Hardware-software facility for the assisted steering system of a machine-tractor unit

BACKGROUND: The high cost of imported information, navigation and steering equipment forces domestic manufacturers to create and to implement competitive technologies that are based on the achievements of science and technology. Therefore, the development and creation of domestic systems for assisted steering of a machine-tractor unit with information and navigation equipment is relevant.

AIM: Development and creation of a domestic hardware-software facility for assisted steering of a machine-tractor unit.

METHODS: Tests of the hardware-software facility were carried out on the fields of the Republic of Bashkortostan according to the methodology for conducting in-process tests developed by scientists of the Bashkir State Agrarian University.

RESULTS: Tests of the experimental hardware-software facility on the fields of the Republic of Bashkortostan showed a reduction in gaps and overlaps by 15-25% of the field area, savings in fertilizers of up to 20% per hectare, productivity of field work increased by 13-20% due to the machine operator’s attention focusing only on tractor control (no need to focus on the previous run). When operating at night, the productivity of the unit, both in default and experimental versions, increased by 1.5-1.8 times in relation to output during daylight hours, and as a result, the time required to complete the fieldwork was reduced.

CONCLUSION: The practical value of the solution lies in the possibility of using the hardware-software facility proposed by the author for assisted steering of domestic machine-tractor units.