complete outline of         MACQUD          the work-program

P1

WP1

TECHNOLOGY TRASFER

(Collect MACQU results, organize for exploitation, convert to models usable by MACQUD)

crop water and nutrients requirements, humidity control optimization, quality relations to environment and nutrients, environmental impact of cultivation methods, energy saving techniques

P1

T1.1

Assessment of the Quality relations and convert to a cost/benefit model of functional or fuzzy rules type, useable by Macqud.

P6

T1.2

Crop water and nutrients requirements in relation to humidity control and environmental impact.

P3

T1.3

Compile energy saving methods and produce energy saving and management rules, useable by Macqud.

P4

WP2

PRODUCT COMMERCIALIZATION

(Develop a commercial product for exploitation)

Industrialization, Standards, Finishing, Production prototype

P2

T2.1

Hardware industrialization

(for workmanship, reliability, finishing, exterior design & appeal, standards)

P2

T2.2

End_User_Interface design

(Dialogues, Displays, Help content, Greenhouse functional tutorial)

P7 and all growers

T2.3

Software enhancements

(context sensitive help, software tutor, Greenhouse functional tutorial, new technological tools, programming end_user_interface

P1

T2.4

Macqud program text (menus, help and dialogs) translation to local

(Greek, Dutch, German, Spanish)

P1, P3, P6, P4

WP3

FIELD ADAPTATION AND PROMOTION

(Demos, Policies, Dissemination of benefits, market promotion)

Application sites, demonstration to farmers’ groups, shows to co-operatives, seminars with larger audiences

P7

T3.1

Supplier of equipment for application sites and installation supervision

P2

T3.2

Performance monitoring and feedback to responsible technology transfer partner, at each demonstration site.

(in co-operation with end_users, owners of the sites)

Site1

P1

Site2

P3

Site3&4

P5

Site5

P7

T3.3

Promotion – Dissemination

(shows, exhibitions, seminars, workshops, open days, leaflets, manuals, scientific journals, growers’ journals)

P1, P3, P5, P7