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1. Development of an Electric-assisted Handling System for Pig FarmIn swine farming, manure management is a critical yet labor-intensive task. With increasing agricultural labor shortages, optimizing farm infrastructure to reduce manual workload has become essential. Many pig farms in Taiwan utilize elevated slatted floors (concrete or cast iron) to separate pigs from their waste, allowing excrement to fall through gaps for later disposal. While this design improves hygiene by reducing direct contact, the heavy and bulky slatted panels pose significant challenges... W. Chen |
2. Development of an Integrated Harvesting Machine for Taro FieldsTaiwan cultivates a diverse range of agricultural products, among which taro (Colocasia esculenta) is an important root vegetable. Although several harvesters exist for root crops, their applicability remains limited due to crop-specific requirements, and no dedicated integrated harvesting machine is currently available for taro in Taiwan. Farmers still rely heavily on manual labor, using knives or spades to loosen the soil around taro plants before uprooting them individually—a time-consuming... W. Chen |