System competence Optimum steering

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1 System competence Optimum steering

2 Steer or let steer? It's up to you! Since satellite technology with GPS functions was first introduced into agriculture, the development from simple steering aids to fully automatic steering systems has progressed at a rapid pace. Whether GPS-assisted or camera-based: AGROCOM systems guide tractors precisely across the fields along straight and curved field contours or in circles. Many farms are already benefiting from the great advantages offered by highly accurate parallel guidance. Technology that began in the area of soil tillage and applications of pesticides, for example, during growth phases on fields without standing crops is now put to good use during the reaping and threshing season and, thanks to camera technology, also for driving along tramlines, plant rows and ridges. Work out on the field - at any time External conditions no longer effect your work - you can rely on tried and tested technology. Day and night, in fog, darkness and dust clouds. Work precisely and confidently Drivers can cover more area in a shorter time with a higher level of accuracy and certainty. They can concentrate fully on the machines and avoid overlaps and damage to standing crops. A system that saves costs Operational costs and direct costs such as diesel, depreciation, fertilizers and pesticides are reduced by an average 7%. Optimum crop protection Far less crops are damaged if camera-assisted steering systems are used during farming. Accuracy when and where you need it AGROCOM systems are flexible. Terminals and correction signals can be equipped and expanded with fully compatible tools in line with your requirements. 2 AGROCOM System competence Optimum steering

3 Contents AGROCOM OUTBACK S LITE Ideal in practice. Page 4 OUTBACK S3 On-board graphics everything under control. Page 6 RTK The highly precise method of tilling fields. Page 8 BASELINE HD The solution for everyone. Page 10 EGNOS/OMNISTAR HP Ideal if you want to be independent. Page 12 EYE-DRIVE The best way through your crops. Page 14 EYE-DRIVE For asparagus and potatoes. Page 16 EYE-DRIVE For straw, hay, strawberries, beds and cultures. Page 18 AGROCOM System competence Optimum steering 3

4 OUTBACK S LITE: Ideal in practice. With OUTBACK S LITE AGROCOM has integrated terminal technology into its program that meets a variety of requirements. The system supports an accuracy of up to centimeters - when applying fertilizers and pesticides or during soil tillage. Once a machine has gone off track, it's basically too late for accurate driving. OUTBACK S LITE calculates the direction in advance using the current settings. The Steering GuideTM shows the exact track so that drivers can react in time if they are in danger of going off track. Simply drive. At the beginning of each tour, the driver decides whether he wants to drive parallel to a set contour or along a straight line from A to B. The system can be adjusted in line with the actual conditions, calculates the best course and supports all established working strategies. Drivers can use the full working width and reduce overlaps. This enables the driver to achieve better results in less time - regardless of the light or weather conditions. 4 AGROCOM System competence Optimum steering

5 AGROCOM OUTBACK S LITE The Steering Guide TM is the key to precision driving. It looks ahead and gives directional information to help you keep on track. 2. The Current Position displays deviations from course. When you drive with the help of the Steering GuideTM, this is where you can check the result. 3. The Menu is as simple as it is practical, with only a few keys. In the first level, you set up the working width, antenna mounting, brightness and sensitivity. In the second level, you can enter the basic settings in the service menu. 5. The Short-cut Keys take you directly to the start, stop and control modes without having to scroll through the menu. 6. The RS-232 connection and an optional Bluetooth interface provide GPS position data for additional documentation purposes. 7. The Signal Status displays readiness for operation, indicates when the headland has been reached and stores position data. 8. The CAN interface supplies power to the terminal. Information about speed and for other applications is also supplied. 4. The Display is very large and clear and has a good contrast. Instructions and system status information are displayed step-by-step. Clear symbols assist you in navigating through the system. AGROCOM System competence Optimum steering 5

