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1752-1761 M. Kroulik, J. Hula and V. Brant
Field trajectories proposals as a tool for increasing work efficiency and sustainable land management
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Field trajectories proposals as a tool for increasing work efficiency and sustainable land management

M. Kroulik¹*, J. Hula¹ and V. Brant²

¹Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Agricultural Machines, Kamycka 129, CZ16500 Prague, Czech Republic
²Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Department of Agroecology and Biometeorology, Kamycka 129, CZ16500 Prague, Czech Republic
*Correspondence: kroulik@tf.czu.cz

Abstract:

Together with the requirement for higher productivity the average performance and the weight of agricultural machines are increasing. Agricultural land is increasingly exposed to pressures caused by agricultural machinery. The heavy agricultural machinery passes across a field are frequently associated with technogenic soil compaction. Soil compaction is one of the main problems of modern agriculture. From the previous measuring of the traffic intensity it was found 86.13% of the total field area was run-over with a machine at least once a year, when using conventional tillage and 63.75% of the total field area was run-over when using direct seeding technology, with dependence on the working width of the machines. Field passes are inevitable in present agriculture. As a result of the increase of total machines weight, it is necessary to optimize the traffic lines trajectories and limit the entries of the machines in the field. At present, the choice of traffic lines direction is based primarily on the experience of drivers or the practice of farmers. There are a number of influences that affect the machine work efficiency. Monitoring of the tractor, on an irregular 8 fields showed the following results. Eight-meter working width tiller or seeder brought shortening of total length of turns at headlands with the change in trajectory azimuth. For purposes of measuring the monitored tractors were equipped with monitoring units ITineris. An overview of the chosen directions of the trajectories and the lengths of working and non-working passes was obtained. Based on the shape of the plot, the trajectory of the lines was also modelled. Suitable traffic lines directions in terms of the ratio of work and non-work passes were searched.
Based on records of real trajectories, the ratio of working and non-working path ranged between 6.3 and 15.2%. It was obvious from the results that the shortening of non-working passes and turns in comparison with the originally chosen trajectory directions was achieved by optimization. This was especially valid for complex shapes of fields. Trajectory optimization leads to a reduction of total length of path in all cases. The reduction in total length of path ranged from 69.7 m to 1,004.8 m. Changing the length of the working path ranged from 10.9 m to 264.9 m with the change in azimuth. The extension was observed in three cases. The highest part on the change of the overall length of the path presented nonworking rides.

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