Measuring behavior of an acceleration measuring unit implanted in potatoes

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1267-1274

  Geyer, M O ^a   Praeger, U ^a   Konig C ^a   Graf, A ^b   Truppel, I ^a   Schluter O ^a   Herold, B ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING AND BIOECONOMY ATB   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Blackspot bruise; Implantable acceleration measuring unit; Mechanical impact; Modulus of elasticity; Potato tuber

Indexed keywords

BLACKSPOT BRUISE; IMPLANTABLE ACCELERATION MEASURING UNIT; MECHANICAL IMPACT; MODULUS OF ELASTICITY; POTATO TUBER;

ACCELERATION MEASUREMENT; BIOMECHANICS; DROPS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; HARVESTING; IMPACT STRENGTH; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ROPE; TISSUE;

ACCELERATION;

ACCELERATION; AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; CORRELATION; CROP DAMAGE; ELASTIC MODULUS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HARVESTING; LABORATORY METHOD; MECHANICAL CONTROL; MECHANICAL THEORY; POTATO;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 69549118368     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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