Slides from the 2nd Technical Meeting of the Slope Project

1. Project SLOPE
1
WP 7 – Piloting the SLOPE demonstrator
Technical Meeting
19-21 Jan 15

2. WP7: Piloting the SLOPE demonstrator
Progress of work package and planning
actions for M 13-18
Kühmaier Martin, Pichler Gerhard, Kastner Maximilian, Stampfer Karl
Institute of Forest Engineering
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
20 January 2015
Technical Meeting
19-21 Jan 15

3. Planning actions for M 13-18
2014 2015 2016
J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D
T.7.1 D
T.7.2 D
T.7.3 M D M M
T.7.4
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4. Progress of work package
 Task 7.1 has already started. Process flow charts are currently
developed for Austria
 Task 7.3: Pilot areas have been selected, interaction with forest
enterprises, identification of harvesting sites in Austria and Italy,
short description of demonstration sites is available
 All other tasks will start in future
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5. Austria
 Plots owned by the Austrian State Forests
www.bundesforste.at
 Management unit Flachgau-Tennengau
 Head of the unit is Mr. Erwin Stampfer
erwin.stampfer@bundesforste.at
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6. Potential harvesting sites in Austria
 500 x 1200 meters
 7 potential harvesting sites
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7. Tree composition of Austrian demo
sites
ID Tree species Proportion (%) Age (years) Stock density
353 A3
Spruce 95 40 0.9
Fir 5 40 0.9
353 A4 Spruce 100 25 1.0
353 F5 Spruce 100 30 1.0
354 A1
Fir 60 170 0.8
Spruce 40 170 0.8
354 C1
Spruce 60 170 0.7
Fir 40 170 0.7
Spruce 90 25 0.5
Fir 10 25 0.5
354 E0
Spruce 80 125 0.8
Fir 20 125 0.8
355 E3
Spruce 90 45 0.9
Fir 10 45 0.9
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8. Management strategies for the
Austrian demo sites
ID Management Area Harvested volume Cutting intensity
ha m³ %
353 A3 Thinning 2.00 120 36
353 A4 First thinning 0.75 13 30
353 F5 First thinning 0.90 20 30
354 A1 Final cut 0.26 167 100
354 C1 Final cut 0.46 247 100
354 E0 Final cut 1.52 640 80
355 E3 First thinning 3.00 120 22
8.89 1327
Thinning operations should be executed in early spring or in autumn. Final cuts can be
made during summer period.
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9. Schedule for demonstration
activities
 No demonstrations of processor head in the year 2015
 Survival tag tests in Sover in spring 2015
 Forest information collection in Italy has finished
 Forest information collection and preparation of the harvesting sites
(BOKU, COAST, TRE, FLY) – time schedule and requirements have to be
defined
 Checking the harvesting sites to assure that trees are not too big and
not too branchy
 Definition of evaluation methods for demonstrations (T 7.1)
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10. Data collection & preparation
Task Description Date Involved partners
Identification of
harvesting sites
July 2014 BOKU, FE*
Collecting local
knowledge
M 7-12/2014 FE, all partners
Data collection
Remote sensing &
multispectral analysis
Spring 2015 FLY
UAV data Spring 2015
COAST, FE,
BOKU/CNR
Terrestrial laser
scanning
Spring 2015 TRE, FE, BOKU/CNR
Tree marking
Color marking & RFID
marking
M 4-8/2015
ITENE, FE,
BOKU/CNR
FE = forest enterprise (e.g. Austrian State Forests)
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11. Set up, transfer and installation
Task Description Date Involved partners
Set up
Truck
1-2 months
before demo
ITENE, BOKU, TC*
Self-propelled carriage GRE
Processor head & control
system & excavator
KESLA (substitute)
Transfer and
installation
Tower yarder & carriage
1 week before
demo
GRE, FE*, BOKU
Processor head and
excavator
KESLA (substitute),
FE
FE = forest enterprise (e.g. Austrian State Forests), TC = Transport company
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12. Demonstration of the SLOPE system
Task Devices Involved partners
Felling the tree GPS receiver, RFID reader
BOKU, CNR, ITENE, MHG, GRE,
FE*
Extracting the tree
RFID reader, tension sensor,
PLC, GPRS module
GRE, CNR, MHG, BOKU, ASF,
FE
Processing the tree
RFID reader and installer,
sensors for quality control
KESLA (substitute), CNR,
BOKU, GRE, ITENE, FE
Transporting the logs
RFID reader, GPS receiver, BUS
CAN connection, GPRS module
ITENE, CNR, MHG, BOKU, FE,
TC*
Forest Information
System (FIS)
HMI, ERP
GRAPHITECH, COAST, MHG,
TRE, KESLA (substitute), GRE
Duration: 1 week per demo site
FE = forest enterprise (e.g. Austrian State Forests), TC = Transport company Technical Meeting
