Faculty and Staff
Professor／Naoshi Kondo
| Awards | |
| （22） | “Development of Fruit Grading Robot and Sensing Technologies leading Smart Agriculture” Award for Science and Technology 2021 (Development Category), the Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan |
| （21） | “Relationship between Size of Foreign Objects in Dried Parsley and Transmitted Millimeter Wave Intensity Distribution” published in Journal of Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery and Food Engineers 81 (3): 159-167, 2019-05 JSAM Best Paper Award 2020 |
| （20） | “Robotics for bio-production systems” Chinese National Teaching Prize, 2018 (Second prize) |
| （19） | “Patchouli Oil Geographical Origin Identification Using Fluorescence-Transmittance Imaging System” ISMAB Excellent Presentation Award, at the 9th International Symposium on Machinery and Mechatronics for Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, AABEA, 2018 |
| （18） | “Sensing System Based Bio-Production Intelligent Robots” Japan Prize of Agricultural Science (Association of Japanese Agricultural Scientific Societies: AJASS), 2017 |
| （17） | “Systematization of Robotics for Bio-Production Systems at Zhejiang University,” First Prize of Zhejiang Province Education Achievement, 2016 |
| （16） | “Agricultural robots with manipulators and machine visions” Award of Japan Association of International Commission of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (JAICABE) |
| （15） | “Automatization and development of sensing systems in Agricultural operation” Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) and Japan Association for Techno-innovation in Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (JATAFF) |
| （14） | JAICABE Fellow (Japan Association of International Commission of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering), 2014 |
| （13） | JSABE 50th year anniversary contribution award, Japanese Society of Agricultural and Biological Environmental Engineering, 2012 |
| （12） | “Path Planning of Tomato Cluster Harvesting Robot for Realizing Low Vibration and Speedy Transportation” EAEF Best Paper Award, AABEA (Asian Agricultural, Biological Engineering Association), 2010 |
| （11） | “Development of fruit grading robot contributing food traceability” Award for Technological Achievement, Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery, 2007 |
| （10） | “Development of deciduous fruit grading robot” Award for Outstanding Technological Achievement, Kansai Branch of Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery, 2005 |
| （9） | “A pioneer for new research field in robotics-mechatronics” Award for Technological Achievement from Section of Robotics and Mechatronics, Japanese Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2004 |
| （8） | “External sensing system for cooperative agricultural robot Outstanding Paper Award from Japanese Society of High Technology in Agriculture, 2003 |
| （7） | “Eggplant grading system with rotary tray and image processing system for inspection of all sides of fruit”Award for technological Achievement from Society of Agricultural Structures, Japan, 2003 |
| （6） | “Fundamental studies on chrysanthemum cutting sticking robot” Award for academic achievement from Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery, 2000 |
| （5） | “Studies on automation of harvesting and flower grading operations based on plant information”Award for academic achievement from Japanese Society of Environmental Control in Biology, 1999 |
