• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.415-420
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• 2000

It is very difficult to mechanize tomato harvesting because identifying a target tomato which is partly covered by leaves and stalks is not easy. This research was conducted to develop tomato harvesting robot which can identifying a target tomato, determining its dimensional position, and harvesting it in a limited time. Followings were major findings in this study. The first visual system of the robot was composed of two CCD cameras, however, which could not detect tomato not placed on the center of lens and partly covered by leaves or stalks. Secondary visual device, combined with two cameras and pan tilting was designed which could decreased the positioning errors within $\pm$10mm but still not enough for covered tomato by any obstacles. Finally, laser detector was added to the visual system that could reduce the position detecting errors within 10mm in X-Y direction and 5mm in Z direction for the covered tomatoes.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.97-106
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• 2002

이 연구는 채소의 생산에서 가장 많은 노동력이 소요되고 단순ㆍ반복적인 결속작업의 기계화기술을 개발하기 위하여 수행되었다. 본 논문은 이 연구의 제1보로서 채소의 결속작업실태를 조사분석하여 결속기의 개발방향을 설정하고, 채소의 이송 및 결속끈의 공급장치를 개발한 결과를 수록한 것이다. 채소의 결속작업은 철심이 내장된 끈을 사용하여 타원형으로 결속하고 있었으며, 작업자가 경험적으로 계량하여 결속된 단의 크기는 작물별 차이는 있으나 동일 작물에서 작업자간 차이는 없는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 결속기는 작업자가 채소를 공급하면 일정 길이의 결속끈을 사용하여 타원형으로 결속하여 배출하는 방식으로 개발한 필요성이 있다고 생각된다. 이를 위해서 결속기는 작업자가 채소를 용이하게 공급할 수 있으며 결속장치까지 흐트러짐이 없이 이송하는 채소의 이송장치, 결속끈의 길이를 조절하여 공급하는 결속끈의 공급장치, 이송된 채소를 결속끈을 꼬아서 타원형으로 결속하는 결속장치 등으로 구성되어야 할 것이다. 채소의 이송장치는 작업자가 채소의 일정량을 용이하게 공급할 수 있도록 폭의 조절이 가능한 트레이를 체인콘베이어에 부착한 구조, 결속끈의 공급장치는 압축력이 걸려 있는 우레탄 재질의 구동 및 종동롤러로 원하는 길이의 결속끈을 피딩하면 칼날로 절단하는 구조로 개발하였다.

• 한국농업기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국농업기계학회 1996년도 International Conference on Agricultural Machinery Engineering Proceedings
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• pp.937-946
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• 1996

A Far Infrared Ray (FIR) dryer was designed , constructed and tested for red pepper , lycium chinese, and mushroom (Cortiellus shiitake ) drying , and the results were compared to the heated air dryer at the same condition. In the FIR dryer, three different panel materials , galvanized, copper and stainless steel, were used and no ceramic coating and those with ceramic coating (three panels) were 58% , 56%, 64%, and 88% , respectively. The drying times of lycium chinese and mushroom were shortened in FIR dryer by 6 hrs and 4 hrs compared to the heated air drying, respectively. while to remarkable difference in the drying times was found in the red pepper drying . The quality of products was better in FIR dryer where more red color value for red pepper and lycium chinese and more brightness for mushroom . The drying performance of a FIR dryer was superior in terms of total cost of 80,800 WON /100kg of lycium chinese , reduced by 25% compared to the heated air drying.

• 한국생물환경조절학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물환경조절학회 2003년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.138-142
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• 2003

• 한국농업기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국농업기계학회 2000년도 THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY ENGINEERING. V.III
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• pp.811-818
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• 2000

Agricultural chemicals spraying is one of the most efficient methods for pesticides control. General farming groups use Speed Sprayer but its deposition amount on practical crops is only 20% of total amount in SS case. Agricultural chemicals which fail to arrive the crops not only cause environmental contamination but loss of agriculture chemicals by lower deposition efficiency. For the purpose of improvement of these problems, this experiment proposes SS attachment type electrostatic induction spraying apparatus with DC power which improves deposition efficiency of agriculture chemicals on the crops.

