Evaluation of implement monitoring systems

与农业相关的一个挑战是监测拖拉机后面的机器的运行情况，同时注视拖拉机的前方，引导它安全、准确地穿过田地。对于背部和/或颈部受过伤的人（甚至是那些容易背部和/或颈部疼痛的人）来说，后方监控任务变得更加困难。许多不同的公司现在都在推广成本相对较低的视频监控系统。这种系统包括可以安装在任何需要的工具上的摄像机和安装在拖拉机驾驶室的监视器。这个想法是，拖拉机操作员可以有一个近距离观察后挂机器，而不必物理转向后方。Allen Leigh Security & Communications Ltd.（以下简称Allen Leigh）向加拿大西部农民销售一种qad系统（IQS）。Allen Leigh希望将iq的性能与传统的执行监控系统进行比较，以便进一步的创新可以实施。有人怀疑，该系统可能需要修改，以确保关键的视觉信息被检测和正确解释的操作员。系统重新设计可能需要更改物理组件或系统配置。有必要在模拟的拖拉机驾驶室环境中对现有的IQS进行评估，以便将IQS的使用与受控环境中的传统实施监控系统进行比较。马尼托巴大学提供的拖拉机驾驶模拟器是完成IQS未来设计创新所需的独特分析的理想工具。

A challenge associated with farming is the task of monitoring the operation of a machine trailing behind the tractor while simultaneously looking ahead of the tractor to guide it safely and accurately across the field. The rear-monitoring task becomes even more difficult for anyone who has experienced an injury to the back and/or neck (or even those susceptible to back and/or neck pain). A number of different companies are now promoting video surveillance systems at relatively low cost. Such systems consist of cameras that can be mounted on an implement wherever desired and a monitor that mounts in the cab of the tractor. The idea is that the tractor operator can have a close-up view of the rear-hitched machine without having to physically turn to the rear. Allen Leigh Security & Communications Ltd. (hereafter referred to as Allen Leigh) markets an Implement Quad System (IQS) to western Canadian farmers. Allen Leigh wishes to evaluate the performance of the IQS compared with traditional implement monitoring systems so that further innovations can be implemented. It is suspected that the system may need to be modified to ensure that critical visual information is detected and correctly interpreted by the operator. System re-design may require changes to the physical components or the system configuration. Evaluation of the existing IQS in a simulated tractor-cab environment is necessary so that used of the IQS can be compared to traditional implement monitoring systems in a controlled environment. The tractor-driving simulator available at the University of Manitoba is the ideal tool to complete the unique analysis required to inform future design innovations to the IQS.