Control of the sugar cane harvester topper
Edited book (chapter)
Chapter Title | Control of the sugar cane harvester topper |
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Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
Book Title | Mechatronics and machine vision 2002: current practice |
Authors | McCarthy, Stuart G. (Author), Billingsley, John (Author) and Harris, Harry (Author) |
Editors | Bradbeer, Robin and Billingsley, John |
Page Range | 253-259 |
Series | Robotics and Mechatronics |
Number of Pages | 7 |
Year | 2002 |
Publisher | Research Studies Press |
Place of Publication | Baldock, United Kingdom |
ISBN | 0863802788 |
Abstract | Operation of a mechanical sugar cane harvester is a skill and labour intensive task. The operator has many functions to manually control under difficult conditions. The focus of this paper will be one of these functions: the topper. The height at which the topper cuts the cane stalk has considerable effect on the quality of the product, and ultimately the return to the grower. A sensor has been constructed that will measure and return a real-time signal of the height of cut on the cane stalk by the topper. It is proposed that the introduction of some form of closed loop control system for the topper may reduce the responsibility of the harvester operator. |
Keywords | harvester; topper; sensor; refractometer; control |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 300205. Agricultural production systems simulation |
400799. Control engineering, mechatronics and robotics not elsewhere classified | |
409901. Agricultural engineering | |
Public Notes | Proceedings of the 9th Annual Conference on Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice. Made accessible with permission. |
Byline Affiliations | National Centre for Engineering in Agriculture |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9yx43/control-of-the-sugar-cane-harvester-topper
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