Field Testing of an Electrically Powered Controlled Traffic Farming System 921619
The Cal Poly electrically powered controlled traffic farming (CTF) system was designed to achieve three major objectives: (1) to reduce soil compaction caused by conventional tractor-based farming practices, (2) to increase utilization of off-peak power, and (3) to operate solely under computer control. The CTF system performed all the routine cultural crop-growing activities without putting wheel traffic over the growing field. Field testing was performed to document the operational performance of the CTF system as compared to a conventional wheel-type diesel tractor. Routine field operations were used to determine the extent of soil compaction and the energy consumed by each system.
Citation: Carnegie, E., Kaminaka, M., Williams, D., and Zohns, M., "Field Testing of an Electrically Powered Controlled Traffic Farming System," SAE Technical Paper 921619, 1992, https://doi.org/10.4271/921619. Download Citation
Author(s):
E. J. Carnegie, M. S. Kaminaka, D. W. Williams, M. A. Zohns
Affiliated:
California Polytechnic State Univ.
Pages: 16
Event:
International Off-Highway & Powerplant Congress & Exposition
Also in:
SAE 1992 Transactions: Journal of Commercial Vehicles-V101-2