AN ALGORITHM FOR COMBINE HARVESTER REEL STAGGER DETERMINATION BASED ON REEL KINEMATICS AND CROP STEM DEFLECTION

  • Oduori, Moses-Frank (Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Jyushu University) ;
  • Sakai, Jun (Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Jyushu University) ;
  • Inoue, Eiji (Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Jyushu University)
  • Published : 1993.10.01

Abstract

A principle for the determination of reel stagger, based on reel kinematics and crop stem deflection , is proposed. Equation derived theoretically and information obtained empirically are combined to obtain an algorithm for the determination of reel stagger. The algorithm has yet to be evaluated on actual combine harvesters in the harvesting mode.

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