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MODEL-BASED ANALYSIS OF A TRACKED FORWARDER FOR SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY
- 2015
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Proceedings (redaktörskap) (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Cut-to-length logging (CTL) is a mechanized harvesting process where trees are delimbed and cut to length directly at the stump. CTL is typically a two-man, two-machine operation with a harvester felling, delimbing, and bucking trees, and a forwarder transporting the cut logs from the felling area to a landing area accessible by trucks, or trains. The main challenges for the manufacturers of forestry machines for CTL logging are to address new customer demands and tougher ergonomic and environmental legislations by finding means that: (1) further increase the harvesting and log transportation productivity, e.g. by enabling operation on eco-soils, (2) reduce the damage to the soil, e.g. by controlling the rut depth and preserving the root layer, (3) reduce exhaust emissions, e.g. by reducing the rolling resistance and evening the contact and tractive forces between all traction units and ground, and (4) reduce the daily vibration dosage for the machine operators, e.g. with efficient chassis and cabin suspension solutions.This paper presents a model-based study of a novel tracked medium-sized forestry machine. The machine is a standard eight-wheeled forwarder of bogie type with the four bogies replaced with four passively suspended track units adapted from an off-road military vehicle. The paper briefly summarize how a tracked forwarder can be modelled and simulated using multi-body simulation software like Adams ATV and how the performance parameters can be evaluated.
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