Department of Agriculture

Professor Field-Based Phenotyping Cart

Name: Professor Field-Based Phenotyping Cart
Creator: Department of Agriculture

Design specifications and technical parameters are documented for Professor, a motorized field-based phenotyping cart. Records detail the cart's overall dimensions, motor specifications, and information related to its remote operation application.

Example records

Namebrand	Websitewebsite	Componentproduct	Descriptionadditional data	Quanityquantity	Unit Costfinancial	Total Costfinancial	Item#identifier
Mouser	https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Fairchild-Sem	Diode	Diode	1	4.26	4.26	512-RURG5060
Hobby Town	https://www.hobbytown.com/2.4ghz-accst-taranis-x9d	Transmitter/Receiver	Taranis X9D transmitter w/ X8R receiver	1	239.99	239.99	FRKX9DPLUS-CASE
Ion Motion Control	http://www.ionmc.com/RoboClaw-2x60AHV-60VDC-Motor-	Control board	RoboClaw 2x60AHV 60VDC motor controller	1	279.95	279.95	IMC415

Use cases

Agricultural Equipment Supplier Prospecting

A sales intelligence team at an electronics distributor identifies which component categories are being sourced from specialty hobby and electronics retailers for research-grade agricultural machinery, then targets those buyers with competitive pricing on similar parts.

NameWebsiteComponentUnit CostItem#

Vendor Due Diligence for Research Procurement

A university procurement officer reviewing a lab equipment budget validates that each supplier named in a build specification has a traceable web presence and that quoted unit costs align with publicly listed prices before approving purchase orders.

NameWebsiteUnit CostTotal CostItem#

Supply Chain Concentration Assessment

An insurance underwriter evaluating coverage for a precision agriculture research program maps how many critical subsystems depend on a single supplier, assessing exposure if that vendor becomes unavailable or raises prices.

NameComponentQuanityTotal Cost