INNOTAG - INNOVATIONS




Guidance System Cultiva ATC CULTIVA ATC OnTrac MARKER LT Pro-Series 8000 Precision Farming Platform Spray, Fertilizer or Seed Controller Pro-Series Simple Control Software Farmworks On-board weighing Weighlog 100 et 200 Automatic Spray controllers Genie 1 et Genie 2 Ratemaster 200 Field Work monitor SAM 100 – SAM 200 Shaft Speed 600 Printing ICP 200 Automatic Precision guidance camera Eco Dan	Automatic Precision guidance camera Eco Dan ECO-DAN’s guidance system for farming and vegetable growing offers great advantages to both conventional and organic growers. ADVANTAGES Speed and working capacity can be increased by up to 50 %, dependent on the work being done Driving at night by artificial light further increases capacity Operator stress is greatly reduced and the driver can direct his attention to the essential field operation More effective weed control by cleaning closer to the rows A reduction of up to 75% in the use of pesticides when band spraying Earlier weed control in partially emerged crops Can be mounted on new or on existing equipment Works by following plant rows, tracks or ridges Operates without any physical contact with either soil or crop Is far more precise than satellite-based DGPS systems Plant Camera The vision camera is the backbone of the ECO-DAN guidance system and is continuously taking pictures of the plant row it is tracking. For most crops one camera will be sufficient. In beet and other similar crops, where gaps in the rows may occur, double cameras are used. Each of the cameras tracks a different row, ensuring that the guidance system always has a reference line. Plant and Track Camera In certain crops, especially in organic farming, it is essential to be able to commence weeding at an early stage. To meet this requirement ECO-DAN has developed a special camera, incorporating a laser, which can follow either a plant row or a marker track. The laser camera makes it possible to band spray or inter-vow cultivate before the plants have fully emerged. It can also be used to follow ridges, in, for example, potato crops. Monitor Panel Operation of the guidance system is controlled from a monitor panel placed in the tractor cab. The operator can select "Plants", "Track" or "Ridge". If there are no plants, or if the rows are completely covered by weeds, the message "Poor signal" is displayed, an alarm is sounded and the hydraulic or electrical system locks the implement. The tractor driver has to maintain alignment until the camera is able to identify the target row track, when the guidance system is automatically reactivated. Should the implement near the limit of the system's lateral adjustment, optical and audible alarms are activated. When raised at a headland the implement is automatically centred.