2024
Monitoring and control Applications in Farm Machinery
Name: Monitoring and control Applications in Farm Machinery
Code: ERU12712M
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Rural Engineering
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
At the end of this course the student will have acquired knowledge on relevant farm machinery
subsystems, at a user's level, focusing on those present in the majority of modern agricultural equipment,
such as mechanical and hydraulic transmissions and electronic data transfer.
This knowledge will enable
him to develop skills to understand
(a) the working principle of relevant farm machinery;
(b) what information can be gathered and what instructions can be passed to the equipment, making it a useful tool
for Precision Agriculture (PA).
The course is intended to develop competences making possible and encouraging the future professional to
progress through the constantly changing state of the art in agricultural machinery dedicated to PA.
subsystems, at a user's level, focusing on those present in the majority of modern agricultural equipment,
such as mechanical and hydraulic transmissions and electronic data transfer.
This knowledge will enable
him to develop skills to understand
(a) the working principle of relevant farm machinery;
(b) what information can be gathered and what instructions can be passed to the equipment, making it a useful tool
for Precision Agriculture (PA).
The course is intended to develop competences making possible and encouraging the future professional to
progress through the constantly changing state of the art in agricultural machinery dedicated to PA.
Contents
Measurement of relevant physical properties associated with agricultural machinery (AM). Electronic
sensors and monitoring systems. Hydraulic power systems in AM. Control systems and actuators in AM.
Description of relevant subsystems of agricultural tractors. Tractor and implement hitching. Auto-steering
systems and headland management systems.
Seed drills and planters. Field adjustment and calibration. Technology for altering seed rates for Precision
Agriculture (PA).
Fertiliser spreaders. Field adjustment and calibration. Technology for altering application rates for PA.
Agricultural sprayers. Field adjustment and calibration. Technology for altering application rates for PA.
Description of relevant subsystems of combines and forage harvesters. Technology to evaluate production
for PA.
PA applications of unifeed, slurry tanks and muck spreaders.
sensors and monitoring systems. Hydraulic power systems in AM. Control systems and actuators in AM.
Description of relevant subsystems of agricultural tractors. Tractor and implement hitching. Auto-steering
systems and headland management systems.
Seed drills and planters. Field adjustment and calibration. Technology for altering seed rates for Precision
Agriculture (PA).
Fertiliser spreaders. Field adjustment and calibration. Technology for altering application rates for PA.
Agricultural sprayers. Field adjustment and calibration. Technology for altering application rates for PA.
Description of relevant subsystems of combines and forage harvesters. Technology to evaluate production
for PA.
PA applications of unifeed, slurry tanks and muck spreaders.
Teaching Methods
45 hours of Theoretical-practical sessions to present subjects and contact with machinery and equipment,
plus 15 hours of seminar session, presented mainly for external participant from the industry and services.
Continuous Assessment
2 papers (requiring a minimum attendance of 75% of the lectures)
Final exam
For students not approved by continuous assessment.
Approval
In continuous assessment, approval is obtained if the average mark of the 2 papers is ≥9.5 (in 20) and in if
none of the papers have been classified below 8.0 (in 20).
In final exam, approval requires a minimum mark of 9.5 (in 20).
plus 15 hours of seminar session, presented mainly for external participant from the industry and services.
Continuous Assessment
2 papers (requiring a minimum attendance of 75% of the lectures)
Final exam
For students not approved by continuous assessment.
Approval
In continuous assessment, approval is obtained if the average mark of the 2 papers is ≥9.5 (in 20) and in if
none of the papers have been classified below 8.0 (in 20).
In final exam, approval requires a minimum mark of 9.5 (in 20).
Teaching Staff
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