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Results and discussion<br />

Forward speed [m/s]<br />

114<br />

Angular position [deg]<br />

0.12<br />

0.1<br />

0.08<br />

0.06<br />

0.04<br />

0.02<br />

360<br />

270<br />

180<br />

Forward speed<br />

Rotation speed<br />

0<br />

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 0<br />

90<br />

Detected plants<br />

0<br />

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500<br />

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500<br />

Forward position [mm]<br />

Figure 5.35 Report graph attained after the experiment with intensive<br />

acceleration <strong>of</strong> the <strong>for</strong>ward speed (| Estimated middle<br />

position <strong>of</strong> the plant; + Angular position <strong>of</strong> the hoeing<br />

tool; � Detected plant; � Duckfoot2 under the soil<br />

surface; � Duckfoot3 under the soil surface; �<br />

Duckfoot1 under the soil surface)<br />

Analysing the results it is obvious that three crop plants ( plant 4, plant 5 and<br />

plant 6) were cut and two (plant 7 and plant 8) were damaged because duckfoot<br />

knife 3 was inside the protected area or even passed the plant from the front<br />

side (see Figure 5.36).<br />

0.06<br />

0.05<br />

0.04<br />

0.03<br />

0.02<br />

0.01<br />

Rotation speed [rps]

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