Abstract
A control system was developed for indexing and positioning the mobile truss of a cable-drawn farming system. The system was tested over a length of 170 m using a five tower, 175 m long, truss assembly. A statistical analysis of the test results showed that the probability of position error being controlled to within ±12 cm and ±24 cm were verified at the 99.7% and 99.99% confidence levels, respectively. Based on these results, it was concluded that the objective of developing an indexing and positioning system capable of providing ±24 cm accuracy was achieved.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 211-216 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Applied Engineering in Agriculture |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - May 2000 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Engineering