AUTOMATION AND ENGINEERING CENTRE Brazil, São Paulo, Jundiaí

Automation and Engineering Centre

Stablished on 110 ha

Height above sea level about 700 m

18 researchers (9 PhD, 6 M.S.)

43 employees (2 M.S.)

Organizational Structure (reduced)

Studies and researches: performance of agricultural machinery; postharvesters of vegetables and fruits; biofuels; agroenergy; health and safety in a agriculture; environmental management;

Innovation: development of prototypes;

Safety regulations: technical support to Labour

Ministry

Standardisation: co-operation with ABNT in two committees: agricultural tractors; textile and clothing;

Certification: we are searching with OECD and ENTAM

Main Activities of CEA/IAC

Ensaio Oficial nº 257 - Tractor Allis Chalmers modelo B, 1947

(Only field test)

Ensaio Oficial nº 318 – Trator Porsche, 1948

Historical about machines test

Test at the pulley shaft

Drawbar test

Schenck 400 kW

PTO OR ENGINE TEST (actually)

Loading car: - mass 11,000 kg- hydraulic brake Hennan & Froud DPX3- 4 wheel drive + gearbox, driving the Heenan&Froude brake- radiator and fan, to cool water (2 x 500 l tanks on the roof)

TRACTOR TEST (actually)

Concrete track (surface with problems):- length 1000 m, width 5 m (10 m in the bends)- coefficient of friction 0,9

Concret track

Loading car: optical sensors (100 signals/rev) to measure

driving wheels revolutions

Loading car: 5th wheel

Hydraulic lift test:

- load cell 5 Mg- analogic manometre 200 bar

Note: This system will be change to add the measurement of hydraulic power!

Weighing and centre of gravity measuring device

Noise measurement: Robotron 050000, with 94dB/1000 Hz calibrator

This equipment will be change by a B&K.

TYRES AND TRACTORS FIELD TEST

Sugar combine - field test

Sowing-fertlizer machine bench test

Sowing-fertlizer machine bench test

PTO Drive shaft statical torsional test

Bench for dynamic torsional tests of PTO drive shafts (under construccion)

Testing of protective structures –static test

(in design for search funding)

Thanks!

Centro de Engenharia e Automação (CEA/IAC)

Rod. D. Gabriel P. B. Couto km 65

CEP 13212-240 Jundiaí – SP - Brasil

Fev/2008