Recent contributions of some fields of the electronics in development of forest operations technologies

R Picchio, AR Proto, V Civitarese, N Di Marzio… - Electronics, 2019 - mdpi.com
In the last years, there has been a growing need to improve forest-wood chain concerning
all three pillars of sustainability (economic, environmental, and social). Using electronic …

Positioning methods and the use of location and activity data in forests

RF Keefe, AM Wempe, RM Becker, EG Zimbelman… - Forests, 2019 - mdpi.com
In this paper, we provide an overview of positioning systems for moving resources in forest
and fire management and review the related literature. Emphasis is placed on the accuracy …

Sensor Integration in a Forestry Machine

T Pereira, T Gameiro, C Viegas, V Santos, N Ferreira - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
This paper presents the integration of multimodal sensor systems for an autonomous forestry
machine. The utilized technology is housed in a single enclosure which consolidates a set of …

Applications of GIS-based software to improve the sustainability of a forwarding operation in central Italy

R Picchio, F Latterini, PS Mederski, D Tocci, R Venanzi… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Reducing potential soil damage due to the passing of forest machinery is a key issue in
sustainable forest management. Limiting soil compaction has a significant positive impact on …

Physiological workload evaluation by means of heart rate monitoring during motor-manual clearcutting operations

Z Arman, M Nikooy, PA Tsioras, M Heidari… - … Journal of Forest …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Forest workers encounter many health-related problems due to their harsh working
conditions. This study focused on the evaluation of the physical workload of tree fellers …

Working hours, sleep, and fatigue in the agriculture, forestry, and fishing sector: A scoping review

KC Elliott, JM Lincoln, MA Flynn… - American journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Agriculture, forestry, and fishing industry (AgFF) workers often work extremely
long hours during peak production seasons, resulting in sleep deprivation and fatigue. The …

What are the occupational risks in forestry? Results of a long-term study in Slovakia

M Jankovský, M Allman, Z Allmanová - International Journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Temporal patterns in occupational safety and health can shed light on the efficiency of safety
measures companies adopt and identify when workers are prone to occupational accidents …

Development and validation of smartwatch-based activity recognition models for rigging crew workers on cable logging operations

EG Zimbelman, RF Keefe - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Analysis of high-resolution inertial sensor and global navigation satellite system (GNSS)
data collected by mobile and wearable devices is a relatively new methodology in forestry …

A novel smartphone-based activity recognition modeling method for tracked equipment in forest operations

RM Becker, RF Keefe - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Activity recognition modelling using smartphone Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) is an
underutilized resource defining and assessing work efficiency for a wide range of natural …

Use of smartphone sensors to quantify the productive cycle elements of hand fallers on industrial cable logging operations

RF Keefe, EG Zimbelman… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Analysis of time and motion study data is central to forest operations, but current methods
used to study work cycles are limited in the breadth and depth of available predictor …