Abstract: A planning portal for a farmer to planning and to initiate an agricultural operation of an autonomous agricultural work machine on an agricultural field. The planning portal is configured in such a way that, during planning, only the use is permitted of attachments which may have dimensions such that the attachments are arranged or positioned completely within the detectable surrounding area during the state in which the attachments are coupled to the autonomous agricultural work machine.

Abstract: A route planning system configured to create the route plan for an autonomous agricultural work machine and/or for a network of autonomous agricultural work machines. A given agricultural work machine may be operated in a semi-autonomous operating mode, in which a user is on board or resident in the agricultural work machine, or a fully autonomous operating mode, in which no user is assigned to the agricultural work machine. The generated route plan may be dynamically adapted depending on one or more events, with the dynamically adapted route plan being transmitted to the autonomous agricultural work machine. The user or an operator assigned to the given autonomous agricultural work machine may accept the adapted route plan for the given agricultural work machine.

Abstract: A glass powder production process for producing glass powder with a grain size <40 ?m includes feeding a fine mill with glass cullet and dry grinding the glass cullet in the fine mill, feeding the crushed glass cullet into an air classifier and air classifying the crushed glass cullet into a fine material fraction and a coarse material fraction, wherein the separation limit of the air classifier is set to a grain size <40 ?m, discharging the coarse material fraction from the air separator, preparing the coarse material fraction for refeeding into the fine mill, refeeding the coarse material fraction into the fine mill, outputting the fine material fraction as the end product, the glass powder. The disclosure also relates to a glass powder production device suitable for carrying out the process.

Abstract: An assistance system for generating driving routes for one or more driver-controlled or autonomous agricultural work machines. The assistance system includes a computer configured to create a driving route for an agricultural work machine configured to work an agricultural area on the basis of a saved strategy, which may take into account features of areas adjacent to the agricultural area which are not to be worked.

Abstract: An agricultural machine assembly with a driver assistance system. The agricultural machine assembly includes the driver assistance system, and an agricultural work machine and an attachment adapted to the agricultural work machine and designed as an agricultural baler. The agricultural work machine and the attachment each comprise working units which may be actuated for setting parameters (P). The driver assistance system optimizes operation and is configured to form a work machine setting device and a baler setting device. The work machine setting device and the baler setting device are configured to optimize the mode of operation of the agricultural work machine and the agricultural baler depending on each other.

Abstract: A route planning system configured to create a route plan of a forage harvesting process chain. The forage harvesting process chain comprises a plurality of agricultural work machines which perform a forage harvesting process in a predetermined order. The forage harvesting process comprises successive process steps with each process step being performed by a number of the plurality of agricultural work machines. The route planning system is further configured to generate a common route plan for the plurality of agricultural work machines of the forage harvesting process chain and/or an individualized route plan for each agricultural work machine of the plurality of agricultural work machines.

Abstract: An access control terminal includes guidance members to establish an access lane having a signal- or blocking element and a multi-beam phased antenna array. An electronic gate controller is connected to the multi-beam phased antenna array to communicate via Bluetooth protocol with mobile Bluetooth communication devices. A proximity sensor is arranged within the access lane to detect a patron approaching an entry area of the access lane, and the gate controller is configured to enable data input supplied by the Bluetooth protocol via the multi beam phased antenna array after the proximity sensor indicates the presence of a patron to request transmission of the access credentials from the smartphone. The gate controller is configured to command the signal- or blocking element to move to the open state if the access credentials are validated and the field strength indicator (RSSI) values are within predefined limits.

Abstract: System and method for micro-Super Critical Water Oxidation solids treatment of fecal waste are described. The system includes an injector vessel (112) and a reactor (114). The reactor can receive an injection of a slurry batch and an input of compressed air that is heated over time to a temperature at or above the critical point of water into the super critical fluid phase. A combined concentrator and phase separator (150)) can receive a treated output from the reactor and separate solid ash from liquid and gaseous effluent. A drying tunnel (170) can receive and dry the solid ash. The treatment process includes heating the slurry batch, within the reactor, to a temperature of at or above the critical point of water into the super critical fluid phase and maintaining the slurry batch a minimum temperature, within the reactor, for a predetermined treatment time to produce a treated output.

Abstract: An assistance system for optimizing a forage harvesting process is disclosed. The assistance system supports a user in optimizing an agricultural job that describes a forage harvesting process. Optimizing the forage harvesting process comprises at least the planning and/or execution of the forage harvesting process chain effecting the implementation of the agricultural job. The forage harvesting process chain comprises process steps and agricultural work machines which process the agricultural job in a specified sequence. The assistance system optimizes execution of the agricultural job according to specified strategies by selecting optimal values for work parameters and an optimized sequence of process steps.

