The number of recognized accidents during agricultural work is still very high in Austria. In the years 2008 to 2009, there occurred 84 approved work accidents with mowing machines. The main causes of accidents were the loss of control of machines, transportations or conveyances, hand tools, objects or animals. In the literature, numerous studies of general agricultural and forestry accident si...

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mowing. It is run along the ground on one large wheel which is f ree of the motor operat ing the cutter bar. I t can be tilted to cut up or down slopes and can be pivoted sharply in any direction. It has been found part icularly valuable for cutting around trees, boulders, t raps, creek-bottoms, and other golf course obstructions which formerly required hand cutt ing. The motor scythe, powered ...

Abandoned semi-natural grasslands are characterized by lower plant diversity as a consequence of tall grasses spreading. Mowing is widely used restoration practice, but its effects to maintain the restored over time poorly investigated in sub-Mediterranean grasslands. Since 2010 central Apennines, we fenced grassland, invaded Brachypodium rupestre, which was mowed twice year. Before experiment ...

Human disturbance is the main driving factor of wetland vegetation degradation, and plant community changes can directly characterize process degradation. The wetlands in semi-arid region Songnen Plain perform important ecological functions, especially habitat waterbirds. Recently, succession has been accelerated by land use changes. In this study, we investigated variations undergoing (natural...

This paper describes the development of a robotic heavy duty lawn mower provided with a rich set of sensors which initially provide tele-operation mode capabilities but will support extension towards full autonomy via an intermediate mode termed teleautonomous to reflect a multilevel control structure which permits graceful withdrawal of human guidance as the development proceeds.

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Herbaceous vegetation comprises the main habitat type in cool-seasons grasslands and can be managed by various methods. We compared changes in plant communities and bird and mammal use of grasslands that were not managed, managed by mechanical methods (mowing), or managed by chemical methods (plant growth regulator). This 1-year study was conducted from May through October 2003 in Erie County, ...