Pek Automotive is a new brand of agricultural machinery that is focused on environmentally friendly design and advanced AI operation.
They develop a wide range of low voltage autonomous electric vehicles, as well as technology and applications, to use in farming and rescuing. Purely electrical autonomous vehicles can save time and human resources. To prove this concept, they launched the production of their headliner, the autonomous electric agricultural system Slopehelper. With zero emission, a highly-intelligent radar system, and an independent differential GNSS, the Slopehelper presents an innovative and unique approach to the contemporary idea of sustainable horticulture
The technology is based on their state-of-the-art R-WAWE Autonomous platform. It enables them to integrate several sensors(radar, vision, GNSSs) and actuators (diggers, pickers, weeders). The system is extremely efficient in “Plantations” – regularly organized crop surfaces where it is easy to program the machine and let it do repetitive tasks such as watering, inspecting weeding, or pruning.
The Slopehelper is a multipurpose, autonomous vehicle with an electric motor. When the versatile platform is connected to hinged equipment, it automates work in vineyards and orchards. The Slopehelper covers the entire agricultural cycle and is used for tillage, fertilization, pruning, and, spraying fruit crops and vineyards. It is a perfect replacement for harvesters and orchard mowers. Artificial intelligence technology and innovative radar system allow users to use the vehicle regardless of the time of day successfully.
Very long service period and enormous lifetime
The Slopehelper’s drive train electronically controlled V-belt CVT without a clutch! It’s possible because e IntEn inverter has a unique switching technology that provides high thrust with zero RPM of the electric motor. This drive of the Slopehelper provides transmission long life and a huge benefit for the belts.
The timing belts which we use are resistant to extreme weather conditions and suitable for temperatures from -40 to +80 C°. Their main feature is that they do not stretch because of the carbon tension members and therefore can be used as a replacement for chain drives. This is very cost-effective and maintenance-free, reducing product price and the cost of further maintenance. This whole system significantly reduces the amount of different spare parts from different suppliers.
With Slopehelper, you reduce your operating costs ie vineyards or orchards by at least three/four times in comparison to using a conventional tractor. This comparison is made between a new narrow tractor and the Slopehelper autonomous configuration. The calculation in the first part is made for the initial investment of the first year.
Caterpillars
The Slopehelper is not your ordinary tractor – the Slopehelper’s caterpillars equally distribute weight, which in turn equally distributes soil pressure. Even with a distinctly small size and a high total mass, the Slopehelper provides smaller pressure for soil. A simple and reliable design based on ball thrusts and leaf springs provides a low level of amortization and high resistance to damage. Using ordinary car leaf springs allows great suspension, even when the vehicle is loaded to maximum payload.
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