6 OUTBACK S3: On-board graphics everything under control. Terminals nowadays have to meet with the highest requirements. AGROCOM uses efficient technology that makes life as easy as possible for users. Not just the different driving modes, either along a line from A to B, following a contour or driving in a circle. The system also has a well devised order management system and a whole range of visual display possibilities. You can see your track on the field and steer confidently and in comfort. Four different viewing modes make your life easy and working a pleasure. Visuals and efficiency: The technology makes the difference. Four different viewing modes - 2D, 3D, north and bird's eye view - give you the perfect picture. Multiple A-B tracks and markings can be saved so that you can easily continue work later exactly where you left off. Acoustic signals indicate when a track has been covered twice or when the headland has been reached. An integrated order management system helps when sorting jobs on the basis of field, farm and machine. You can also avoid trouble with your neighbor if you drive round the field at the beginning of the job and set up boundary lines. With the zoom function you can see everything clearly down to the last detail. The areas already covered are always displayed. Easy operation via the touchscreen with logical symbols and an integrated alphanumerical keyboard. The system calculates the area of a field exactly for application maps so that the precise amount of fertilizer needed is applied. 6 AGROCOM System competence Optimum steering

7 OUTBACK S3 Technical details. The 8.4 " VGA screen with touchscreen user interface facilitates operationt. Interfaces for speed output, RS 232 for position data, as well as data transfer and program updates via USB guarantee maximum efficiency and comfort. The terminal is based on the established Microsoft Windows XP operating system. The 10 Hz GPS receiver with 12 channel receiver technology is state-of-the-art. 1 GB memory creates independence. AGROCOM System competence Optimum steering 7

8 RTK: The highly precise method of tilling fields. If every centimeter counts when you're steering a tractor during the sowing or harvesting period, then RTK is the technology you're looking for. The fixed reference station corrects the signal in relation to its own fixed position. It incorporates a dual frequency antenna and achieves accuracies of +/- 2 to 3 cm. This makes it ideal for any applications using fully automatic GPS-assisted steering, even sowing, and there are no compromises when it comes to accuracy. Use our know-how. Users receive a proprietary correction signal via the RTK station: Or they can have communal access to the signal of a CLAAS dealer and share the costs for the radio frequency and broadcasting station with colleagues. The signal can be used within a radius of about 15 kms by any number of machines which all have to work with extreme accuracy at the same time. GPS-Satelliten satellites GPS-Antenne antenna und and -Empfänger receiver Radio Funkantenne antenna Funkgerät Radio Terminal Correction signal Funkantenne Radio antenna GPS-Antenne antenna Dual Zweifrequenz- frequency GPS-Empfänger receiver Funkgerät Radio 8 AGROCOM System competence Optimum steering

9 RTK The Top-System: Maximum accuracy again and again Fast signal availability Maximum efficiency Maximum range Low-cost flat rate, no subscription Lower operational costs over the long-term For use on one or more farms Perfect for the entire fleet System equipment. The fixed RTK station consists of a housing unit with receiver, mains connection and mobile radio. The GPS and radio antenna have to be mounted in a higher position. Corn silos and chimneys are the ideal place. Tractor equipment includes the receiver with integrated GPS antenna, as well as a radio receiver with a separate antenna. The RTK reference station picks up the DGPS signal in just a few minutes and quickly gets into working mode. This also means that there are no interference problems even if part of the satellite is in the shade, because the technology quick gets back to the normal working mode. AGROCOM System competence Optimum steering 9

10 BASELINE HD: The solution for everyone. A system that's hard to beat on the market. BASELINE HD is a reference station for mobile use out on the field. It has a single frequency GPS and is capable of accuracies of +/- 4 to 6 cm when used with autosteering systems, a range normally reserved for dual frequency GPS systems. And besides, the proprietary system doesn't generate any external signal costs. Another advantage is the speed with which the settings are calculated. You're in working mode in a flash and ready to start. right on track to ensure maximum profits. 10 AGROCOM System competence Optimum steering

