Instrumentation and Data Collection for a Debaler

Instrumentation, Data Collection for Debaler of Ag Materials

There are a host of applications for agriculture residues left in fields after harvest. The material is often baled for ease of transport, but subsequent processing requires loose material. Forest Concepts needs an automated system to debale material for such processing. Our system will produce a consistent outflow of material, while using a control algorithm between the infeed conveyor and the header to detect and correct bale jams and chute clogs.

Team Members

Nathan Stout, Mechanical Engineering
Hope de Avila, Biological Engineering
Benjamin Zimmerman, Biological Engineering

Client/Sponsor

Dave Lanning, Forest Concepts, LLC.

Faculty Advisor

Brian He, U of I Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering