Solving Power Balance Problems in Single-Traction Tractors Using PTractor Plus 1.1, a Possible Learning Aid for Students of Agricultural Engineering

Autor/inn/en	Gómez-Galán, Marta; Carreño-Ortega, Ángel; López-Martínez, Javier; Callejón-Ferre, Ángel-Jesús
Titel	Solving Power Balance Problems in Single-Traction Tractors Using PTractor Plus 1.1, a Possible Learning Aid for Students of Agricultural Engineering
Quelle	In: Education Sciences, 8 (2018), Artikel 68 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Carreño-Ortega, Ángel) ORCID (Callejón-Ferre, Ángel-Jesús)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2227-7102
Schlagwörter	Agricultural Engineering; Agricultural Education; Motor Vehicles; Computer Software; Computation; Agricultural Machinery; Engineering Education; Foreign Countries; College Students; College Instruction; Instructional Materials; Computer Uses in Education; Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Agrarindustrie; Agronomie; Agrarwissenschaft; Agriculture; Education; Landwirtschaftliche Ausbildung; Landwirtschaft; Ausbildung; Motor vehicle; Kraftwagen; Machinery; Machines; Technik; Landmaschine; Landwirtschaftliche Technik; Ingenieurausbildung; Ausland; Collegestudent; Hochschullehre; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Computernutzung; Spanien
Abstract	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. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01