undergraduate students
- International Research Placement Students
- Research Opportunities with UniSA
Current masters and PhD students
Mr Mahmood Golzarian
Development of a computer vision based system to monitor crop
establishment
Mr Mustofa Ucgul
Thermodynamic analysis of solar
desalination technology in agricultural greenhouses
Previous postgraduate students
Mr Gholamhossein Shahgholy
Optimising the performance of an oscillatory
subsoiler (2007)
Mr. Yuri Obst,
BEng (Adl), BSc (Adl)
Ms. Mariana Cioba,
BEng, PhD(UniSA)
Capstem Removal from Sultanas (2005)
Dr.Bernie Bessellink,
PhD(UniSA), BEng(Monash University), BAppSc(University of Melbourne)
Tractive Performance of Integrated Steering Drive Systems
(2004)
Dr. Stephen James
BE(Hons)(Mech), MEng Sc.(Melb), PhD (UniSA)
Design and Dynamics of some innovative passenger and light cargo
vehicles based on the motorcycle.
Mr. Michael Slattery,
BEng(SAIT),
ME(Uni)
Tine geometry influence of implements passing through cereal crop residue
(2000)
Dr. Mohammad Amin Asoodar,
BS(Iran), MS(Utah, USA), PhD(UniSA, Australia)
Investigation into the effects of direct drilling techniques on seed
placement and crop growth in dryland farming systems (1998)
Dr. Nosratollah Khademolhosseini,
BS(Shiraz Uni, Iran), MS(Silsoe, UK)
The effects of narrow point's geometry on emergence and crop
establishment of wheat in a sandy loam soil (1998)
Mr. John Lundy,
BSc
The Abrasive Wear of Agricultural Ground Tools
(1998)
Dr. David Moser,
BEng(UniSA)
Optimisation of a machine to break the seedcoat on grain legumes(1998)
Dr. Brenton Hobby,
BEng(UniSA)
Development of a Model to Predict the Tracking Performance of Cultivators
and Chisel Ploughs (1997)
Mr. Baboo Lutchmea,
BEng
Design and evaluation of a light weight parallel stump jump mechanism using
computer aided design (1997)
Mr. Pulas Yowat
Design and development of a prototype slashing machine for plantations in
developing countries (1997)
Mr. Alaadin Rahmani Didar,
BSc(Urima, Iran), MS(Texas, USA)
Optimising collection of medic seeds by pneumatic means
(1996)
Mr Joseph Foley
Improved Riffle Washer Design for the Australian Sultana
Industry (1996)
Mr. Lomwongphanich Udom
Pull and Lift Forces on a Cage Wheel Lug when operating in wet clay soil
(1994)
Mr. Trevor Light,
BEng(SAIT)
An Hydraulic Depth Control Mechanism for Seeding and Tillage Applications
(1989)
Undergraduate students
Mr Akot Bol
International students
Vincent Jezequel,
Universite De Bretagne-Sud, France, February - July 2008
Design of a grape press for analysing the quality
of grape juice
Paul Jannink,
Saxion University, Netherlands, March - August 2008
Stress calculations for a 50t tray lifting device
Nick NieuweWeme
Saxion University, Netherlands, March - August 2008
Design and fabrication of an experimental
device for determining the quality of dust in a livestock bedding
material
Flavien Boussuge
Institut Francais De Mecanique Avancee, France, March - August 2008
Design of a versatile testing rig for rolling
(disc) blade performance