The paper aims at the complex situation of the tractor field operation and adopts the gear shift rule of two parameters to control the six gear shift of the tractor. Using the artificial neural network chip the model number of which is ZISC036 and the computer on slice the model number of which is PIC17C42 establishes the controller of the radial basis function artificial neural network-RBFANN....

There are competing economic goals when plowing a farm field. The rows must be level, to reduce erosion. The rows should also perfectly abut each other, so that no land is wasted on gaps and no fuel is wasted on overlapping areas. With todays GPS-guided tractors, it has become worthwhile to try to produce an optimal tractor path, knowing that a tractor can actually be programmed to follow it. T...

The directional response and roll stability characteristics of a partly filled tractor semi-trailer vehicle, with cylindrical tank, are investigated in various maneuvers. The dynamic interaction of liquid cargo with the tractor semi-trailer vehicle is also evaluated by integrating a dynamic slosh model of the partly filled tank with five-degrees-of-freedom of a tractor semi-trailer tank mode...

As the economic contexts of farming change, occupational supports for the maintenance of traditional rural masculinities diminish. When these past identities remain salient, identity discontinuity can occur and alternative mechanisms of support may be sought. Nostalgic remembrances may serve to reduce such discontinuity. The current inquiry explores antique tractor collecting as a means of rest...

automation of tractors due to their widespread use in different sectors e.g. agriculture, construction and industry have been seriously considered by researchers. in this study a tele-steering system for tractor was designed and constructed to controling and steering so the operator can control the tractor even far away from the stressful condition of tractor cab, . a cctv camera and an electri...

Kentucky FFA students inspected 153 farm tractors for safety features that prevent operator injuries during tractor overturns, highway collisions, runovers, and power take-off (PTO) entanglements. Tractor mean age was 23.6 years (SD = 20.9). Rollover protective structures (ROPS) were present on 50.66% of tractors, but only 33.33% of these had functional seatbelts. Loose and damaged seats were f...

This study describes chores when farmers were either fatally or seriously injured and required emergency medical treatment as a result of overturns of tractors with or without rollover protective structures (ROPS). Data from the 2002 Kentucky Farm Tractor Overturn Survey were used for this study. The data were collected by a telephone survey of a population-based random sample of 6063 (7.98%) o...

Measurement of the values of forces in tractor arms is of great importance due to draft of agricultural equipment. These values can be used for testing and evaluation of the agricultural machinery, selection of suitable tractor, etc. The tools which are used for measurement of the forces are called dynamometer. The main objective of the present study was to design and evaluate a load cell for i...