FieldSim
Decision Support Systems Tools
Model Description
The software simulates agricultural machinery movement and estimates field efficiency. Field efficiency refers to completing field operations while wasting the least amount of time, fuel, and farm resources. Planting energy crops on marginal parts of agricultural fields can provide several benefits. However, planting the marginal areas may result in complex shapes and changes to the field, making it difficult to harvest. Harvesting costs can be a limiting factor in widely adopting energy crops, so a tool to simulate field efficiency would make these crops more enticing to farmers and bioenergy stakeholders
Prerequisites
Users are required to download Python, and PythonPDEVS to run the model. Both are free and open source.
Methodology
Detailed description of the model can be found in our published article DEVS based modeling and simulation of agricultural machinery movement.
FIELDSIM is written in Python, using an object-oriented approach based on the Discrete EVent System specification (DEVS) formalism. More information on DEVS can be found here.
License
The software was not approved for public release.
Funding Source
This work is supported by the Bioenergy Technologies Office, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy.
This computer software was prepared by Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC, hereinafter the Contractor, under Contract No. AC07-05ID14517 with the United States (U. S.) Department of Energy (DOE). The Government is granted for itself and others acting on its behalf a nonexclusive, paid-up, irrevocable worldwide license in this data to reproduce, prepare derivative works, and perform publicly and display publicly, by or on behalf of the Government. There is a provision for the possible extension of the term of this license. Subsequent to that period or any extension granted, the Government is granted for itself and others acting on its behalf a nonexclusive, paid-up, irrevocable worldwide license in this data to reproduce, prepare derivative works, distribute copies to the public, perform publicly and display publicly, and to permit others to do so. The specific term of the license can be identified by inquiry made to Contractor or DOE. Neither the United States nor the United States Department of Energy, nor contractor makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any liability or responsibility for the use, accuracy, completeness, or usefulness or any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights.
Contact Information
Ange-Lionel Toba
