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R.105
Neuseser Street 1
91732 Merkendorf - Functions
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Head of the Competence Centre for Digital Agriculture
Programme Director of the Agricultural Engineering degree programme
Programme Director of the Green Digital Engineering degree programme
Practical representative for the Agricultural Engineering degree programme
Digitalisation officer of the HSWT
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Teaching areas
- Information Technology and IoT in Agriculture and Environment
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Teaching
- Electronics in Agriculture
- Satellite positioning (GNSS) and guidance systems
- Geographical Information Systems
- Precision Farming
- Plant and soil sensors
- Farm Management Information Systems (FMIS)
- CAN Bus Communication and ISO 11783
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Theses
2021
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Development of a system for automatic depth guidance of a tine harrow
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Investigations into the accuracy of a GNSS-supported integrated implement steering system
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Development of a digital cow driving system complementary to the operation of a milking robot
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Conceptual design and implementation of a weighing algorithm for self-propelled machines for beet loading supported by a telematics system
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Recording of the precision of a camera-guided area sprayer for band application for further development optimisation
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Development of a speed-dependent electric drive for a potato planter
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Design and simulation of an automatic overloading system for a self-propelled forage harvester
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Further development of the steering system with the row sensor PSR TAC for self-propelled sprayers and other special machines
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Validation of the measurement data of a passive gamma ray soil sensor (SoilOptix)
2020
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Acquisition of the absolute grain position on precision seed drills
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Use of tracked mobile stockpile conveyors for loading work on earthworks sites
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Development of a weighing system based on measurement data from a brake force controller
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System comparison of 6-row and 12-row sugar beet harvesting in small-structured areas
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Comparative evaluation and further development of tracking systems in livestock farming using the example of sheep and cattle in mountain pastures
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Adaptation of animal-friendly elk husbandry in the Allgäu and economic classification
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Use of remote sensing data for maturity forecasting in cereals
2019
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Lane and manoeuvre planning for semi-autonomous agricultural machinery
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Function validation of a manufacturer-independent ISOBUS telemetry system
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Development of new training contents for machine training with the integration of GNSS simulations
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Evaluation of zoning strategies in sharecropping management
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Testing and evaluation of an active Ackermann steering system based on the active implement steering system PSR SLIDE
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Investigation of the correlation between milk quantities, hint messages and selected measured variables of an automatic milking system (AMS) at the Triesdorf milk production centre
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Installation, commissioning, validation and evaluation of a GNSS-based steering assistance system
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Comparison of two geophysical soil sensors and their significance for site-specific management of agricultural land
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Consideration of the economic efficiency of soil conductivity measurement systems
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Methodical investigations on the use of a novel NIR sensor system for the recording of value-determining grain constituents of winter rape
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Potential analysis of the use of GPS-supported gyroscopic systems for driving dynamics and comfort measurements on tractors
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Representation of wear in a 3D model with the aid of imaging methods
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Conceptual design and evaluation of a basic adjustment assistant for tractor-implement combinations using the example of a mounted reversible plough
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Evaluation of the beet leaf percentage during sugar beet harvesting using Deep Learning based image analysis
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Investigation of surface roughness and crumb structure of the seedbed with ultrasonic sensors
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Development of a power-dependent speed control at the feeding belt of a silo press
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Analysis and classification of a special loader wagon in existing systems for green fodder harvesting
2018
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Validation of a novel method for measuring the throughput of cereals, oil and tuber crops
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Investigation of the accuracy of different yield measurement systems
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Yield measurement on the loader wagon
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Performance comparison of self-propelled forage harvesters in silage maize harvesting, taking into account different grain preparation systems
- Conversion of a plot seed drill to a GPS-controlled electric band head distributor drive
- Development and validation of an image processing and weighing system to determine the thousand grain mass
- Electrification and modernisation of a multi-chamber fertiliser spreader
- Analysis of the correlation between yield data and the measured values of a nitrogen sensor
2017
- Harvest yield determination of a grape harvester using a pressure measurement in the undercarriage
- Comparison of different methods for zoning arable land
- Development of an optimisation procedure for the automatic adjustment of sensors
- Vibration diagnosis on a chopping drum
- Analysis of data streams in site-specific management
- Development of a method for determining the rolling resistance of agricultural tyres
2016
- Drones in agriculture - set-up, areas of application and own trial experience
- Site-specific variation of potato planting density
- Development of value added services for grassland machinery suited for contractors
- Development of a method for determining material removal using imaging techniques
- Legal affairs for the use of autonomous vehicles in Agriculture
- Measuring plant heights with ultrasonic sensors
2015
- Investigations into the optimisation of the weighing process on a Krone ZX dual-purpose wagon with weighing device
- Irrigation methods for yield optimisation against the background of climate change
- Comparison of yield maps of a combine harvester with satellite maps
- Assessment of drought stress in grasses using multispectral measurement
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Promotions
2022 Jan Oehlschläger: Analysis of the Suitability of Imaging Hyperspectral Sensors for the Bonit of Field Trials
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Committee work
- Permanent guest of the DLG Committee for Experiments in Plant Production
- Chair of the DLG Committee for Digitalisation, Work Management and Process Technology
- Juror of the GIS Round Table Award
- Reviewer GIS.Science https://gispoint.de/gis-familie.html
- Reviewer Agricultural Engineering https://www.landtechnik-online.eu
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Memberships
- VDI
- Round Table GIS e.V.
- ASABE (American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers)
- GIL e.V.
- AEF (Agricultural Industry Electronics Foundation)
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Downloads
Research projects
DenimeF - Detection of non-magnetic foreign bodies in the crop flow of self-propelled forage harvesters
DIWEDE: Reduction of chemical weed control in herb cultivation
Development of an automated decision-making aid for resource-saving and efficient irrigation
Development of a hoeing method for the control of weeds and bogweed in agricultural crops as a powerful alternative to herbicides
AutoDGB: Development of an automated solution for drone-assisted boning of field trials |
Diabek: Apply, evaluate and communicate digitisation
Automated control of the tyre inflation pressure of agricultural tractors (ARDopt)
Space for Diversity (RfV)
AgriFusion - Generation of yield potential maps by fusion of yield mapping, remote sensing data, digital relief evaluation and management data
In-Field - Site-adapted N management based on site-specific information processing - System, hardware and software solution |
GeoFarm - Development of a Cultivation Recommendation and Decision Support Procedure for Site-Specific Crop Production
EDAUG - Electronic Drawbar for Agricultural Machines with Environmental Sensors and Additional Geo-Information
EDA - Electronic drawbar for Agriculture machines
Sensory technology and plant breeding
GEOSTEP - Geoinformation technology for site-efficient planning and control of crop production
Preagro I - Joint research project on information-guided crop production and precision farming