• 한국농업기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국농업기계학회 2000년도 THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY ENGINEERING. V.III
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• pp.803-810
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• 2000

Red pepper powder is produced from dried red pepper through milling process with roller mill. Traditional Roller mill is convenient for crushing wax and fiber parts in red pepper. However, some metallics are produced by the friction of two rollers when it operates without feeding of red peppers. In order to reduce this metallic problems created in the roller mill in the process of red pepper, a new roller mill mechanism which enables two roller to apart when red pepper is not fed between two rollers was introduced. Adjustment of clearance between two rollers was able to conducted by the current difference between idling and crushing process. Two types of roller surface, grove and flat, and two different roller mills, cast iron and Ti coating, are tested and compared in this experiment.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.493-500
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• 1999

In 1990's, two types of land consolidation has been widely carried out to enforce competativeness of rice production in Korea. One is so called large-scale land consolidation for resizing paddy field and farm road, the other is general land consolidation for changing both size and shape of field, water channel and farm road. This study was conducted to evaluate how much effect on fm mechanization the land consolidation had. To evaluate the influence of the land consolidation, theoretical analysis and surveys were accomplished. Land consolidation was analyzed to increase field efficiency by 180 to 670% depending on the type of land consolidation and machine selection. Also, land consolidation brought increment of real working time ratio by reducing traveling time on farm road. Trends of large scale mechanization and increment of custom work were observed to be accelerated by land consolidation. It also gave effect on the pattern of machine troubles. Farmers were conscious of the influence of land consolidation on machine utilization, however, in plains level of satisfaction was shown to be low.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.343-356
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• 1996

The plot geometry of the paddy land is directly related to the performance of machines, especially those having a large size and high speed. The study was to investigate the optimum plot geometry from the standpoint of mechanization. A simulator, Field-Plot-Structure-Evaluation-System(FPSES) was developed for evaluation of the field performance of machines according to the plot geometry. The efficiency and capacity of different sizes of machinery used for rice farming functions were analyzed for a various combination of plot geometry, which could be used as reference for the land reclamation planning and mechanization programming. It is shown that the plot size of about two hectares having a length of 200m and width of loom may be optimum, considering the efficiency and capacity of large sized machinery available currently and in near future.

• 한국생물환경조절학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물환경조절학회 2000년도 학술발표논문집
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• pp.120-123
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• 2000

느타리버섯의 재배 환경관리는 버섯의 품질과 수확량을 좌우하는 매우 중요한 요소이지만 버섯배지의 적정 수분유지 및 습도조절에는 많은 노력과 시간이 요구된다. 이 연구는 느타리버섯의 수확시기에 버섯재배사 통로를 왕복 주행하며 버섯균상 2열 4-5단 균상에 필요한 량의 물을 뿌려주고 바람으로 배지표면의 물을 말려주며 주기적으로 안개분무로 가습하여 버섯 재배환경을 적합하게 유지하는 장치개발을 위하여 수행하였다. (중략)

• 한국농업기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국농업기계학회 2000년도 THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY ENGINEERING. V.II
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• pp.405-412
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• 2000

A natural air in-bin grain dryer with a grain circulator was developed for on farm use. Natural air drying test for rough rice was carried out to evaluate drying rate, uniformity of moisture content distribution in grain bed and energy consumption. It took 10 days to dry 8 ton of paddy rice from 21.9%(w.b) to 16.7%(w.b) moisture contents using the prototype dryer. The average drying rate was 0.52%/day. The uniformity of moisture content after drying was superior to the conventional natural air dryer where is grains were not circulated during drying periods. The dryer performance evaluation index was 738.3KJ/(kg.water), which was more effective than that of grain circulation t)pe hot air dryer(3,500-5,000 KJ/kg.water).