User manual - Machine Automation Solution - V3R003
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19. Glossary
CAN
–
The Controller Area Network is an internal communication network that intercommunicates components within the
vehicle. It must ensure message delivery, the absence of message conflicts, minimum delivery times, low cost, and ability
to operate reliably in an environment with electrical noise.
BEC
– Sugarcane electronic newsletter.
DIFF
– Method of correcting the GNSS positioning. Without it, the automatic pilot cannot operate properly.
GNSS
– Name of the global positioning system. It is a satellite navigation system that provides a mobile receiving device
its own position.
Latitude
– Latitude is the angle between the equatorial plane and the reference surface. Latitude is measured in degrees
North and South of the equatorial plane, between 90
o
South at the South Pole 90
o
North at the North Pole.
Longitude
– Longitude is measure along the equatorial plane and represents the distance between a point and the
Greenwich Meridian. It is measured in degrees, from 0
o
to 180
o
East or West.
Kg/ha
– Kilograms per hectare.
L/min
– Liters per minute.
Pl/ha
– Plants per hectare.
PPL
– Pulses per liter.
PPS
–
Pulses per second.
Pulse
–
Electrical information provided by the flow meter or encoder.
Relation
–
For inputs,
this is the relation between the applied weight over the hydraulic motorʼs RPM. For sprayer, it is the
number of pulses of the flow meter over liters.
RPM
–
Rotations per minute provided by the hydraulic motorʼs sensor.
Section
–
Set of nozzles for the sprayer bar or of planting/fertilizing lines that may be opened or closed simultaneously.
