EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Agri-Food Robotics: AgriFoRwArdS - Fulvio Forni Portrait

Prof Fulvio Forni (Co-Investigator)

Research Interests

Differential methods for system analysis (oscillators, multistable systems). Nonlinear control and hybrid control (electro-mechanical systems, systems with saturations, robotics)

About

Read more about Fulvio on his University of Cambridge profile here.

Project Supervision

Primary Supervisor – William Rohde (Cohort 2) – “Autonomous monitoring and control of crop growth as a feedback system” – in collaboration with G’s Growers.

Secondary Supervisor – Bradley Hurst (Cohort 2) – “Active Robot Perception for Automated Potato Planting” – in collaboration with Jersey Farmers’ Union.

Secondary Supervisor – Callum Lennox (Cohort 3) – “Real-time vision-based spot spraying development for high efficiency and precision weed management” – in collaboration with the Douglas Bomford Trust.

Primary Supervisor – Yi Zhang (Cohort 4) – “Data-driven autonomous robotic food handling” – in collaboration with RT Corporation.

Primary Supervisor – Omar Faris (Cohort 5) – “Tactile-sensing and augmented reality for robotic manipulation of fruit”.

Primary Supervisor – Catherine Merchant (Cohort 5) – “Soft Gripper robot arm for vertical farm” – in collaboration with Dyson Farming.

Primary Supervisor – Amanda Xu (Cohort 5) – “Developing an Intelligent Soft Robotic Manipulator for High Efficient and Automated Cross – Breeding and Phenotypic Analysis in Agriculture”.

Secondary Supervisor – Emmanuel Soumo (Cohort 5) – “Reduced-order modelling and control of a greenhouse environment to optimize salad production” – in collaboration with Crystal Heart Salad.