Sugarbeet Yield Monitoring for Site-Specific Farming Part I - Laboratory Tests and Preliminary Field Tests

被引：10

作者：

J. D. Walter

L. F. Backer

机构：

[1] Dept. of Agric. and Biosystems Eng., North Dakota State University, Fargo

来源：

Precision Agriculture | 2003年 / 4卷 / 4期

关键词：

Site-specific farming; Sugarbeet harvesting; Sugarbeet yields; Yield monitoring;

D O I：

10.1023/A:1026379526456

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摘要：

A site-specific sugarbeet yield monitoring system was developed and tested. Two weight-sensing systems were developed, tested, and evaluated on a laboratory test conveyor. One system used 152 mm (6 in.) idler wheels attached to load cells. The instrumented idlers replaced an existing chain supporting idler on each side of the harvester outlet conveyor. The second system replaced two existing idlers on each side of the harvester outlet conveyor with slide bars covered with UHMW plastic. A product flow rate was obtained from the combined load cell outputs and conveyor speed. Laboratory tests to predict accumulated weight showed a 2.5% error for the slide bar system and a 3.5% error for the idler wheel system. As a result, field testing was performed exclusively with the slide bar weight-sensing system. Calibration was obtained by comparing accumulated truckload weight as indicated by the weight-sensing system to measured gross sugarbeet weight on individual trucks. Typical weight errors ranged from 2% to 3% with an average error of 2.3%. Site-specific yield information was derived from the sugarbeet flow, harvester speed and width, and DGPS receiver. Sugarbeet yield maps were developed as a visual management aid.

引用

页码：421 / 431

页数：10

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