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Project SMoSys

Cutting-monitoring-system for self-propelled forage harvesters

Problem Statement / Approach to Solution

Modern self-propelled forage harvesters are equipped with various assistance systems for smooth operation. These include sensors and electronics, which are used, for example, to adjust the cutting gap. In order to ensure a constant quality of the cutting process, the driver needs a robust determination of the wear of the cutting edges. The goal of the project is to develop and construct a grinding assistance system, which enables an automatic evaluation of the degree of wear of the knives based on acoustic signals. The basis is formed by findings from the predecessor project "EMiL" as well as current results from test bench tests, field tests, optical measurement of the cutting geometry with machine evaluation and image analysis of shredded material samples.

Project manager

University of Schmalkalden
Faculty of Electrical Engineering
Blechhammer 9
D-98574 Schmalkalden

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas Wenzel
Phone: +49 (0) 3683 688 5113
a.wenzel@hs-sm.de

M.Sc. Manuel Schneider
Phone: +49 (0) 3683 688 5216
m.schneider@hs-sm.de

Project Partners

University of Kassel
Ecological Agricultural Science
Department of Agricultural Engineering

Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Crop Science
Department of Agricultural Engineering

CLAAS

Self-propelled harvesting machines GmbH

Project Sponsors

Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank German Innovation Partnership Agriculture (DIP Agrar)

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