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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
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
- Jury Member of the Claas-Foundation https://www.claas-foundation.com/de/stiftung/gremien/jury
- Member-Elect of the Technical Section III: Plant Production of the CIGR https://cigr.org/SectionIII
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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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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