A key goal of contemporary agriculture is to dramatically increase production of food, feed,
fiber, and biofuel products in a sustainable fashion, facing the pressure of diminishing farm …

High soil strength is a problem in grain production systems worldwide. It is most severe in
deep sands where the high strength occurs at greater depth, and is therefore more difficult to …

Agriculture forms the major part of our Indian economy. In the current world, agriculture and
irrigation are the essential and foremost sectors. It is a mandatory need to apply information …

One of the most common methods to measure soil strength in-situ is cone penetrometers. In
this paper the development of a three dimensional (3D) discrete element model (DEM) for …

Measurement of soil compaction in terms of penetration resistance using a hand
penetrometer requires more time and effort. A tractor hydraulic-assisted embedded …

Fatigue life of agricultural machinery is strongly affected by the surfaces that these machines
operate on. In the present paper a sensor-frame was developed to acquire road and field …

Highlights•The load-time history of a swather was recorded under all possible operating
modes.•Fatigue damage was calculated using rainflow cycle counting and linear damage …

Highlights•A sensor-frame was developed to acquire geo-referenced field surface
profile.•Seeder dynamics were captured during seeding operation.•A new methodology for …

The sensors allow the delivery of real-time information on a range of production systems,
making each day relevant to the development of autonomous agricultural machinery. The …

Worldwide, agricultural land is a dominant part of the environment. It is very important to
understand the physical properties of soil because they directly or indirectly affect the entire …