Advanced instrumentation for agricultural equipment

Author

Romans, William ; Poore, Bernard ; Mutziger, John

Author_Institution

Dept. of Product Technol., J. Deere & Co., USA

Volume

3

Issue

1

fYear

2000

fDate

3/1/2000 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

26

Lastpage

29

Abstract

Current uses for sensing equipment in agricultural equipment include: contour ground tracking for height control in combines, grain moisture monitors, and crop yield monitors that use GPS data to map field productivity. Because innovations like these improve reliability and productivity, the use of sensors, and other electronic controls has increased significantly in the second half of the 1990s. Some developments which have improved mechanical and operator efficiency are discussed

Keywords

agriculture; reliability; sensors; vehicles; CAN bus; GPS data; advanced instrumentation; agricultural equipment; combines; contour ground tracking; crop yield monitors; electronic controls; field productivity; grain moisture monitoring; height control; mechanical efficiency; operator efficiency; precision farming; reliability; sensors; Agricultural machinery; Consumer electronics; Electric shock; Electronic equipment manufacture; Instruments; Protection; Temperature; Vibrations; Water storage; Wheels;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Instrumentation & Measurement Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1094-6969

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/5289.823820

Filename

823820