On April 12, 2019, in Toruń, the presentation of the book was held, with participation of the authors, Adam Ekielski, PhD Eng., and Karol Wesołowski, MSc Eng., as well as over a hundred teachers from agricultural schools from all over Poland.
This will be the first publication on mechatronic engineering in agriculture addressed to students at secondary schools. The Chamber, being in touch with companies from the sector on a regular basis, and knowing problems related to training of new personnel, undertook to publish a book on this subject.
The book Systemy Agrotroniczne aims to fill a gap in the market resulting from a lack of publication discussing the latest solutions used in the agriculture. The book will meet the curriculum requirements for education for a profession: agricultural mechanisation and agrotronics technician, for a specialisation: use of mechatronics systems in the agriculture. The material included in the publication will be divided into four main chapters, guiding the reader gradually through specific issues of mechatronics application in the agriculture.
Supplement A: Symbols used in technical documentation.
Information provided in individual chapters will be divided in three parts: device operating principle, description of devices available in the market, and tasks and exercises for students. The publication will include over 80 drawings and schemes to facilitate for the reader understanding of discussed issues.
Chapter 1 will present general terms related to agriculture 4.0, and one of its aspects, the precision agriculture. An organised system for development of the agriculture components was introduced, and mechatronics place in a chain of technologies used in the modern agriculture was presented.
Chapter 2 will acquaint the reader with technologies used for measurements and energy transfer in modern agricultural machines. The first part of the chapter is dedicated to presenting the place of mechatronics in the cultivation systems. Due to an importance of data transmission between components of agricultural units, a chapter concerning standards for transmitting and monitoring signals in CAN and ISOBUS networks is very extensive. In information transmission systems, correct values of measurement data are crucial for correct running of a technological process. Therefore, the authors focus greatly on presenting and discussing design and locations of sensors and converters that may be used for agrotronic solutions. Further parts of the chapter concern solutions used in hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical drives.
Chapter 3 will describe mechatronic solutions used in selected groups of agricultural machines and vehicles. For each solution, its design, operating principle and values requiring adjustment or special attention during operation will be discussed.
Chapter 4 will present solutions for farm and machine pool management in agriculture, using actions conducted at a website level as an example.
The last part will explain symbols used in technical diagrams.
The publication will be soon available for free at www.pigmiur.pl. You only need to register to download it.
