A tractor performance monitor with DGPS capability

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 155-174

  Yule, I J ^a   Kohnen, G ^b   Nowak, M ^c  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b GKN Aerospace   (United States)

^c CLAAS KGaA mbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Engine mapping; Machinery operating costs; Precision farming; Tractor performance

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; COSTS; DATA ACQUISITION; DYNAMOMETERS; FORCE MEASUREMENT; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; PERFORMANCE; TRANSDUCERS;

DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM; DIFFERENTIAL GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; MACHINERY OPERATING COSTS; PRECISION FARMING;

TRACTORS (AGRICULTURAL);

EID: 0032842393     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1699(99)00029-0     Document Type: Article

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