
Photo: The combine harvestor at work. Source:© InSensEPro
Efficient harvesting is a complex endeavor, with combine harvesters constantly adapting to field conditions and weather. Variations in plant size, spikes, grain count, and size, influenced by factors like soil quality, water distribution, and shading, eliminate any one-size-fits-all approach. This raises pivotal questions: How can we enhance monitoring during the harvesting process? How can we ease the operator’s workload?
These challenges drove an innovative collaboration between Bielefeld University’s Research Institute for Cognition and Robotics (CoR-Lab) and CLAAS, an agricultural machinery manufacturer in Harsewinkel. Their project, ‘Intelligent sensor network for determining process variables’ (InSensEPro), aimed to revolutionize combine harvesters.
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Cover Photo: YouTube video “How a Combine Harvester Works” (EN). Link: https://youtu.be/nS_9Bb6piro?si=XNJjgbY3i-f8aEbV


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