WP7: Piloting the SLOPE demonstrator
Kick‐off Meeting 8‐9/jan/2014
Task 7.3 – Trials and validation cycle
Kühmaier M, Stampfer KInstitute of Forest Engineering, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
Trials
SLOPE framework will be applied, tested and validated in at least two sites representing two operative scenarios in three countries CNR, BOKU, KESLA, GRE, MHG, ITENE
Whole tree system on a fertile stand
Cut‐to‐length system on a less fertile stand
Austria, Italy and Norway
Support of Skogolandskap
Evaluating the performance before and after implementing SLOPE framework
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Evaluation of data collection methods
Data collection via remote sensing and multispectral
analysis
UAV data acquisition and processing
Terrestrial laser scanning
Requirements Applicability Accuracy Additional effort Efficiency and economic improvements
Investigated processes
Tree marking via RFID tags
Tree fellingby chainsaw
Extractingby cableyarder
Processing Timbertransport
Tree/Log/Biomass grading
Data collection
Terrain and stand characteristics Machine technology Time consumption Fuel consumption Product output Energy output Damage caused to trees and soil Log length and diameter measurement accuracy Operator experience, skills and motivation
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Validation cycle (I)
Forest information system (FIS) Performance of timber supply systems CNR,
BOKU, GRAPHITECH, COAST, MHG, TRE
Comparison of FIS estimations and field measurements GRAPHITECH, COAST, MHG, TRE
Comparison with currently available ERP systems MHG, ITENE
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Validation cycle (II)
Human Machine Interaction KESLA, GRE Quality control system CNR, BOKU Accuracy of different data collection methods
under different conditions COAST, CNR, TRE RFID tag reading system and survival rate CNR,
ITENE
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Timeline and participants
Duration: 14 months, workload: 29 months
Task leader: BOKU (4)
Participants: GRAPHITECH (3), CNR (3), KESLA (3.5), COASTWAY (2), MHG (3.5), GREIFENBERG (3.5), TRE (3.5), ITENE (3)
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2014 2015 2016J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D
D7.031 Demo report for data collection I BOKU
D7.032 Demo report for data collection II BOKU
D7.04 Demo report for quality control BOKU, CNR
D7.05 Demo report for timber supply performance & ERP MHG
Dependencies between activities
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T.7.3T.7.4 Training on the job
WP6 System Integration
WP3 Harvesting systems
WP2Information collection
WP4 Quality assessment
T.7.2 Preparation of demonstrators
T.7.1 Definition of evaluation
methodology
Risks
Completion of prototypes in a timely manner
Coordination of field measurements Hosting company, machine transfer, workforce,
weather conditions
Missing industrial partner in Austria
Measuring the data with standardized methods
Degree of automatization
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Austrian case studies
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Diesel [Liter/km] CO2 [kg/km] Diesel [Liter/m³] CO2 [kg/m³]
Tour saw mill Tour interim storage F. Holzleitner (2013)
Timber supply ‐ Diesel consumption
Examples of field trails
Attribute Figure
Chipper‐productivity 12.8 odt/hour
Average load 13.8 odt
Distance chipping site ‐ plant 54 km /1.4hours
Fuel consumption of truck 49.7 liters/100km
Fuel consumption of chipper 40.5 liters/hour
Annual utilization of chipper 1,990 hours
Input for further analysis such as optimization models and vehicle routing algorithms
Transport productivity
F. Holzleitner (2013)
Implementation in GIS
Time consumption/process
Driving time
Functional road class (FRC)/Route
Share of forest roads
Average speed/FRC
GIS‐based cost estimating
Decision support tool ‐ “Least Cost Surfaces” [€/m³]F. Holzleitner (2013)