11 BASELINE HD A Compact Unit. User-friendliness and economy of use are features that are built into the BASELINE HD reference station. All components are integrated: a GPS receiver, a GPS antenna, a battery and mobile radio. The only externally fitted equipment is the radio antenna, the antenna holder and the telescopic tripod. This means the mobile unit can be set up quickly anywhere and is ready to use in no time. It should be set up on an open field or close by. The rover housing with integrated radio receiver and antenna, as well as the antenna cable for the rover have to be fitted on the tractor. + Perfect for the entire fleet. BASELINE HD is a proprietary correction signal with a range of 3 to 5 kilometers, depending on the topography. Any number of vehicles can pick up the signal within this range. The only prerequisite is that the machines are equipped with the necessary receiver and antenna technology. AGROCOM System competence Optimum steering 11

12 EGNOS/OMNISTAR HP: Ideal if you want to be independent. OMNISTAR HP is a satellite-assisted DGPS correction receiver based on a dual frequency GPS that achieves working mode very quickly with outstanding accuracies of +/- 5 to 10 cm. It is a popular tool to assist farmers with mowing, applying fertilizers and pesticides as well as preparing and tilling the fields. The efficient software is designed to optimize setting times so that work can start without wasting too much time. The DPGS signal is picked up very quickly - the prerequisite for driving in working mode with the desired accuracy. + Easy to install, easy to operate. The advantage for you: With the satellite-assisted EGNOS and OMNISTAR HP, the only components needed are on the tractor itself. The receiver has both an integrated GPS receiver and an adapted GPS antenna. They are freely mobile. 12 AGROCOM System competence Optimum steering

13 EGNOS/OMNISTAR HP Overview GPS Accuracy Accuracy Accuracy Accuracy Accuracy +/ cm +/ cm +/- 4 6 cm +/- 2 3 cm EGNOS (Basic version) With integrated edif correction No license required OMNISTAR HP Dual frequency DGPS Worldwide correction signal service Correction signal service required Permanently available BASELINE HD Mobile single frequency receiver Proprietary correction signal 3-5 km range No license required For the farm's RTK Permanently installed equipment Proprietary correction signal km range For the farm's entire fleet, including multiple farm use entire fleet Correction signal also available from Class dealers EGNOS + Getting started with EGNOS. The satellite-assisted basic version of EGNOS, which achieves accuracies of 15 to 30 cm, is free of charge and no license is required. It can be used on all standard tractors and is ideal for a variety of applications, including applying pesticides, liquid and solid manure, as well as soil tillage. All you need is a GPS receiver, a terminal and a control box. You can easily update to the BASELINE HD, which has a higher accuracy. AGROCOM System competence Optimum steering 13

14 EYE-DRIVE: The best way through your crops. You know: As soon as crops have develop in and above the ground, utmost caution is required when driving across fields. AGROCOM EYE-DRIVE has 3D vision and also recognizes green plants by their color. The autosteering system scans the entire area in front of the tractor and not just along one line. No more errors because of the wrong position. Steering is child's play: through plant rows in hay and straw swaths along tramlines in asparagus furrows along ridges 14 AGROCOM System competence Optimum steering

15 EYE-DRIVE + Always at the ready. There are no license fees to pay since the steering system works without an external correction system. Signal interference problems become a thing of the past. No more shading at the tree line or on slopes and in valleys. You can even work at nights with easy to install xenon floodlights. Always at the ready. + Superior technology - well designed components. If you want to equip several tractors on your farm with the automatic steering system, but not use them at the same time, it is possible to equip the first tractor fully and the second with a hydraulic kit. The camera can then be moved from tractor to tractor depending on what you want to do. The hydraulic kit includes all the fixed components (hydraulic valve, cable tree, steering switch, seat safety switch, camera holder), so the tractor is operational in a few minutes. High performance is a matter of course. EYE-DRIVE steers the tractor automatically with a high degree of accuracy of +/-3 cm. This leaves the driver free to concentrate his full attention on monitoring and optimizing the machine settings. Whether during sowing, planting, spraying, fertilizing or other field work: the system is easy to operate and automatically steers along tramlines (e.g. cereals), rows (e.g. sugar beets, corn, strawberries, vegetables) or ridges (e.g. potatoes), without damaging the crops. Because EYE-DRIVE recognizes asparagus furrows, the tractor automatically drives parallel to them so that the ridges are earthed up in the exact centre of the slender asparagus shoots. AGROCOM System competence Optimum steering 15