| （4） | “Robotics for bio-production systems” Award for outstanding contribution from American Society of Agricultural Engineers, 1999 |
| （3） | “Position detection algorithm for small fruit harvesting robot” Award for Encouragement of Research in Materials Science from Japanese Society of High Technology in Agriculture, 1996 |
| （2） | “Cucumber harvesting robot” ROBOMEC Award from Section of Robotics and Mechatronics, Japanese Society of Mechanical Machinery, 1995 |
| （1） | “Fundamental studies on Grape harvesting robot” Award for Encouragement of Research in Materials Science from Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery, 1995 |
| Books and monographs | |
| (28) | Naoshi Kondo: Chapter 8 Sensing Technologies for Harvesting and Grading Robots, in “The forefront of Agricultural Robots,” Editor Noboru Noguchi, CMC Publisher, Tokyo (2020) |
| (27) | JSAM: Handbook of Agricultural Machinery and Food Engineers, Editor-in-Chief Naoshi Kondo: 1092 pages, Corona Publishing Co., Ltd., Tokyo (2020) |
| (26) | Naoshi Kondo, New Smart Agriculture, 4-7-7, 6-2-9, and 6-2-10: 168-169, 274-275 and 276-277, ISBN: 978-4-89732-407-4 (2019), Nourin toukei Publisher, Tokyo: 500 pages (Japanese) |
| (25) | JSAP: Post-Harvest Engineering Encyclopedia, Machine Vision, Image Processing, Color Expression (114-119)，Size sorting, Grading (154-157)，Grading processing, Grading robot, Informatization（174-179），Preprocessing machine（214-215）, Asakura Publisher:413 pages（2019.1）(Japanese) |
| (24) | Naoshi Kondo, Yurichi Ogawa, Tetsuhito Suzuki, Takahisa Nishizu, Tomoo Shiigi: Bio-Sensing Engineering-Optical and Acoustic Measurement for Biological Material-, edited by Naoshi Kondo, Yurichi Ogawa, Tetsuhito Suzuki, Corona Publishing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, ISBN:987-4-339-06752-1, (2016): 193 pages.(Japanese) |
| (23) | Naoshi Kondo, Takahisa Nishizu, Takahiro Hayashi, Yuichi Ogawa, Hiroshi Shimizu, Kiyokazu Goto: Physical and Biological Properties of Agricultural Products, Kyoto University Press (2014)372 page (English) |
| (22) | Naoshi Kondo and Shuso Kawamura: Chapter 14, Postharvest Automation, Agricultural Automation: Fundamentals and Practices, CRC Press, edited by Qin Zhang and Francis J. Pierce: 367-383(2013) (English) |
| (21) | Naoshi Kondo: Robotics and automation in the fresh produce industry, Robotics and automation in the food industry, Edited by Darwin G, Caldwell, Woodhead publishing, Philadelphia, PA, USA，DOI: 10.1533/9780857095763.2.385 :385-400(2013). (English) |
| (20) | Naoshi Kondo, Hiroshi Shimizu, Hiroshi Nakashima, Michihisa Iida, Yuichi Ogawa, Bioproduction Engineering, Asakura Publisher, Tokyo, 173 pages (2012) (Japanese) |
| (19) | Takahisa Nishizu, Naoshi Kondo, Yuichi Ogawa, Takahiro Hayashi, Hiroshi Shimizu, Kiyokazu Goto: Physical and Biological Properties of Agricultural Products (1) ?Structural, thermal and dynamic properties--, Corona Publisher, Tokyo, 153 pages(2011) (Japanese) |
| (18) | Naoshi Kondo: Robotic Application, Chapter 6, Agricultural Robots, “Robotic Technologies”, RSJ, Ohmu 134-137 (2011) (Japanese) |
| (17) | Naoshi Kondo, Mitsuji Monta, and Noboru Noguchi: Agricultural Robots: Mechanisms and Practice, Kyoto University Press (2011) 348 page with CD-ROM (English) |
| (16) | Naoshi Kondo, Takahisa Nishizu, Yuichi Ogawa, Takahiro Hayashi, Hiroshi Shimizu, Kiyokazu Goto: Physical and Biological Properties of Agricultural Products (2) ?Acoustic, electrical, optical and biochemical properties--, Corona Publisher, Tokyo, 180 pages. (Japanese) |
