Posted by JML755 on November 10, 2011 at 10:05:16 from (216.89.196.182):
In Reply to: Welcome to the future posted by Eric in IL on November 10, 2011 at 09:18:10:
Eric in IL,
there's lots of automation in this world. I've been working in that field (pun intended) for close to 40 yrs.
That video is pointless. It just shows a tractor moving around and could just as easily have someone at the controls. Can't tell from the video.
Besides that, it shows nothing of the computers, cables, sensors, I/O devices etc. that would be required to make the system operational AND failsafe. I'd be curious as to what the cost of the system as an option on a tractor would be and what the payback is, assuming average farm labor rates. Not to mention the maintenance of a very complex system. What happens when one of the servo motors (assuming they're used in the design) starts acting up? I can see you having to have an oscilloscope, soldering iron, spare circuit boards, etc. in the back of your pickup as you drive into the middle of a field to find out why the tractor stopped. Add skilled electronics technician to your resume as a modern farmer.
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