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| GERE0002-1 | Principles of agricultural machines
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| Duration : | 21h Th, 3h FT |
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| Holder(s) : | Marie‑France Destain |
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| Course contents : | - 1st part: THE TRACTOR
* Tractor traction
* Tractor equilibrium
* Tractor hitching
* Transmission of power
- 2nd part: THE AGRICULTURAL MACHINES
* Soil tillage
* Crop planting
* Pest control equipment
* Harvesters: grain, forage crops, root crops
* Precision farming |
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| Course objective : | - To discuss the methods and equipment used to accomplish the various operations employed in production agriculture.
- To present agricultural machines as a system of sub-components performing different functions.
After completing the course the student is expected to
- understand the vehicle traction mechanics
- describe the hydraulic hitch functioning and the transmission elements of a tractor
- understand the working of the main agricultural machines
- understand how to use the machines in a given environment.
- describe the transmission elements |
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| Prerequisites : | -- ME101 - Engineering mechanics |
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| Organization : | Lectures : 21h
Field-study trip and visits : 3h |
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| Written notes : | - Notes de cours de machines agricoles , DESTAIN M-F., FUSAGx 218 pp.
- Principles of Farm Machinery , KEPNER R.A., BAINER E.L.,Avi Publishing company,380pp. |
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| Assessment : | Oral examination (100%) |
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| Contacts : | Destain, Marie-France (Professeur)
Mécanique et Construction
081 62 21 64
destain.mf@fsagx.ac.be |
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