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Timber Harvesting in Europe – Trends, Challenges and Perspectives

Digitization is one of the technological mega-trends in business. Humanity has not only moved into the innovation age, but more and more modern innovations include digital elements that allow for a better more meaningful user experience. Digital technology represents an enormous development potential for forest management and production. Digital technologies such as cloud computing, mobile devices, IoT (Internet of Things) platforms, remote sensing, smart sensors and big data analysis and algorithms are just a few examples, increasingly in use. In forestry, there is a continuous need to increase cost-efficiency, too many accidents, a need to reduce the human workload with the problem of lack of qualified workforce for example for harvesting with the chainsaw and the need to avoid negative harvesting impacts. Several systems and services enhance harvesting operations. For instance - Husqvarna Fleet Services which is a cloud-based service that collects information about workers’ operation to improve safety and efficiency, sensors measure, e.g. the operating time and rpm range, the System automatically calculates the vibration exposure of the operator and the interactive system reports maintenance needs. Another one is the TimberLink Measuring and control system, the UAV-based approach for soil disturbance assessment, automatisation of the boom movement – harvester in which the Intelligent Boom Control (IBC) allows the operator to direct the reach and height of the boom tip parallel to the ground. One joystick moves the boom tip horizontally, while a second guide it vertically, for faster cycle times and more precise control. Added sensors actively dampen and protect boom structures for longer wear life: 1) Increased loading speed, 2) Maximized boom control, 3) Enhanced operator comfort, 4) Greater productivity, 5) Longer boom-component wear life. Also optimization is possible through the use of an autonomous harvester, an automatisation of the boom movement for a round wood truck, from remote-controlled tree felling for example with a completed installation of the remote control system to the John Deer 909 feller buncher – now working on full teleoperation to a fully teleoperated tree felling with a trailer mounted console with multiple monitors and multiple robust fixed cameras ; anchor machine winch systems and many more.

new harvesting trends, automatisation, electro-hybrid drive, sensor technology, teleoperation

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