I was doing some work at the John Deere training center in East Moline when they were working on the use of radar to measure slip.
They had all of these big diesel tractors set up on a special dyno that had what I would describe as a moving belt under the chassis. They would run the tractor on the dyno with different loads, with the moving belt at what the ground speed was expected to be. The radar would "read" the ground speed and adjust the speed of the engine to achieve the proper amount of slip based on the implement being used. This was in the late 80s, early 90s, so I am sure the technology has advanced significantly since then. Dan On Feb 11, 2013, at 11:42 AM, Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Next we will just tell the vehicle where we want to go. Relax, read a book >> and arrive. > > Wonder who will be first to offer a retrofit kit for 123 240Ds? > > > How about if your driverless car tells the driverless car behind when its > safe to pass? not too far out. See > http://www.farmandranchguide.com/news/agri-tech/efficient-harvest-combine-speaks-to-driverless-tractor-pulling-grain-cart/article_2f091ce0-0b22-11e2-b622-001a4bcf887a.html > > > John Deere and Ag Leader have had driverless vehicles for years. They not > only run the vehicle but can till, plant or harvest a crop at the same time. > > Just do a search for driverless tractor > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
