• 드라이브 ㆍ 컨트롤
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.36-43
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• 2024

The yield is basic and necessary information in precision agriculture that reduces input resources and enhances productivity. Yield information is important because it can be used to set up farming plans and evaluate farming results. Yield monitoring systems are commercialized in the United States and Japan but not in Korea. Therefore, such a system must be developed. This study was conducted to develop a yield monitoring system that improved performance by correcting a previously developed flow sensor using a grain tank-weighing system. An impact-plated type flow sensor was installed in a grain tank where grains are placed, and grain tank-weighing sensors were installed under the grain tank to estimate the weight of the grain inside the tank. The grain flow rate and grain weight prediction models showed high correlations, with coefficient of determinations (R2) of 0.9979 and 0.9991, respectively. A main controller of the yield monitoring system that calculated the real-time yield using a sensor output value was also developed and installed in a combine harvester. Field tests of the combine harvester yield monitoring system were conducted in a rice paddy field. The developed yield monitoring system showed high accuracy with an error of 0.13%. Therefore, the newly developed yield monitoring system can be used to predict grain weight with high accuracy.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.332-338
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• 2007

Yield mapping is necessary for precision farming. An on-site rice weighing system for a head-feed combine was developed to measure the total weight of rice grain harvested while the combine was operated. A load cell system was used to monitor rice weights accumulated into the combine grain tank using a load cell. This method gave cumulative grain weight readings as a function of time. The system consisted of a load cell, two supporting brackets, and a computer-based data acquisition system. The weights measured with the system from two fields were compared with those obtained with a commercially available electronic balance. The response of the load cell to varying grain weights was linearly modeled, showing a coefficient of determination of 0.998 and a standard error of ${\pm}4.09kg$.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.408-417
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• 2016

Purpose: Yield monitoring systems are an essential component of precision agriculture. They indicate the spatial variability of crop yield in fields, and have become an important factor in modern harvesters. The objective of this paper was to review research trends related to yield monitoring sensors for grain crops. Methods: The literature was reviewed for research on the major sensing components of grain yield monitoring systems. These major components included grain flow sensors, moisture content sensors, and cutting width sensors. Sensors were classified by sensing principle and type, and their performance was also reviewed. Results: The main targeted harvesting grain crops were rice, wheat, corn, barley, and grain sorghum. Grain flow sensors were classified into mass flow and volume flow methods. Mass flow sensors were mounted primarily at the clean grain elevator head or under the grain tank, and volume flow sensors were mounted at the head or in the middle of the elevator. Mass flow methods used weighing, force impact, and radiometric approaches, some of which resulted in measurement error levels lower than 5% ($R^2=0.99$). Volume flow methods included paddle wheel type and optical type, and in the best cases produced error levels lower than 3%. Grain moisture content sensing was in many cases achieved using capacitive modules. In some cases, errors were lower than 1%. Cutting width was measured by ultrasonic distance sensors mounted at both sides of the header dividers, and the errors were in some cases lower than 5%. Conclusions: The design and fabrication of an integrated yield monitoring system for a target crop would be affected by the selection of a sensing approach, as well as the layout and mounting of the sensors. For accurate estimation of yield, signal processing and correction measures should be also implemented.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.63-68
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• 2014

This paper has an aim to study the effect of PWHT and its conditions(peak temperature and holding time) on the tensile properties and impact toughness of FCAW weld metal in relation to microstructure. Impact toughness was evaluated to apply the cargo tank of liquified gas carriers under the various PWHT condition of each class societies. On the basis of these study, it was found that PWHT conditions within all class societies affect charpy absorbed energy of weld metal little or no, all PWHT weld metals kept similar level of charpy absorbed energy as as-weld weld metal down-to $-60^{\circ}C$ and finally indicated lower energy value than that of as-weld weld metal at $-75^{\circ}C$. It is because the precipitation of 2nd phase was controlled from welding consumable and the grain size was grown by PWHT.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제50권3호
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• pp.457-468
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• 2023

The purpose of this study is to develop a high-speed combine harvester. The performance was evaluated by composing a dynamic simulation model of a threshing cylinder and analyzing the amount of threshed rice grain during threshing operations. The rotational speed of the threshing cylinder was set at 10 rpm intervals from 500 rpm until 540 rpm, based on the rated rotational speed of 507 rpm. The rice stem model was developed using the EDEM software using measured rice stem properties. Multibody dynamics software was utilized to model the threshing cylinder and tank comprising five sections below the threshing cylinder, and the threshing performance was evaluated by weighing the grain collected in the threshing tank during threshing simulations. The simulation results showed that section 1 and 2 threshed more grains compared to section 3 and 4. It was also found that when the threshing speed was higher, the larger number of grains were threshed. Only simulation was conducted in this study. Therefore, the validation of the simulation model is required. A comparative analysis to validate the simulation model by field experiment will be conducted in the future.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.135-144
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• 1999

