Highlights Machine learning-based draft prediction models for mouldboard ploughs in sandy clay loam soil are developed. ML models effectively captured complex relationship between input parameters and draft, outperforming the traditional ASABE model. The findings highlight the potential of ML models to manage tillage operations in sandy clay loam soil through more accurate draft prediction.
Abstract Machine learning (ML) models are developed to predict draft for mouldboard ploughs operating in sandy-clay-loam soil. The draft of tillage tools is influenced by soil cone-index, tillage-depth, and operating-speed. We used a three-point hitch dynamometer to measure draft force, a cone penetrometer for soil cone-index, rotary potentiometers for tillage-depth, and proximity sensors for operating-speed. Draft requirements were experimentally measured for a two-bottom mouldboard plough at three different tillage-depths and various operating-speeds. We developed prediction models using recent ML algorithms, including Linear-Regression, Ridge-Regression, Support-Vector-Machines, Decision-Trees, k-Nearest-Neighbours, Random-Forests, Adaptive-Boosting, Gradient-Boosting-Regression, Light-Gradient-Boosting-Machine, and Categorical-Boosting. These models were trained and tested using a dataset of field measurements including soil cone-index, tillage-depth, operating-speed, and corresponding draft values. We compared the measured draft with the commonly used ASABE model, which resulted in an R2 of 0.62. Our ML models outperformed the ASABE model with significantly better performance. The test data set achieved R2 values ranging from 0.906 to 0.983. These results demonstrate that the developed ML models effectively capture the complex nonlinear relationship between input parameters and draft of mouldboard plough.
Machine learning-based draft prediction for mouldboard ploughing in sandy clay loam soil
Journal of Terramechanics ; 111 ; 31-40
2023-09-11
10 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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