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| GERE0002-1 | Agricultural equipment
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| Duration : | 21h Th, 3h FT |
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| Lecturer : | Marie‑France Destain |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| 1st part: the agricultural tractor
- Sol - vehicle interaction
- Equilibrium stability
- Tractor hitch
- Power transmission
2nd part: agricultural machines
- Soil and tillage machines
- Planting machines
- Harvesting machines
- Precision agriculture
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| - 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 and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| -- ME101 - Engineering mechanics |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Lectures : 21h
Field-study trip and visits : 3h |
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Recommended or required readings :
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- Destain M.-F., Notes de cours, Web-Ct
- Kepner R.A., Bainer E.L., Principles of Farm Machinery, Avi Publishing Company, 380 pp.
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written examination (100%) |
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Contacts :
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| Destain, Marie-France (Professeur)
Mécanique et Construction
081 62 21 64
mfdestain@ulg.ac.be |
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