An yield monitoring system plays a key role in precision farming. An yield monitoring system and a DGPS were implemented to a widely used domestic combine for yield mapping of a small sized paddy field, and yield mapping algorithms were investigated in this study. The yield variation in the 0.1ha rice paddy field was measured by installing a yield flow sensor and a grain moisture sensor at the end of the clean grain elevator discharging grains into a grain tank. Yield map of the test filed was drawn in a point map and a linear interpolated map based on the result of the field test. The size of a unit yield grid in yield mapping was determined based on the combine traveling speed, effective harvesting width and data storing period. It was possible to construct the yield map of a small sized paddy field.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.102-109
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• 2015

Purpose: Slow manual harvesting of rain-fed chickpeas cultivated in fallow fields in developing countries have encouraged the design of a mechanical harvester. Methods: A tractor-pulled harvester was built, in which a modified stripper header detached pods from an anchored plant and a chain conveyor transferred material. The stripper harvester was redesigned to use: 1) the maneuverability of tractor-mounted frames, 2) the adaptability of floating headers, and 3) the flexibility of pneumatic conveyors. Results: A mobile vacuum conveyor, which was an innovator open system, was designed for the dilute phase transferring mode for both grain and material other than grain. A centrifugal fan transferred harvested material to a cyclone separator that settled harvested material in a grain tank 1 m high. The machine at the spot work rate of $0.42ha{\cdot}h^{-1}$ harvested chickpea pods equal to the output of 16.6 farm laborers. Conclusion: The low cost and reasonable projected purchase price are the advantages of the concept. Additionally, the shattering loss reduction confirms the feasibility of the prototype chickpea harvester for commercialization.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.50-54
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• 1999

Feasibility study of the application of a developed annealed austenitic stainless steel at cryogenic temperature has been performed for membrane tank of LNG ship. Chemical properties of developed stainless steel are compared with a domestic commercial stainless steel and a foreign stainless steel which are used for LNG ships. Tensile properties at cryogenic temperature and fatigue strength at room temperature are measured for but and lap joints which are TIG welded specimens. Developed stainless steel having a small amount of titanium component shows the finest grain size in the HAZ, compared with the other stainless steel studied. Tensile strength, elongation and fatigue strength of the developed stainless steel are equal to those of the foreign stainless steel studied and are higher than the domestic commercial stainless steel studied.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제22권8호
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• pp.652-659
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• 2003

사질로 이루어진 평탄한 경계면에서 수평입사각 (25°, 40°, 65°, 80°)에 따른 고주파(40∼120 kHz) 반사손실 측정 실험을 수조 내에서 수행하였다. 5×5×5 m 크기의 수조는 바닥을 두께가 0,5m 이고 평균입도가 0.5 ø인 사질 퇴적물로 채웠으며 퇴적층 경계면은 평탄하게 조성하였다. 측정된 주파수별 수평입사각에 따른 반사손실은 고주파 해저면 반사손실 모델인 APL-UW 모델 (Mourad & Jackson, 1989)과 비교하였다. 60 kHz 이하 주파수의 경우 모델과 실측치가 거의 일치하였으나 70 kHz 이상의 경우에는 주파수가 증가함에 따라 2∼3dB씩 증가하는 결과를 보였다. 70 kHz 이상의 경우 모델과 실측치 간의 차이는 모델에서 다루지 않는 거칠기 (입도)의 수직 크기 때문이며 고주파로 갈수록 산란이론의 레일리 인자 (Rayleigh parameter)의 값이 증가하여 거칠기에 의한 산란효과를 포함하기 때문이다. 따라서 평탄한 해저면일지라도 사질과 수층으로 이루어진 경계면에서의 반사손실모델은 입도분포의 신뢰구간 내에서 갖는 거칠기 영향에 의한 주파수의 종속성을 고려하여야한다.

• 한국패류학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.97-103
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• 2009

본 연구에서 바지락 부유 유생은 저질입경이 클수록 착저율(${\Omega}_b$)이 높았으며, 생물적으로도 저질을 선택하고 있다는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 또 침투류의 발생에 의한 유동장에 있어서는 유속이 10 cm/s, 저질 중앙입경 1.211 mm, 침투 유속 0.3 cm/s일 경우, 3.1-5.1 배의 부유 유생 착저 효과 $\alpha$ (=${\Omega}_b/{\Omega}_{b0}$)가 증가되는 것을 확인하였다. 부유 유생에 있어서 저질입경의 선택성은 생물적인 요인에 의존하고, 유동장에 있어서 착저 촉진 효과는 물리적인 안정 조건에 지배되어 있었다. 그리고 이번 새롭게 도입한 안정 지표(${\lambda}p$)에 의해 통일적으로 평가할 수 있는 것을 확인하였다. 유생의 안정 지표(${\lambda}p$)에 의하면, 유속이 작용했을 경우의 부유 유생은 저질입경에 영향을 받지 않고 거의 일정 값을 가지며, 초기 이동한계유속 및 전면 이동 한계유속에 대응하는 ${\lambda}p$값은 각각 0.14, 1.06 이였고, 새롭게 제안한 안정 지표(${\lambda}p$)의 타당성이 검증되었다. 따라서 본 연구 결과에 의해 어떤 해역의 바지락 부유 유생의 부유 밀도, 저질 입경, 유동 조건이 명확할 때, 바지락 부유 유생의 착저율을 추측할 수 있는 결과를 얻을 수 있었다.