Advanced bale weighing with integrated mass yield system for large square balers
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Since 1905, the Department of Agricultural Engineering, now the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (ABE), has been a leader in providing engineering solutions to agricultural problems in the United States and the world. The department’s original mission was to mechanize agriculture. That mission has evolved to encompass a global view of the entire food production system–the wise management of natural resources in the production, processing, storage, handling, and use of food fiber and other biological products.
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In 1905 Agricultural Engineering was recognized as a subdivision of the Department of Agronomy, and in 1907 it was recognized as a unique department. It was renamed the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering in 1990. The department merged with the Department of Industrial Education and Technology in 2004.
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1905–present
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- Department of Agricultural Engineering (1907–1990)
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- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (parent college)
- College of Engineering (parent college)
- Department of Industrial Education and Technology, (merged, 2004)
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This research was focused on development of a large square baler mass measurement system. The mass measurement system was designed to provide estimations of mass yield, mass flow, individual flake weights, and bale weights. The developed mass measurement system was evaluated at the same level as the measured ground truth which was defined to be on a bale basis. The mass measurement system utilized experimental force measuring sensors located in the pre-compression chamber to capture the forces associated with crop mass in the pre-compression chamber. Force information coupled with production baler sensor information and geographical information were combined to create estimation of mass flow and mass yield. The developed mass measurement system was evaluated against production scale systems. The performance of the developed mass measurement system was not significantly different at a 95% confidence level when compared to current production bale scale systems and successfully demonstrated mass yield estimations.