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13. WP7: Piloting the SLOPE demonstrator
Task 7.1 – Definition of evaluation methodology
Progress of task and planning actions for M 13-18
Kühmaier Martin, Pichler Gerhard, Kastner Maximilian, Stampfer Karl
Institute of Forest Engineering
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
20 January 2015
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14. Objectives
 Drawing a process/data flow charts
 Identifying bottlenecks of the supply chain
 Illustrating differences between conventional and SLOPE supply
chains
 Recommending and describing of performance rating and
evaluation methods of every process within the timber supply
chain
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15. Tasks &Time schedule I
Task Date Involved partners
Drawing a process/data flow chart for the
Austrian demo site
30/01/2015 BOKU
Drawing a process/data flow chart for the
Italian demo site
13/02/2015 CNR
Identifying of possible bottlenecks of the
timber supply chains
13/02/2015 BOKU, CNR
Drawing a draft process/data flow chart for
SLOPE system
20/02/2015 BOKU
Feedback on all process/data flow charts 27/02/2015
CNR, MHG, GRE,
ITENE
Identifying potential strengths and risks of the
SLOPE system
27/02/2015
BOKU, CNR, MHG,
GRE, ITENE
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16. Tasks &Time schedule II
Task Date Involved partners
Overview of potential performance rating and
evaluation methods - for tree marking
13/03/2015 CNR, ITENE, BOKU
- for felling 13/03/2015 GRE, CNR, BOKU
- for extracting 13/03/2015 GRE, CNR, BOKU
- for processing 13/03/2015
GRE, CNR, BOKU,
COMP
- for trucking 13/03/2015 CNR, ITENE, BOKU
- for wood quality assessment 13/03/2015 CNR, BOKU
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17. Tasks &Time schedule III
Task Date Involved partners
Supply chain performance rating and
evaluation methods
27/03/2015 BOKU, MHG
Selection and description of all performance
rating and evaluation methods
31/03/2015
BOKU, CNR, MHG,
GRE, ITENE, COMP
Selection of criteria and indicators for
measuring performance (benchmark) -> Input
for task 7.2
31/03/2015
BOKU, CNR, MHG,
GRE, ITENE, COMP
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18. Process/data flow charts
 Flow charts are used in designing and documenting complex processes.
They help visualize what is going on and thereby help to understand a
process, and perhaps also find flaws, bottlenecks, and other less-obvious
features within it.
 Objectives
 Getting a better overview about the timber supply chains in montain forests
 Exposing possible strenghts and risks of the SLOPE system
 Elements
 Supply chain processes (activities)
 Decisions within the supply chain
 Connection of activities and decisions (sequence)
 Visualisation of connections to forest data and data bases (information flow)
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19. remote sensing
(UAV, TLS, GIS)
marking cable
line with RFID
tags, GPS and all-
weather tablet/PC
(based on 3D
forest model)
marking
harvesting
operations with
RFID tags, GPS
and all-weather
tablet/PC
(thinning/final
yield) based on 3D
forest model and
tree quality
indicators
logging the
alignement by
forest worker with
chain saw
(portable GPS
receiver and RFID
tag reader/
programmer)
installing the
cable yarding
system
logging forest
stand/logging
marked trees
hauling by
carriage (GPS and
all-weather tablet/
PC, RFID reader,
real time recording
of line data,
integrated load
cell)
crosscutting with
intelligent
processor head
(RFID tag reader/
marker, near
infrared
spectrometer and
hyperspectral
camera to identify
timber quality
storage timber at
the landing
transport with
intelligent truck
(RFID reader,
GPS positioning,
BUS CAN, GPS/
UMTS/3G module)
saw-mill
(dimension-data,
assortment mix
demand)
collecting data
with a portable
device
daily data set is
transmitted to
the remote
server
marking cable
line with
conventional
colour spray
marking
harvesting
operations with
conventional
colour spray
logging the
alignement by
forest worker with
chain saw
installing the
cable yarding
system
logging forest
stand/logging
marked trees
operat-data
(inventory data,
map and aerial
photo) for planing
harvesting
operations
hauling by
carriage
crosscutting with
conventional
processor head;
collecting data
(length, diameter,
volume)
storage timber at
the landing
transport with
conventional truck
(Felixlogistik:
FHPDATLOG
ÖBF)
saw-mill
(dimension-data,
assortment mix
demand)
OLD SYSTEM SLOPE
collecting data
for forest
enterprise
remote sensing
(UAV, TLS, GIS)
marking cable
line with RFID
tags, GPS and all-
weather tablet/PC
