Automated soil hardness testing machine
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Paper/Presentation Title | Automated soil hardness testing machine |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Sanathkumara, Kumarapelige N. (Author) and Cubero, Samuel N. (Author) |
Editors | Bradbeer, Robin and Ku, Kenneth |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 14th Annual Conference on Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice (M2VIP 2007) |
ERA Conference ID | 43911 |
Number of Pages | 6 |
Year | 2007 |
Place of Publication | Hong Kong |
ISBN | 9781424413584 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1109/MMVIP.2007.4430747 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=4430747 |
Conference/Event | 14th Annual Conference on Mechatronics and Machine Vision In Practice (M2VIP 2007) |
Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice | |
Event Details | Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice M2VIP Rank B B |
Event Details | 14th Annual Conference on Mechatronics and Machine Vision In Practice (M2VIP 2007) Parent International Conference on Machine Vision and Mechatronics in Practice Delivery In person Event Date 03 to end of 05 Dec 2007 Event Location Xiamen, China |
Abstract | This paper describes the design and performance of a mechatronic system for controlling a standard drop-hammer mechanism that is commonly used in performing outdoor soil or ground hardness tests. A low-cost microcontroller is used to control a hydraulic actuator to repeatedly lift and drop a standard free-falling weight that strikes a pipe (sampler) which is pushed deeper into the ground with each impact. The depth of the sampler pipe and position of the hydraulic cylinder are constantly monitored and the number of drops, soil penetration data and other variables are recorded in a database for future analysis. This device, known as the “EVH Trip Hammer”, allows the full automation and faster completion of what is typically a very labour-intensive and slow testing process that can involve human error and the risk of human injuries. |
Keywords | soil; hardness; testing; trip hammer; microcontroller; hydraulic; control; sensors |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 400799. Control engineering, mechatronics and robotics not elsewhere classified |
410605. Soil physics | |
400707. Manufacturing robotics | |
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Byline Affiliations | Curtin University of Technology |
National Centre for Engineering in Agriculture |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9y87y/automated-soil-hardness-testing-machine
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