Chair of Agricultural Systems and Technology

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Processing Machines and Mobile Machinery

GI 2010 SymposiumDresden, 14 May 2010Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Thomas Herlitzius

Welcome

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Research actual

Machines and Processes of – Harvesting– Seeding and Tillage

Function, reliability and wear behavior of machine components and tractor implement toolsAlternative / Electrical DrivesProcessing of renewable primary products (energy from biomass)Design methods and tools for mobile machineryProcess simulation, modeling and controlSensors for process quality and control

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Macro Tendencies

Past Present Future

Source: Pope Design

ManualMechanicalSmall Manufacturers

Combustion engineMechatronic, HydraulicsGlobal operating companies

Combustion engine ??Autonomous systems,max. productivityGlobal companies

Harvest System

Autonomous Seeding System

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Strategic Areas of Research

Machine and equipment intelligence Integration between equipment and informationSelf diagnostics capabilityServices in farm operation, fleet management

Reliability and up-timeAlternative (electrical) drives Digital mock-up, tools and methods of virtual build

Productivity Autonomous Systems

Future Mobile Agricultural Machinery

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Agriculture in the Future?

Autonomous TractorFuel Cell Tractor