16 EYE-DRIVE for potatoes. Potato farmers have to concentrate very hard during their work, steer accurately along the ridges and operate and control the implements at the same time. An exhausting job. Severe harvest losses as well as poorer quality result from off-centre ridges, which is both frustrating and irritating. Rely on EYE-DRIVE. A technology whose strength lies in earthing up perfect ridges. + Ideal for professional farmers. EYE-DRIVE raises potato harvesting to a new level. The camera leaves the driver free to concentrate on the lifting and earthing equipment, which lightens the workload enormously. A higher working speed and higher quality every day. 16 AGROCOM System competence Optimum steering

17 EYE-DRIVE DRIVE FOR ASPARAGUS AND POTATOES EYE-DRIVE for asparagus. Asparagus farmers have been looking for an automatic steering system for a long time. If the asparagus grows out of the side of the ridge, huge financial losses ensue. It is very important that the ridge is earthed up exactly in the middle of the asparagus. This is where EYE-DRIVE comes into its own. A special software has been developed to meet this demand in cooperation with the company Hermeler in Füchtorf. The ridge recognition feature guides the tractor automatically and precisely along the track. This is ideal for automatic weed control, precise earthing up of ridges and mulching the sensitive asparagus before the winter. + Asparagus furrows for precise driving. The manufacturer HMF is an important partner for AGROCOM in the area of asparagus farming. The two companies joined forces to develop the "Asparagus furrow" application. Asparagus dams remain on the field for up to seven years. The asparagus grows, works and changes its position in the ridge. But the furrow directly above the asparagus enables the camera to steer the tractor with a high level of accuracy - without even seeing the valuable vegetable. Focus on the machine implements. The camera recognizes the asparagus furrow and keeps the tractor right on track without seeing the asparagus. The dam recognition feature enables the driver to steer automatically so that he can concentrate his full attention on the implements, whatever the job and whatever the season. This reduces the driver's workload while at the same time increasing the speed of work and guaranteeing consistent quality throughout the day. AGROCOM System competence Optimum steering 17

18 EYE-DRIVE for beds and cultures. Tree nurseries are benefiting enormously from the trend towards sustainable raw materials. There is a big and ever growing demand for Christmas trees and other trees and shrubs. It's worth investing in at the moment. Especially when there's a technology that can help with sowing, planting and mechanical weed control with an accuracy of +/- 3 cm. The tramline recognition feature guides the tractor exactly along the tramlines and leaves the driver free to concentrate on the spraying boom when applying pesticides or precise tilling when working in plant rows. Bed recognition is also possible. As well as long working hours with the same high quality of work all day long. + High precision creates perfection. There are very few herbicides on the market for tree nursery cultures. That's why a lot of nurseries resort to chopping, brushing, flaming and band spraying. EYE-DRIVE is a great help here as it guides the tractors exactly along the plant rows. A new dimension in mechanical weed control between plant rows - special xenon floodlights allow you to work at night, too.it. EYE-DRIVE for straw and hay. The system locates grass, hay and straw swaths and guides the tractor automatically along the correct course during work with loader wagons, round bales and rectangular balers. This is an enormous help and saves valuable time, costs and energy. 18 AGROCOM System competence Optimum steering

19 EYE-DRIVE FOR STRAW, HAY, STRAWBERRIES, BEDS AND CULTURES EYE-DRIVE for strawberries. Strawberry farming involves long and tiring hours. And in addition, maximum concentration and precise driving are required. EYE-DRIVE technology is the ideal help throughout virtually the entire cultivation process. With no compromises when it comes to methods. It helps the strawberry farmer with planting, bedding, looking after leaf tendrils and weed control between rows. The high level of accuracy prevents damage to the mother plant is synonymous with successful farming. + EYE-DRIVE loves strawberries. Precise and automatic guidance Makes the driver's work easier Increases work speed Ensures safe driving when applying total herbicides Full concentration on machine implements. Maximizes quality of work Guarantees precision in mechanical weed control Night work with xenon floodlights AGROCOM System competence Optimum steering 19

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