931103 Fundamentals of agricultural engineering
- Type
- Lecture
- Semester hours
- 2
- Lecturer (assistant)
- Pejakovic, Vladimir , Quendler, Elisabeth , Gronauer, Andreas
- Organisation
- Offered in
- Wintersemester 2023/24
- Languages of instruction
- Deutsch, Englisch
- Content
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- Introduction to system engineering, units and engineering standards
- Force, work, power and efficiency
- Machine elements and materials
- Hydromechanics/hydraulics
- Combustion engines
- Clutches and gearing mechanisms
- Aspects of ergonomics
- Electric machines
- Measurement and control systems
- Sensor and communication technologies in the context of precision farming
- Cultivation, seeding and plant protection
- Harvesting technology - grassland
- Harvesting Technology – cereals, root crop
- Previous knowledge expected
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Knowledge of the content of the course 892102 "Agrophysics" are presupposed.
- Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)
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The students are able based on fundamentals of agrophysics to understand and evaluate agricultural process parameters.
In detail:
- Revision of the most important units and engineering standards
- Fundamentals of mechanics
- Fundamentals of combustion engines, hydromechanics/hydraulics, clutches, gearing mechanisms and electrical machines
- Fundamentals of measurement and control systems, sensor and communication technologies in the context of precision farming
- Insight in technologies for cultivation, seeding and harvesting of grassland, cereals and root crops
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.