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Course code: RTSS10180o14
Semester: 2014/2015 winter
Name: Agricultural and Forest Machinery I
Major: Agricultural and Forestry Engineering
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 5
ECTS points: 4
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 30 / 30 / 30
Lecturer: Prof. dr hab. Zygmunt Owsiak
Language of instruction: Polish / English
The course in English will be available if a minimum of 6 students sign up for a group. If less than 6 students sign up for the group, the course will be available in Polish with the possibility of individual support in English.

Learning outcomes: Student acquires knowledge about the building and control of agricultural machinery used in the field production and about theoretical elements of selected subassemblies action. Student acquires knowledge about characteristics and setting of agricultural machinery and is able to apply theirs in practice

Competences: Ability to apply the appropriate nomenclature associated with agricultural machinery and the use of appropriate systems of control, depending on various conditions of field and properties of agricultural materials. Ability to carry out a practical kinematic analysis, depending on different tasks and functions

Prerequisites: Machinery parts, theory of mechanisms, materials technology

Course content: Building and elements of operation of agricultural machine - machines for tillage, seedbed preparation, fertilizing and plant protection, machines for hay harvest, combine harvesters, potato harvesters, sugar-beet and maize harvesters. Analysis of production technology of machine subassembly and theirs kinetics, basic problems connecting with action theory of machinery elements and their subassembly. The correct choice of machines control and setting depending on theirs design and assign

Recommended literature: Banasiak J. (red). 1999. Agrotechnologia. PWN, Warszawa Lejman K., Owsiak Z. 2003. Wybrane zagadnienia z techniki rolniczej. Przewodnik multimedialny. IIR AR, Wrocław Owsiak Z. 1998. Elementy teorii maszyn rolniczych. Skrypty AR, Wrocław Worona M., Dawidowski J. 1999. Maszyny rolnicze. Wydawnictwo AR w Szczecinie

Assessment methods: Minimum knowledge for credit–60%; Influence on the assess - practical – 40%, test exam – 40%, project – 20%

Comment: Implementation of project of fertilizer spreader and combine harvester reel