Ecological weed control is generaly desirable in viticulture and in agriculture. In larger plantations the plowing method has been used for many years. It becomes problematics in hilly terrain where vineyards grow on terraces. The market here is obviously too small for large farms, so it is difficult to get a cultivator that cultivate on the side of terraces. The device is hydraulically driven, the displacement of the plow is done with hydraulic cylinder when the pressure force of the vine activates the switch via a sensor.
Based on calculations, we sized our design and selected the hydraulic components needed to build a prototype. Simulations of the hydraulic sistem were performed. We have made suggestions to improve the machine at an additional cost to us. If this costs are reasonable, we will see when we will build a prototype.
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