Solving Power Balance Problems in Single-Traction Tractors Using PTractor Plus 1.1, a Possible Learning Aid for Students of Agricultural Engineering
Tractors are used to perform jobs that require different types of agricultural tools to be attached to their rear, to their front, or both. These tools may need to be dragged, towed, or suspended above ground, and sometimes require a power supply; this is usually obtained via a hydraulic system or f...
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| author | Marta Gómez-Galán Ángel Carreño-Ortega Javier López-Martínez Ángel-Jesús Callejón-Ferre |
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| description | Tractors are used to perform jobs that require different types of agricultural tools to be attached to their rear, to their front, or both. These tools may need to be dragged, towed, or suspended above ground, and sometimes require a power supply; this is usually obtained via a hydraulic system or from the tractor’s power take-off system. When tractors have to work with such tools on different types of soils and on different slopes, the need arises to calculate the power the tractor engine will have to produce. In the classroom, this is normally calculated manually with the help of a calculator. This work, however, describes a computer program (written in Delphi and operating under Windows) that rapidly solves the most common types of power balance problems associated with single-traction tractors. The value of this software as a learning aid for students of agricultural engineering is discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3c69501deb3648a08e9981967ad59c212022-12-22T01:56:44ZengMDPI AGEducation Sciences2227-71022018-05-01826810.3390/educsci8020068educsci8020068Solving Power Balance Problems in Single-Traction Tractors Using PTractor Plus 1.1, a Possible Learning Aid for Students of Agricultural EngineeringMarta Gómez-Galán0Ángel Carreño-Ortega1Javier López-Martínez2Ángel-Jesús Callejón-Ferre3Department of Engineering, University of Almería, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence (CeiA3), s/n, La Cañada, Almería 04120, SpainDepartment of Engineering, University of Almería, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence (CeiA3), s/n, La Cañada, Almería 04120, SpainDepartment of Engineering, University of Almería, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence (CeiA3), s/n, La Cañada, Almería 04120, SpainDepartment of Engineering, University of Almería, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence (CeiA3), s/n, La Cañada, Almería 04120, SpainTractors are used to perform jobs that require different types of agricultural tools to be attached to their rear, to their front, or both. These tools may need to be dragged, towed, or suspended above ground, and sometimes require a power supply; this is usually obtained via a hydraulic system or from the tractor’s power take-off system. When tractors have to work with such tools on different types of soils and on different slopes, the need arises to calculate the power the tractor engine will have to produce. In the classroom, this is normally calculated manually with the help of a calculator. This work, however, describes a computer program (written in Delphi and operating under Windows) that rapidly solves the most common types of power balance problems associated with single-traction tractors. The value of this software as a learning aid for students of agricultural engineering is discussed.http://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/8/2/68improving classroom teachingsimulationsteaching/learning strategies |
| spellingShingle | Marta Gómez-Galán Ángel Carreño-Ortega Javier López-Martínez Ángel-Jesús Callejón-Ferre Solving Power Balance Problems in Single-Traction Tractors Using PTractor Plus 1.1, a Possible Learning Aid for Students of Agricultural Engineering Education Sciences improving classroom teaching simulations teaching/learning strategies |
| title | Solving Power Balance Problems in Single-Traction Tractors Using PTractor Plus 1.1, a Possible Learning Aid for Students of Agricultural Engineering |
| title_full | Solving Power Balance Problems in Single-Traction Tractors Using PTractor Plus 1.1, a Possible Learning Aid for Students of Agricultural Engineering |
| title_fullStr | Solving Power Balance Problems in Single-Traction Tractors Using PTractor Plus 1.1, a Possible Learning Aid for Students of Agricultural Engineering |
| title_full_unstemmed | Solving Power Balance Problems in Single-Traction Tractors Using PTractor Plus 1.1, a Possible Learning Aid for Students of Agricultural Engineering |
| title_short | Solving Power Balance Problems in Single-Traction Tractors Using PTractor Plus 1.1, a Possible Learning Aid for Students of Agricultural Engineering |
| title_sort | solving power balance problems in single traction tractors using ptractor plus 1 1 a possible learning aid for students of agricultural engineering |
| topic | improving classroom teaching simulations teaching/learning strategies |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/8/2/68 |
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