Improving the efficiency of field operations

被引：38

作者：

Palmer, RJ ^{[1
]}

Wild, D ^{[1
]}

Runtz, K ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Regina, Regina, SK S4S 0A2, Canada

来源：

BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING | 2003年 / 84卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1016/S1537-5110(02)00279-9

中图分类号：

S2 [农业工程];

学科分类号：

0828 ;

摘要：

The course that a farmer follows while covering a particular field area has a significant effect on the efficiency with which chemicals, fuel, and time are consumed. In order to measure this effect the paths of several operators were monitored as they sprayed various fields. The paths were monitored by using a precise positioning system to record the co-ordinates of the spraying vehicles as they covered the relevant field areas and these co-ordinates were later analysed to determine the amount of overlapped and missed areas. From this study it was found that there is room for significant improvement in farming efficiency. It is suggested that precise tracking of predetermined efficient courses could reduce both overlapping and misses. A method of generating these field courses is presented. By using such courses to control a spraying applicator the distance travelled to cover a field could be reduced by 16% and the amount of inputs could be reduced by 10%. (C) 2003 Silsoe Research Institute. All rights reserved. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.

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页码：283 / 288

页数：6