Woods, G.S., Page, R.L., and Maskell, D.L. (2002) Ground height detection sensor for control of harvesting equipment. In: Proceedings of the 2002 Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference. From: Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference 2002, 19-22 November 2002, Kyoto, Japan.

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Abstract

The design and testing of a novel microwave sensor developed to detect ground level through sugarcane is described. The purpose of this sensor is to automate the height adjustment of the base-cutter on mechanical sugarcane harvesters. The new sensor measures the amplitude of an electromagnetic wave propagating from one side of the row of cane to the other. A multi-element receiver array is employed to measure the amplitude versus height profile. The shape of the response is then analysed to estimate the ground location relative to the receiver array. The sensor operates at a frequency of 2.4GHz and uses rectangular patch antennas to enable mounting inside the harvester row dividers. Tests on board a cane harvester show the viability of this approach.

Item ID:	14639
Item Type:	Conference Item (Research - E1)
ISSN:	0916-8524
Keywords:	ground detection sensor; harvester; microwave
Date Deposited:	31 Oct 2017 23:02
FoR Codes:	09 ENGINEERING > 0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering > 090699 Electrical and Electronic Engineering not elsewhere classified @ 100%
SEO Codes:	82 PLANT PRODUCTION AND PLANT PRIMARY PRODUCTS > 8203 Industrial Crops > 820304 Sugar @ 100%
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