Environmental aspects of the development and use of innovative agricultural machinery

Abstract

The aim of the study is to develop an expert indicator that allows quantifying the environmental properties of knowledge-intensive machine-building products and considering on its basis the environmental aspects of the use of innovative agricultural machinery, taking into account world experience. The methodology provides for the quantification of each of the alternatives according to expert tables showing different levels of environmental impact of the production, use and disposal of the products. On the basis of the developed indicator, a comparative assessment of the competitiveness of 22 domestic and foreign self-propelled sprayers used in the Siberian region was carried out. Market leaders have been identified. The International Eco-Efficiency Index for 12 producing countries of selected sprayers has been investigated. A correlation-regression analysis of the environmental indicator was performed, which showed a rather high correlation of its values with the rank of the producing country at the specified index. The indicator of competitiveness of selected sprayers according to the set of technical characteristics is calculated. The correlation of the indicator “level of environmental impact” with the technical characteristics of the product was found to be less than EPI. The developed indicator and its analysis methodology are recommended for all types of innovative machine-building products at all stages of the life cycle.

World trends in the creation of robots for spraying crops

“…In turn, machine manufacturers offer more and more advanced energy-saving equipment with significant versatility, providing an increase in productivity and quality of work while respecting environmental safety. The global trend for all types of agricultural machinery is the widespread use of digital technologies, precision crop production systems and robotic machines [1,2,3].…”