(based on 3D
forest model)
marking
harvesting
operations with
RFID tags, GPS
and all-weather
tablet/PC
(thinning/final
yield) based on 3D
forest model and
tree quality
indicators
logging the
alignement by
forest worker with
chain saw
(portable GPS
receiver and RFID
tag reader/
programmer)
installing the
cable yarding
system
logging forest
stand/logging
marked trees
hauling by
carriage (GPS and
all-weather tablet/
PC, RFID reader,
real time recording
of line data,
integrated load
cell)
collecting data
with a portable
device
daily data set is
transmitted to
the remote
server
SLOPE
marking cable
line with
conventional
colour spray
marking
harvesting
operations with
conventional
colour spray
logging the
alignement by
forest worker with
chain saw
installing the
cable yarding
system
logging forest
stand/logging
marked trees
operat-data
(inventory data,
map and aerial
photo) for planing
harvesting
operations
hauling by
carriage
CURRENT SUPPLY CHAIN
collecting data
for forest
enterprise
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data evaluation
(UAV, TLS, GIS)
designing a
3D forest model
on the base of
picture and laser-
data (height,
breast height
diameter and
geometric
information
(straightness,
taper,…) of all
individual trees
defining tree
quality indicators
using the whole
data-set for a
forest
information
model
to plane
harvesting
operations
logging
transport
intelligent truck (RFID
reader, GPS positioning,
BUS CAN, GPS/UMTS/
3G module)
carriage
GPS and all-weather
tablet/PC, RFID reader,
real time recording of line
data, integrated load cell)
intelligent processor
head
RFID tag reader/marker,
near infrared spectrometer
and hyperspectral camera
to identify timber quality
marking
trees/cable line/
harvesting
operations (RFID
tags, GPS, tablet/
PC)
forest worker
portable GPS receiver
and RFID tag reader/
programmer
saw-mill
dimension-data,
assortment mix
demand
collecting data
with a portable
device
daily data set is
transmitted to
the remote
server
DATA FLOW SLOPE
DATA FLOW OLD SYSTEM
collecting data
for forest
enterprise
crosscutting
conventional
processor head;
collecting data
(length, diameter,
volume)
transport
conventional truck
(Felixlogistik:
FHPDATLOG
ÖBF)
saw-mill
(dimension-data,
assortment mix
demand)
operat-data
(inventory data,
map and aerial
photo) for planing
harvesting
operations
data evaluation
(UAV, TLS, GIS)
designing a
3D forest model
on the base of
picture and laser-
data (height,
breast height
diameter and
geometric
information
(straightness,
taper,…) of all
individual trees
defining tree
quality indicators
using the whole
data-set for a
forest
information
model
to plane
harvesting
operations
logging
transport
intelligent truck (RFID
reader, GPS positioning,
BUS CAN, GPS/UMTS/
3G module)
carriage
GPS and all-weather
tablet/PC, RFID reader,
real time recording of line
data, integrated load cell)
intelligent processor
head
RFID tag reader/marker,
near infrared spectrometer
and hyperspectral camera
to identify timber quality
marking
trees/cable line/
harvesting
operations (RFID
tags, GPS, tablet/
PC)
forest worker
portable GPS receiver
and RFID tag reader/
programmer
saw-mill
dimension-data,
assortment mix
demand
collecting data
with a portable
device
daily data set is
transmitted to
the remote
server
DATA FLOW SLOPE

21. Bottlenecks in timber supply chains
 Bottlenecks show efficiency gaps in the supply chain and they
identify processes and activities, which have to be improved
 Examples for bottlenecks from the INFRES project according to
Austrian participants (Innovative and effective technology and logistics for forest residual
biomass supply in the EU (311881) (Erber, Kanzian & Holzleitner, 2014))
 Cost‐ineffective transport
 Poor accessibility due to steep terrain
 Lack of landings and landing space
 Long transport distances
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22. Bottlenecks in timber supply chains
 Possible bottlenecks in SLOPE
 Additional effort and time consumption for
 marking trees with RFID tags
 reading the RFID tags by carriage, processor and truck
 wood quality measurements by implemented sensors
 Post-processing for forest model data
 Survival rate and technical functionality during field operations
 Higher effort for set-up, calibration and maintenance of technical
devices
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23. WP7: Piloting the SLOPE demonstrator
Thank you for your attention!
Kühmaier Martin, Pichler Gerhard, Kastner Maximilian, Stampfer Karl
Institute of Forest Engineering
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
20 January 2015
Technical Meeting
19-21 Jan 15