Projektsuche

kiSOBUS - Artificial Intelligence for ISOBUS-based Optimization and Assessment of Tillage Tool Wear and Maintenance

Authority

Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz

Federal State

Lower Saxony and Hamburg

Contact

Calenberger Straße 2
30169 Hannover

Website: External link to the authority

Project Title

kiSOBUS - Artificial Intelligence for ISOBUS-based Optimization and Assessment of Tillage Tool Wear and Maintenance

Project description

Wear of tillage tools such as cultivator, hoe, or plough shares significantly affects work quality, fuel consumption, and operating costs. Today, wear is usually assessed visually and often only detected once performance has already deteriorated. In the kiSOBUS project we are developing an AI-based system for real-time wear assessment. Using ISOBUS (ISO 11783), machine data such as engine torque, wheel slip, traction, and fuel consumption are combined with soil information including moisture content, soil type, and yield maps. Machine-learning methods are used to predict optimal replacement times. In addition, 3D scans record material loss and geometric changes in the shares. The system will be validated under real-world operating conditions and integrated into ISOBUS terminals and farm management systems. The goal is to create an objective, data-driven tool for predictive maintenance without additional hardware. This will help reduce downtime, lower fuel consumption and CO₂ emissions, and support the development of more durable and wear-optimized agricultural equipment.

Final report

Results and the Final report will be found here, as soon as the project is completed.

Keywords

Equipment and machinery
Arable crops
Agro-ecology
Digitalisation, incl. data and data technologies

Main funding source

Rural development 2023-2027 for Operational Groups (in the sense of Art 127 of Reg. 2021/2115)

OG contact information

Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V.
Hollerithallee 8
30419 Hannover

Phone: 0511 2788530

Email: m.patzlaff-guenther@lzh.de

Type of OG partners

Farmer
Researcher
business in rural areas

Begin of project

2026

Project status

ongoing

Total budget applied for in EUR

414,987

NUTS3 CODE

DE929