| (15) | Naoshi Kondo: Image Acquisition: Plant materials, Automation in Agriculture, Encyclopedia of Agricultural, Food and Biological Engineering edited by Dennis R. Heldman, ISBN: 978-1-4398-111-5 (hardback), 978-1-4398-2806-9 (electronic), Published 19, Oct., 2010 by Taylor & Francis (English) |
| (14) | Yael Edan, Shufeng Han, Naoshi Kondo, 63. Automation in Agriculture, Springer Handbook of Automation, 33 pages, SPIN: 11510079, MS ID: hb17-063 (2009.2.24) (English) |
| (13) | Naoshi Kondo and Kazunori Ninomiya: DATA ASSIMILATION SYSTEMS, in Systems Analysis and Modeling in Food and Agriculture , [Eds. David H. Fleisher,K. C. Ting,Luis F. Rodriguez], in Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), Developed under the Auspices of the UNESCO, Eolss Publishers, Oxford ,UK, [http://www.eolss.net] (2007.9) (English) |
| (12) | Naoshi Kondo, Mitsuji Monta, Noboru Noguchi: Agri-Robot (II) ?Mechanisms and Practice?(2006), Corona Publisher, Tokyo, 242pages with CD-ROM. (Japanese) |
| (11) | Naoshi Kondo: Fruit grading robot, Preision Agriculture and Variability in Sweet Pepper, Precision Agriculture (2006) edited by Sakae Shibusawa, Asakura publisher, Tokyo, 197 page (Japanese) |
| (10) | Naoshi Kondo, Mitsuji Monta, Noboru Noguchi: Agri-Robot (I) ?Fundamentals and Theory?(2004), Corona Publisher, Tokyo, 225pages. (Japanese) |
| (9) | Naoshi Kondo: Chapter 1 Purpose of This Book, Chapter 2 What is Phototechnology, Chapter 3, “How to Measure in Phototechnology” (2002) edited by Society of Phototechnology, Yokendo Ltd., 237 page (Japanese) |
| (8) | Naoshi Kondo: Agricultural robot, Agricultural Machinery (2001), edited by Nougyou Denka Kyoukai 203 page (Japanese) |
| (7) | Naoshi Kondo and K. C. Ting: Introduction, Biological Objects, Fundamentals and Basic Components of Robots, Design and Control of Manipulators, Machine Vision, Sensors for Bioproduction Robots, Robots in Bioproduction within Controlled Environments, Robots in Bioproduction in Open Field, Robotics for Bioproduction Systems, (1998), edited by Naoshi Kondo and K. C. Ting, ASAE, 325 page (English) |
| (6) | Naoshi Kondo: Harvesting Robot, “Intelligent Agriculture” (1996) edited by Hiroo Yamazaki, Yasushi Hashimoto, Toru Torii, Kogyo-Chosakai Co., Ltd., pp174-191 |
| (5) | Naoshi Kondo: Robot for Plant production, Handbook of Environment Control in Biology (1995), Yokendo Ltd., pp398-402 |
| (4) | Naoshi Kondo: Machine Vision, Robotics, “Phototechnology” (1994) edited by Society of Phototechnology, Asakura Shoten Co, Ltd., pp174-178 |
| (3) | Mitsuji Monta, Naoshi Kondo: Manipulator, Robotics, “Phototechnology” (1994) edited by Society of Phototechnology, Asakura Shoten Co, Ltd., pp167-171 |
| (2) | Naoshi Kondo: Introduction of Green Robot, “Greenhouse automation” (1992) edited by Yasushi Hashimoto, Yokendo Ltd., pp146-161 |
| (1) | Tsuguo Okamoto, Yoshiaki Shirai, Tateshi Fujiura, Naoshi Kondo: Intelligent Robots for Bioproduction, (1992), Jikkyo-Shuppan Co., Ltd., 215 pages |
| Original papers and achievements |
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| Lectures (2011) |
| For undergraduate students Introduction to Agricultural and Environmental Engineering (Freshman) Bio-Production Machinery (Junior) Control Engineering (Junior) Instrumentation and Measurement for Biological Objects (Junior) Introduction to Foreign Literature on Agricultural Machinery (Junior) Laboratory course in agricultural machinery II (Senior) For Master course students Seminar I on Agricultural Process Engineering Agricultural Process Engineering, Seminar II on Agricultural Process Engineering |
