4th Technical Meeting - WP7

Project SLOPE1

WP 7 – Piloting the SLOPE demonstrator

Technical Meeting 5 Jul 16

Project SLOPE

T.7.3 – Trials and validation cycle

Trento, July 2016

Kühmaier Martin, Pichler Gerhard, Kastner Maximilian Institute of Forest EngineeringUniversity of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna

Picchi GianniCNR IVALSA

Umberto di StasoFondazione Graphitech


Contents of the presentation

1. Overview

2. Introduction

3. Survey site Annaberg

4. Performed activities on the survey site I

5. Survey site Montesover (Sover)

6. Performed activities on the survey site II

7. Prospective plans for the harvesting demo

8. Time study Sover

9. Deliverable D7.031


1. Overview

• Status: in progress• Length: until month 36• Involved Partners Leader: BOKU Participants: GRAPHITECH, CNR, COMBOLAB, MHG, BOKU,

GRE, TRE, ITENE Aim: Trials and validation of the SLOPE system on survey sites

in Austria and Italy• Outputs: Deliverables D7.031, D7.032, D7.04 and D7.05


2. Introduction

• The objective of this task is to validate the new SLOPE system in a mountainous forest scenario

• The new system will be currently tested in Sover (Italy) and in Annaberg (Austria) in autumn 2016

• The efficiency of the SLOPE system will be measured by methods which were explained in D7.02

• This should lead to the strengths and weaknesses of the new system and support improvement



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• Study site is located in the Austrian province Salzburg, in the village Annaberg im Lammertal

• Survey area (8 ha) lies on Promberg (905 m - 1144 m)• SLOPE harvesting area (0.42 ha; 1031 m - 1128 m)



• SLOPE harvesting area (0.42 ha; first section): first 200 m x 30 m section is the SLOPE harvesting area UAV+TLS survey was performed in autumn 2015 northwest exposed slope range of 60 % - 100 % small flatter part in the upper sector 30 % - 60 % 90 % spruce; 10 % firs and larches spread over the harvesting area 80 years old stock: 466 m3

number of stems: 345 basal area: 34.8 m2

mean dbh: 33.7 cm mean hight (hLorey): 30.2 m yield class spruce: 15.4 m3/ha/year



• SLOPE harvesting area (0.42 ha; first section): Preliminary clearing: Extraction of about 115 RFID marked trees

(150 m3) → this is about a third of the standing trees

• Additional harvesting area ÖBF agreement (second section): Also 200 m x 30 m about half a hectare Same forest stand characteristics Another 115 trees (150 m3)

• In total over the whole harvesting area of 400 m x 30 m about 230 trees (about 300 m3), which should be extracted during the SLOPE

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Survey areaSLOPE harvesting area

Additional harvesting area ÖBF agreement



• Selection of the cable line in SAGIS and generating GPS coordinates (survey area, SLOPE harvesting area)

• Marking corner points and borders of the survey area and harvesting area with colour spray on the basis of GPS data in Annaberg

• Marking cable line adapted on terrain conditions with marking tape• Making a complete enumeration for the SLOPE harvesting area



Marking harvesting treeswith white colour spray

UAV survey by COASTWAY 05.10.-09.10.2015

TLS survey by TREEMETRICS 02.11.-06.11.2015


4. Performed activties on the survey site I

• RFID tree marking and angle count sampling in Annaberg by BOKU 14.06.2016-15.06.2016


5. Survey site Montesover (Sover)

• Study site is located in the Italian province of Trento, in the territory of the municipality of Sover

• Survey area (10 ha) lies on Montesover (880 m - 1360 m)• SLOPE harvesting area (0.93 ha; 920 m - 1025 m)


5. Survey site Sover

• SLOPE harvesting area (0.93 ha): UAV survey was performed in summer 2014 TLS survey was performed in summer 2015 north exposed slope range of 70 % - 100 % landing area downhill on area close to public road 85 % spruce; 15 % larches and firs Main strata about 90 years old stock: 297 m3

number of stems: 182 basal area: 34.8 m2

mean dbh: 42.7 cm mean hight (hLorey): 21.2 m


5. Survey site Sover

• SLOPE harvesting area (0.93 ha): Maturity harvest (selective cutting): Extraction of 91 RFID marked trees

(Just Picea abies was marked) Other trees (including other species) will be extracted during the

operations



RFID marking and tag model testing

10.10.2014



RFID update all tested types changed to SLOPE model

17.04.2016

TLS survey and additional RFID marking03-07.08.2015

UAV survey28-31.07.2014



RFID replacement after felling25.06.2016

Felling of trees, cableway installation

24-25.06.2016


• Extracting trees with a modified Tecno carriage (RFID scanning unit) and processing trees with an modified ARBRO 1000 (RFID scanning/marking, determining timber quality)

• Performing a time study for the new SLOPE system (modified carriage and processor head) and a cost calculation for the performance evaluation

