Russian students receive “smart” tractor with online monitoring system
The machine’s operating parameters can be monitored remotely via a cloud-based platform.
The St. Petersburg Tractor Plant has presented the Timiryazev Agricultural Academy with a high-tech Kirovets tractor to mark the university’s 160th anniversary, the academy’s press service said.
The modern agricultural vehicle will be used for teaching and research at the Department of Tractors and Automobiles. Equipped with an online monitoring system, the machine will help students study contemporary technologies in precision farming, diagnostics, and the maintenance of agricultural equipment.
A tractor at a distance
The “smart” tractor is fitted with a telemetry module and fuel level sensors supplied by Russian manufacturer Omnicomm. Through the Kirovets-Agromonitor satellite monitoring cloud platform, users can track the tractor’s location, fuel consumption, and other sensor data. Access to the monitoring system’s server dashboard is available through a standard web browser on any personal computer.
Earlier in our reports we noted that a driverless Donthech tractor was tested at the proving ground of Don State Technical University. That machine, featuring a hybrid powertrain and a pneumatic control system operated via a tablet, is capable of carrying out agricultural, municipal, and construction work.