| Patents | ||
| (26) | “Volume Measurement Device and Method”, Kyoto University and Gifu University, PCT/JP2019/034745 (September 4, 2019) | |
| (25) | “Volume Measurement Device and Method”, Kyoto University and Gifu University, App.2018-167565 (September 7, 2018) | |
| (24) | “Helmholtz Resonance for volume measurement”, Kyoto Univ., Gifu Univ., PCT/JP2012/083866（December 21, 2012） | |
| （23） | “Position determination and wind velocity measurement method by doppler effect”, Kyoto Univ. System Watt Co., Ltd., App. 2012-049081 | |
| （22） | “Helmholtz Resonance for volume measurement”, Kyoto Univ., Gifu Univ., App. 2011-280906 (Dec.22, 2011) | |
| （21） | “Combine”, Yanmar Co., Ltd., App.2011-164780 (July 27, 2011) | |
| （20） | “Method to create calibration curves for measuring serum Vit.A and others”, App.2008-151745 (June 10, 2008), Open 2009-297075(Dec.24, 2009) | |
| （19） | “Feeding device for animals”, Ehime University, App. 2007-140643 (May 28, 2007), Open 2008-289450 (Dec.4, 2008) | |
| （18） | “Agricultural product cutting device”, Ishii Industry Co., Ltd., App.2002-243529 (Aug.23, 2002), Open 2004-81030 (Mar.18, 2004) | |
| （17） | “Agricultural product cutting device”, Ishii Industry Co., Ltd., App.2002-234430 (Aug.12, 2002), Open 2004-73019 (Mar.11, 2004) | |
| （16） | “A Meet discrimination method and its device”, Ishii Industry Co., Ltd., App.2002-199762 (July.9, 2002), Open 2004-45072 (Feb.12, 2004) | |
| （15） | “A Lighting device for inspection”, Ishii Industry Co., Ltd., App.2002-173633 (June.14, 2002), Open 2004-20299 (Jan.22, 2004) | |
| （14） | “Measured material processing device”, Ishii Industry Co., Ltd., App.2001-215071 (July.16, 2001), Open 2003-28807 (Jan.29, 2003) | |
| （13） | “Quality change detection method and its device”, Ishii Industry Co., Ltd., App.2001-100091 (Mar.30, 2001), Open 2002-296190 (Oct.9, 2002) | |
| （12） | “Quality detection method and its device”, Ishii Industry Co., Ltd., App.2000-360892 (Nov. 28, 2000), Open 2002-162359 (June.7, 2002) | |
| （11） | “Quality change detection method and its device”, Ishii Industry Co., Ltd., App.2000-356014 (Nov.22, 2000), Open 2002-162358 (June.7, 2002) | |
| （10） | “Hollow detection method and its device”, Techno-Ishii Co., Ltd., App.2000-220168 (July 21, 2000), Open 2002-39940 (Feb.6, 2002) | |
| （9） | “Non contact Detection Device”, Techno-Ishii Co., Ltd., App.2000-186275 (June 21, 2000), Open 2002-5842 (Jan.9, 2002) | |
| （8） | A robot to harvest fruit grown on table top culture”, Iseki Co., Ltd., H11-330268 (Nov.19, 1999), Open 2001-145412 (May 29, 2001) | |
| （7） | “A robot to harvest fruit grown on table top culture”, Iseki Co., Ltd., H11-330267 (Nov.19, 1999), Open 2001-145411 (May 29, 2001) | |
| （6） | “Imaging device and its method”, Omron, App. H10-85281 (Mar.31, 1998), Open H11-281480 (Oct., 15, 1999) | |
| （5） | “Weed Recognition Device”, Iseki Co., Ltd., App. H8-264634 (Oct.4, 1996), Open H10-111929 (April 28, 1998) | |
| （4） | “End-Effector of Strawberry Harvesting Robot”, Iseki Co., Ltd., App. H7-99489 (April 3, 1995), Open H8-275655 (Oct.22, 1996) | |
| （3） | “A Fruit Vegetable Detection Method of Fruit Harvester”, Iseki Co., Ltd., App.H5-73792 (March 31, 1993), Open H6-276828 (Oct., 4, 1994) | |
| （2） | “Fruit Harvesting Robot” Iseki Co., Ltd, App. H3-354722 (Dec.18, 1991), Open H5-168332 (July 2, 1993) | |
| （1） | “Manipulator of Fruit Harvesting Robot” Iseki Co., Ltd, App. H3-232332(Aug.19, 1991), Open H5-49331 (Mar.2, 1993) | |