Mechanical & Biosystem Engineering: Recent submissions
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New Farm Management Strategy to Enhance Sustainable Rice Production in Japan and Indonesia
(2011)Rice is a common and essential food plant in Asia, and from the 1960s to recent years, rice yields have increased remarkably. Since the 'green revolution' programme launched in the late 1960s, application of chemical ... -
A Case Study of Organic Rice Production System and Soil Carbon Storage in West Java, lndonesia
(2009)1. lntroduction With a population of 216 million, Indonesia is the world's fourth most populous country, and its population is growlng at a rate of 1.7% per ).year. Agriculture plays a substantial role in the Indonesian ... -
Peningkatan Minat Dan Kemampuan Tecitnopreneurship Melalui Workshop Satu Hari
(2013-02)Minat dan kemampuan technopreneurship mahasiswa yang masih rendah merupakan salah satu penyebab technopreneurship di Indonesia belum berkembang pada saat ini. Selain itu, kesadaran mahasiswa tentang pentingnya technopreneurship ... -
Motion Study to Increase the Effectiveness and Safety of Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq) Manual Harvesting
(2013-11)Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) is the most potential oil producer plant in tropical area. Indonesia is the biggest palm oil producer in the world, which is cover 7.824.623 ha and produce 19.844.901 tonnes [I] which is ... -
Workload Analysis on Harvesting Activities in Oil-Palm Plantation in Riau, Indonesia
(2013-11)Oil palm plantation (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) has become the main commodities in Indonesia because of producing palm oil. The growing demand of palm oil for food industries and bio-fuel has been challenging the palm oil ... -
Water Buffalo as a Source of Draft Power, Organic Fertilizer and Enegy Saving
(2009-01)The reliance on fossil fuel in agriculture has been causing some problems due to its fluctuating price, limited availability and emission of green house effect gas which is harmful to nature. The use of water buffalo becomes ... -
Perspective of Sustainable Agriculture in Indonesia: Keep Growing in Harmony with Environment
(2009-01)The nature of agricultural production system in Indonesia is vuy diverse from shifting cultivation to in.te.n.sive food crop farming, from rainfed to intensive-irrigated paddy field, from vegetables mix fal'ming to monoculture ... -
Weeds and Plants Recognition using Fuzzy Clustering and Fractal Dimension Methods for Automatic Weed Control
(2010-10)Destructive impacts of herbicide usage on environment and water contamination have led researcher orientation toward finding solutions for their accurate use. If density and weeds species could be correctly detected, patch ... -
Analisis Dimensi Fraktal Untuk Identifikasi Tanaman Dengan Pendekatan Pemrosesan Citra Secara Paralel
(2010-12)Penggunaan camera vision dan komputasi secara real-time sebagai piranti identifikasi tanaman telah menjadi penelitian yang aktif dilakukan. Aplikasi kedua metode tersebut tidak terlepas dari suatu tuntutan bahwa komputasi ... -
Penghematan Energi Pada Proses Pengeringan dengan Gelombang Mikro
(2012)Berbeda dengan proses pemanasan konvensional, proses pemanasan dengan gelombang mikro (microwaves) terjadi melalui Inekanisme rotasi dipolar antara ion plus dan minus dalam bahan yang dipanaskan. Rotasi dipolar akibat ... -
Development of Variable Rate Fertilizer Applicator ModuleBased on 8-bit Embedded System
(2010-10)Variable rate technology (VRT) is one of crucial component in precision farming implementation, and is now gaining popularity and widely accepted as one of smart solutions to sustain agriculture production without ignoring ... -
Microwave Treatment for Killing The Silo Insect Pest Sitophilus zeamais Motsch in Maize
(2012-09)Maize represents an important source of feed as well as raw material for food. One of the problems normally faced in tropical countries is pest infestation by the insect Sitophilus zeamais Motsch during the storage of ... -
Method of Waxing on Quality and Shelf-life of Semi-Cutting Mangosteen in Low Temperature Storage
(2013)Mangosteen can be stored for a relatively long period in low temperature storage, but peel hardening due to lost of moisture makes it difficult to open before consumption. One attempt to solve this problem is the application ... -
Engineering Characteristics and Potential Energy of Oil Palm Fruit Bunches Harvesting
(2013)In oil palm harvesting, falling fruit bunches have a considerable potential energy, which can be captured and used to power the evacuation of fruit bunches. Therefore, this study was conducted to measure the engineering ... -
Pemilihan Fluida Kerja pada Pengembangan Organic Rankine Cycle
(2013)In this study presents the comparisson of 3 working fluids for use in the development of Organic Rankine cycle. According to the list of refrigerant mostly-applied, in this paper provide many of working fluid that are : R ... -
Analisa Effisiensi Pada Fluida Kerja Berdasarkan Variasi Temperatur Masuk Turbin Pada Pengembangan Organic Rankine Cycle
(2013)In this paper present the comparisson condition at turbin inlet for R134a as working fluids for use in the development of Organic Rankine Cycle. The variation of temperature are : 80oC, 85oC and 90oC. The efficiency analysis ... -
Potensi Energi Pada Sistem Refrigerasi Siklus Tunggal dan Ganda (Cascade) Sebagai Pemanas Untuk Proses Pengeringan Beku Vakum
(2011-12)Mesin Pengeringan Beku vakum dengan sistem refrigerasi siklus tunggal dan ganda (Cascade) sudah dirancang, dibuat dan diuji. Pada artikel ini akan dibahas unjuk kerja sistem refrigerasi siklus tunggal dan siklus ganda ... -
Pola Peningkatan Kekerasan Kulit Buah Manggis Selama Penyimpanan Dingin
(2012-09)Mangosteen skin hardening is an indicator of damage at mangosteen storage which is related to skin moisture. The research was aimed to develop a model of NIR calibration in predicting the changes of water content of ... -
Kajian Identifikasi Chilling Injury Pada Buah Alpukat Secara Non Destructive Menggunakan Gelombang Ultrasonik
(2012-07)Buah alpukat (Persea americana Mill) termasuk buah klimakterik yang sering disimpan sebelum dimatangkan atau dipasarkan.... -
Validasi Persamaan Batas Kerusakan Mangga Arumanis Berdasarkan Zero Moment Power
(2007-09)The objectives of this research were to validate the border equation of arumanis mangoes damage caused by fruit fly using zero moment power (Mo) number. The method is based on measurement of zero moment power ultrasonic ...
