2009 Volume 71 Issue 3 Pages 3_85-3_93
Tilling robot can perform unmanned rotary tilling at a practical level. At first, to utilize the robot effectively, we suggested an application in which one operator manually operates the usual tractor while causing the robot to perform unmanned operation. Second, to apply the robot to other work, operation software for “seeding” and “soil puddling” were made based on software for rotary tilling. In a field test of the first application, one operator could perform tilling efficiently, approximately 1.8 times the manual operation. In field tests of the second application, one operator could execute wheat seeding precisely with saving labor. The unmanned soil puddling could be performed more efficiently than by conventional manual operation.
