COMPUTER MODEL FOR SUPPORTING FARM MACHINERY REPLACEMENT DECISION

Machinery investment decision and off-farm employment in rural China☆

Article history: Received 28 February 2011 Received in revised form 13 July 2011 Accepted 8 August 2011 Available online 19 September 2011 This paper investigates the endogenous linkages between farmers' machinery investment decision and off-farm employment in China. Both the theoretical model and the empirical results based on a survey of 453 households in Anhui Province indicate that agricult...

Farm Machinery Operation Cost Calculations

Representation Requirements for Supporting Decision Model Formulation

This paper outlines a methodology for analyzing the representational support for knowledge-based decision-modeling in a broad domain. A relevant set of inference patterns and knowledge types are identified. By comparing the analysis results to exist­ ing representations, some insights are gained into a design approach for integrating cate­ gorical and uncertain knowledge in a context­ sensitive...

Decision Supporting Model for Highway Maintenance

A decision model for pavement management has been developed herein based on linear programming formulation. Markov transition probability matrices are introduced to model the deterioration process of the road sections. To every type of road surfaces and class of traffic amount belongs a certain Markov matrix. The presented model and methodology is used to determine the optimal rehabilitation an...

The Research of Computer Aided Farm Machinery Designing Method Based on Ergonomics

Along with agricultural economy development, the farm machinery product type Increases gradually, the ergonomics question is also getting more and more prominent. The widespread application of computer aided machinery design makes it possible that farm machinery design is intuitive, flexible and convenient. At present, because the developed computer aided ergonomics software has not suitable hu...