Decreasing the Fuel Consumption and CO2 Emissions of Excavator-Based Harvesters with a Machine Control System

Compared with purpose-built units, excavator-based harvesters offer many advantages, but they also face one main limitation: a much higher fuel consumption, which also results in higher CO2 emission levels. The fuel efficiency of excavator-based harvesters can be increased by a better interface betw...

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Main Authors: Raffaele Spinelli, Angelo Conrado de Arruda Moura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-01-01
Series:Forests
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/10/1/43