7. Prospective plans for the harvesting demo


8. Time study

Greifenberg Tecno carriage:• Integrated RFID tag reader effects on productivity

• Time study is done in the progress time procedure

• A mobile computer called ALGIZ 7 (with time study software) is used for recording the different working steps and the consumed time

• Determination of the time consumption of the single working cycle elements happens with Microsoft Excel

• Calculating productivity


8. Time study

ARBRO processor head:• Is able to determine timber quality effects on productivity

• Has integrated sensors, RFID reader to scan the tree and an RFID marker to staple new RFID tags on each produced log effects on productivity

• The time study will be video based

• The process will be recorded with a small action cam which is mounted on the cab of the excavator

• With a special time study software from METLA (Ari Lauren) Finland the video material will be analysed to calculate productivity


8. Scenarios for Austrian demo

• Scenario 1• Pre-Felling of 250 trees by ÖBf• Extracting of 250 trees by Greifenberg tower yarder• Processing of 250 trees by SLOPE processor• Estimated time consumption: 1 month

• Scenario 2• Pre-Felling of 250 trees by ÖBf• Extracting of 250 trees by Greifenberg tower yarder• Processing of 250 trees by ÖBf processor• Pre-Felling of 50 trees by ÖBf, extracting and storing next to road• Marking of 50 trees with RFID tag • Processing of 50 trees by SLOPE processor• Estimated time consumption: 1 week

• Scenario 3• ?



9. Deliverable 7.031

• Deliverable 7.031 – Demo Report for Data Collection I• Due date: M27• Gives an overview of all collected data until the first demo

phase. The documentation will also include metadata information to allow an assessment of data quality.

• Updated with the real collected data right after the first pilot tests


• D.7.031 Structure1. Metadata Inventory2. Metadata Statistics3. Metadata Collection After the First Pilot Demonstration



• Metadata Inventory• Contains all the metadata related to information collected

until the first Pilot Demonstration in Sover



• Metadata Inventory• 65 Metadata collected, equally distributed by the 3 test

case scenarios (Sover, Piscine, Annaberg)



• Metadata Inventory



• Expected Metadata Collection After the First Pilot Demonstration• Contains all the metadata related to information that are expected

to be collected in these days (133 measurements)

• Mainly sensors information

• To be confirmed after the first pilot


Contact info

Martin Kühmaier: [email protected] Picchi: [email protected]

Umberto di Staso: [email protected] Pichler: [email protected]

Maximilian Kastner: [email protected]

Thank you for your attention!!


References & Picture sources

ZAMG, 2015. Climate data Abtenau:• http://www.zamg.ac.at/fix/klima/oe71-00/klima2000/klimadaten_oesterreich_1971_frame1.htm

(22.12.2015)

Last downloaded on 22.06.2016:• http://www.holz-broeker.de/images/ansicht-luftbild-saegewerk-schnittholz.jpg• http://www.riebli-forst.ch/weitere-dienstleistungen/holztransporte/• http://www.dronelife.com/cms/sites/default/files/product/eBee_0.jpg• http://www.woodbusiness.ca/images/heads-arbro.jpg• http://www.blaueberge.at/region-sommer.html#!lightbox[annaberg]/1/• http://www.greifenberg.it/teleferiche/siberian/gallery_6.jpg• http://www.greifenberg.it/carrellipescanti/tecnoextremepower/gallery_1.jpg

Gianni Picchi: picture Annaberg UAV survey and Montesover survey site Maximilian Kastner: picture ALGIZ 7 mobile computer Franz Holzleitner: picture Action cam mounted on a cab


SLOPEIntegrated proceSsing and controL systems fOr sustainable forest Production in mountain arEas


WORK PACKAGE 7: PILOTING THE SLOPEDEMONSTRATOR

FONDAZIONE GRAPHITECH


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T.7.3 Trials and Validation Cycle

• Deliverable 7.031 – Demo Report for Data Collection I• Due date: M27• Gives an overview of all collected data until the first demo

phase. The documentation will also include metadata information to allow an assessment of data quality.

• Updated with the real collected data right after the first pilot tests


T.7.3 Trials Recommendation and validation cycle

• D.7.031 Structure1. Metadata Inventory2. Metadata Statistics3. Metadata Collection After the First Pilot Demonstration



• Metadata Inventory• Contains all the metadata related to information collected

until the first Pilot Demonstration in Sover



• Metadata Inventory• 65 Metadata collected, equally distributed by the 3 test

case scenarios (Sover, Piscine, Annaberg)



• Metadata Inventory



• Expected Metadata Collection After the First Pilot Demonstration• Contains all the metadata related to information that are expected

to be collected in these days (133 measurements)

• Mainly sensors information

• To be confirmed after the first pilot


Thanks

GRAPHITECH

[email protected]

Fondazione GraphitechVia Alla Cascata 56C38123 Trento (ITALY)

Phone: +39 0461.283396Fax: +39 0461.283398

mailto:[email protected]

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