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Development of a Turning Radius Measurement System using DGPS for Agricultural Tractors (DGPS를 이용한 농용트랙터 선회반경 측정 시스템 개발)

  • Kim, Yu-Yong;Lim, Jong-Guk;Shin, Seoung-Yeop;Kim, Hyeok-Ju;Kim, Byoung-Gap;Kim, Hyeong-Kwon
    • Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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    • v.35 no.2
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    • pp.85-90
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    • 2010
  • This study was carried out to develop turning radius measuring method and device of using a DGPS speed sensor for agricultural tractors. The measurement system consisted of a DGPS speed sensor, a data acquisition device, a touch panel, a photo sensor, a radio modem and a notebook computer. Three methods were developed: average of turning speed-time method, integral of turning speed-time method, and speed-heading angular velocity method. Best method was average of turning speed-time method which could be used with a maximum error 2.7 cm.

SUCCESS FACTORS FOR JIT MANAGEMENT OF PRIMARY COMMODITY SUPPLY CHAINS IN AUSTRALIA

  • Kim Tae Ho;Wegener Malcolm
    • Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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    • v.6 no.3
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    • pp.141-152
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    • 2004
  • Supply chains for agricultural commodities with their various constraints such as production lead time, seasonal production, and methods of storage are limited in the extent to which techniques like Just-in-Time (JIT) inventory management can be applied. It is beyond the ability of producers to control harvest time and many agricultural products are perishable so that they can incur exceptional losses in storage if they are not handled correctly. This is a source of additional costs and inefficiency in supply chain management. The purpose of this study is to reduce or eliminate such sources of loss and inefficiency and to identify success factors for the JIT inventory management system where it can be applied for agricultural products. Where JIT techniques can be applied in supply chain management for agricultural products, costs such as transportation, inventory, and storage losses can be reduced with concurrent increases in efficiency. In the paper, some of the problems associated with applying JIT inventory control methods in supply chain management for agricultural commodities will be reported through a series of case studies.

SUCCESS FACTORS FOR JIT MANAGEMENT OF PRIMARY COMMODITY SUPPLY CHAINS IN AUSTRALIA

  • Kim, Tae-Ho;Malcolm Wegener
    • Proceedings of the Safety Management and Science Conference
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    • 2004.05a
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    • pp.191-201
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    • 2004
  • Supply chains for agricultural commodities with their various constraints such as production lead time, seasonal production, and methods of storage are limited in the extent to which techniques like Just-in-Time (JIT) inventory management can be applied. It is beyond the ability of producers to control harvest time and many agricultural products are perishable so that they can incur exceptional losses in storage if they are not handled correctly. This is a source of additional costs and inefficiency in supply chain management. The purpose of this study is to reduce or eliminate such sources of loss and inefficiency and to identify success factors for the JIT inventory management system where it can be applied for agricultural products. Where ]IT techniques can be applied in supply chain management for agricultural products, costs such as transportation, inventory, and storage losses can be reduced with concurrent increases in efficiency. In the paper, some of the problems associated with applying ]IT inventory control methods in supply chain management for agricultural commodities will be reported through a series of case studies.

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Safety Investigation on the Consolidation Methods of Environment-Friendly Canals (자연친화적 수로의 정비 공법에 대한 안정성 검토)

  • Kim, Sun-Joo;Ko, Jae-Sun;An, Min-Woo
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers Conference
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    • 2003.10a
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    • pp.111-114
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    • 2003
  • Due to the increasing interest in preserving environment, many environmentally friendly canal consolidation methods has been developed. Those methods, however, tend to focus more on the scenery than on the control of water. Thus, the safety of such methods are need to be studied more profoundly. In this study, the hydraulic examination of applied environmentally friendly methods using HEC-RAS model considering roughness coefficient and shear force in a canal is done to present the hydraulic safety of each methods. Further more, vegetations distribution characteristics and maintenance methods of channel are investigated.

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Consolidation Behavior of Agricultural Reservoir under Embankment on Soft Clay (연약지반상에 축조된 농업용 저수지의 압밀거동)

  • Oh, Bum-Hwan;Lee, Dal-Won
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers Conference
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    • 2002.10a
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    • pp.313-316
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    • 2002
  • This study was performed to evaluation the consolidation behavior of agricultural reservoir in the very soft ground. The final settlement prediction methods by Hyperbolic and Asaoka methods were used to compare with the degree of consolidation estimated by exess pore water pressure. The dissipated excess pore water pressure during embankment construction and peak excess pore water pressure on the completed embankment were suggested for the estimation of the degree of consolidation. It was concluded that the degree of consolidation estimated from dissipated excess pore water pressure was more reliable than that from the peak excess pore water pressure.

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Study on the Practical Use of Artificial Media and Aritifical Soil for Agriculture by Standard Planting (표준재배에 따른 인공배지 및 인공토양의 농자재화를 위한 실용화연구)

  • 김선주;윤춘경;김해도;양용석
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers Conference
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    • 1999.10c
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    • pp.682-688
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    • 1999
  • We threat sludge by heating methods with low pollution and high efficiency. Organic and inorganic components in Sludge can be almost removed through the heaging treatment process, and thefinal products are called artifical aoil or artificial media which are depended on temperature control. It can be recycled on the agricultural sites. Because it contained sort of organic matters while high heaging process with addition. To use them as agricultural materials, it need to know their characteristic transform in the nature. So we have planting bean and corn for two years with standard planting methods and to anticipate changing characteristics of artificial media and artificial soil by staying it natural condition, analyze it physical and chemical characteristics. This study will be contributed to reduce mass enviornmental problems by the treatment of Sludge and make it possible application for a agriculture use.

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Effect of the Nutritive Components of Mulberry Fruits From Two Cultivars Based on Irrigation Scheduling

  • Ju, Wan-Taek;Lee, Sora;Kim, Heon-Woong;Jo, You-Young;Kwon, Hae-Yong
    • Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture
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    • v.39 no.4
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    • pp.352-359
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    • 2020
  • BACKGROUND: The mulberry cultivars 'Daeshim' and 'Shimgang' were developed in RDA in 2014 and 2017, respectively. 'Daeshim' yields a fruit size bigger than that of other varieties and has a productivity of over 70%, whereas 'Shimgang' has a high yield and a special characterization against the mulberry popcorn disease. In our study, a compositional comparison of these popular cultivars in Korea was undertaken to explore the nutrient profiles of mulberry fruit and promote the development of the rich minerals and flavonoids in mulberry fruit as performing each other irrigation time. METHODS AND RESULTS: These two cultivars were collected from the Sericulture and Apiculture Division, RDA, in Korea to investigate their amounts, weights, minerals, and flavonoid content using each other instrument. After 6 h of irrigation treatment, the amount of fruit (kg/tree) from Daeshim and Shimgang increased by 17.5 and 15.2 kg/tree, respectively. The total flavonoid content from Daeshim and Shimgang was determined to be 132.9 mg and 36.3 mg, respectively, after the 6 h irrigation treatment. CONCLUSION: Appropriate irrigation treatment methods such as water scheduling and volume will help increase fruit quantities and farmer incomes. It would be interesting to conduct further in-depth research on these fruits so that consumers can benefit from them as a food additive.