Landing: Researchers of the University of Technology can renew the plow

• Researchers at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics have developed more efficient plows
• The plow -fitted with a new plow is cyclically exploited soil fragmentation
• As a result of innovation, traction is reduced by 5-9 percent, so less fuel is used by tractors
• Success depends on assessing and setting soil properties, it would be ideal to involve artificial intelligence
• Researchers perform simulations and cooperate with the University of Technology Industry 4.0 Technology Center in Development

Researchers at the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Product Design have been found to the question that a plow of plows with a flexible plow can be used more efficiently than rigid. So much so that a patent announcement has already been submitted to the invention.

Resistance of fragmenting soil is the key

« We have known so far that a vibrating plow could be achieved, but they have previously tried an external drive, which required extra energy translation. The essence of our innovation is to take advantage of the soil cyclical fragmentation, » he said On the University’s Newsletter Kornél Tamás associate professor. Thus, the tool is made in this case by the fact that the fragmentation soil is cyclically against the plow. And after the plow milk comes into swing, this results in traction energy savings. Think of 5-10 vibrations per second at a depth of about 25-30 centimeters.

The point is that the soil has to find its own frequency. All materials have one. Worth only the famous To the collapse of a tacoma bridge to think about. « The well-adjusted spring plow milk is 5-9 percent lower. As today’s machine consumes two to three hundred liters of gas oil in one shift, this is not a negligible cost reduction. In addition, it does not require any particular investment to transform the plow, » said Zoltán Hudoba.

Artificial intelligence would come in handy

There is still difficulty, above all, the heterogeneity of the soil. Success depends on assessing the properties of a given soil. It would be best to do this automatically with software, and the result could set the machine.

A lot of data would require a lot of data for such a development, but in real circumstances it is extremely macerated. It would go a little easier if the to researchers They would have their own tractor measuring equipment. In the absence of this, they are still able to rely mainly on simulations, which are carried out, among other things, with a self -developed system. Researchers will cooperate with a BME With industry 4.0 technology center where the In a precision agricultural research group They continue to develop.