World-first Hands Free Hectare project completes second harvest
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| Publisher | Milling & Grain |
| Year of publication | 2018 October |
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| Medium | Digital |
| Edition | 1 |
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| Scope & content | Harper Adams University group, the Hands Free Hectare (HFHa) team, has effectively harvested their second crop using their autonomous combine harvester and achieved unloading on the move for the first time with their ISEKI tractor. The world-first project, run by Harper Adams University and Precision Decisions, returned in November of last year, after receiving funding from the AHDB to grow a crop of winter wheat, with the aim to improve the machinery’s accuracy and so improve field coverage, ultimately leading to a more competitive yield. Mechatronics Engineer for Precision Decisions Martin Abell said, “We have continued to make improvements to our system on the tractor, including adding an auto-start so we can start it remotely if required. We enhanced the auto-pilot in time for drilling which led to improved driving accuracy and therefore an increased field coverage." “We’ve also been to Buckingham Palace this year, where the University was awarded its Queen’s Anniversary Prize, and we’ve received the Institution of Agricultural Engineers (IAgrE) Team Achievement Award. “The HFHa has been a life-changing project that we’re all so pleased to have had a part in.”...Read more. |
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