Evaluation of the automatic base-cutter control system in the Australian sugarcane industry

2008 ASSCT Conference - 30th Annual Conference Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 322-327

  Esquivel, M ^a   Marrero, S ^a   Ponce, E ^a   Guerrero, A ^a   Stainlay, T ^b   Villaruz, J ^b   Wood, A W ^c   Dibella, L P ^d  

^a Techagro Pacific Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^b Tully Cane Productivity Services Limited   (Australia)

^c CSR Sugar   (Australia)

^d Herbert Cane Productivity Services Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Base Cutter control system; Burdekin river district; Harvester automation; Herbert river district; Tully river district

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; CONTROL SYSTEMS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENGINEERS; FORESTRY; HARVESTERS; RIVERS; SOILS; SUGAR CANE;

BURDEKIN RIVER DISTRICT; FIELD MEASUREMENT; HARVESTER OPERATORS; HERBERT RIVER DISTRICT; ONBOARD COMPUTERS; PROCESSING THE SIGNALS; SOCIAL COMPONENTS; TULLY RIVER DISTRICT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 84908489749     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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