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)
Additional information
- Projekt duration: 09/2017 – 09/2020
- Supported by funds from the special-purpose assets of the Federal Government:
- Project volume: 254,471.24 €
- Application number: 836 594
- pdf: SMoSys - Cutting-monitoring-system for self-propelled forage harvesters
- pdf (german): SMoSys - Schneid-Monitoring-System für selbstfahrende Feldhäcksler
