Transactions of the ASAE · 1982 · 15 citations · 0 references
Precision AgricultureEngineeringAgricultural RobotField RoboticsEnergy Management SystemEnergy MonitoringIndustrial ElectronicsData AcquisitionSystems EngineeringAgricultural Machinery75-Pto Kw TractorPower SystemsElectrical EngineeringComputer EngineeringEnergy InputsEnergy Efficient DriveEnergy ManagementMicrocomputer-based Instrumen-tation SystemAutomotive Electronics
ABSTRACT A tractor-mounted, microcomputer-based instrumen-tation system was developed for monitoring the energy inputs to implements powered by the specially outfitted 75-PTO kW tractor. The system measures and records ground speed, fuel consumption, implement draft, axle speed, and axle torque. From these data, axle power, drawbar power, drive wheel slip, and fuel con-sumption per unit area processed by an implement can be analytically determined.