Abstract: A maize header comprising multiple mowing and infeed units (units 10), the first lateral mowing and infeed units (units 10b) are laterally next to central mowing and infeed units (units 10a), second lateral mowing and infeed units (units 10c) are laterally next to the first units (10b), and units (10d) are laterally next to the second units (10c), wherein, to transfer the maize header (2) between the working and a transport position, the units (10) are pivotable relative to one another about horizontal pivot axes (16) so that each of the units (10b) is pivotable about a first pivot axis (16a), each of the units (10c) is pivotable about a second pivot axis (16b), and each of the units (10d) is pivotable about a third pivot axis (16c), wherein a pivot angle (?1) about the axes (16a) is 164°±4°, a pivot angle (?2) about the (16b) is 180°±4°, and a pivot angle (?3) about the axes (16c) is 184°±4°.

Abstract: A maize header (2) comprising multiple mowing and infeed units (10) and comprising feeding drums (12) and turning drums (14, 15) arranged behind the mowing and infeed units (10), in the working position a feeding drum (12) is behind the two central mowing and infeed units (10a) and a first turning drum (14) is behind a transfer region between the central mowing and infeed units (10a) and a first lateral mowing and infeed unit (10b) that is laterally next to it, and to transfer the maize header (2) between the two positions, the mowing and infeed units (10) pivot relative to one another about axes (16) so the first lateral mowing and infeed units (10b) and one of the first turning drums (14) is pivotable relative to the adjoining central mowing and infeed unit (10a), so that, in the transport position, a frustoconical envelope (14a) of the respective first turning drum (14) is completely inside a permissible transport width of the maize header (2).

Abstract: A self-propelled harvester is disclosed. The harvester comprises a drive motor, an attachment drive that has a hydraulic pump configured to drive a hydraulic motor to drive an attachment positioned on a feed device of the harvester, and a control device. The control device controls the attachment drive by accessing an attachment-specific parameter set tailored to the attachment that is connected to the harvester so that the hydraulic motor generates an attachment-specific operating torque which is lower than a maximum torque specific to the attachment to be driven. Further, the control device is configured, when a load peak is detected, to control the hydraulic motor to increase the operating torque generated by the hydraulic motor up to the attachment-specific maximum torque by changing a preset pivot angle.

Abstract: A maize header comprising multiple mowing and infeed units (units 10), the first lateral mowing and infeed units (units 10b) are laterally next to central mowing and infeed units (units 10a), second lateral mowing and infeed units (units 10c) are laterally next to the first units (10b), and units (10d) are laterally next to the second units (10c), wherein, to transfer the maize header (2) between the working and a transport position, the units (10) are pivotable relative to one another about horizontal pivot axes (16) so that each of the units (10b) is pivotable about a first pivot axis (16a), each of the units (10c) is pivotable about a second pivot axis (16b), and each of the units (10d) is pivotable about a third pivot axis (16c), wherein a pivot angle (?1) about the axes (16a) is 164°±4°, a pivot angle (?2) about the (16b) is 180°±4°, and a pivot angle (?3) about the axes (16c) is 184°±4°.

Abstract: A maize header (2) comprising multiple mowing and infeed units (10) and comprising feeding drums (12) and turning drums (14, 15) arranged behind the mowing and infeed units (10), in the working position a feeding drum (12) is behind the two central mowing and infeed units (10a) and a first turning drum (14) is behind a transfer region between the central mowing and infeed units (10a) and a first lateral mowing and infeed unit (10b) that is laterally next to it, and to transfer the maize header (2) between the two positions, the mowing and infeed units (10) pivot relative to one another about axes (16) so the first lateral mowing and infeed units (10b) and one of the first turning drums (14) is pivotable relative to the adjoining central mowing and infeed unit (10a), so that, in the transport position, a frustoconical envelope (14a) of the respective first turning drum (14) is completely inside a permissible transport width of the maize header (2).

Abstract: Chopping unit (5) of an agricultural harvesting machine (1), having a chopping drum (10) bearing chopping knives, a first roller pair (11) consisting of an upper and a lower press roller (15) and (16) positioned upstream of the chopping drum (10), at least one second roller pair (12) consisting of a pre-compression roller (13) and a transport roller (14) positioned upstream of the first roller pair (11), a counter-cutting device (18) cooperating with the chopping drum (10) and a stripper device (19) cooperating with the lower press roller (16), arranged between the lower press roller (16) and the chopping drum (10), wherein a rotary shaft (20) of the lower press roller (16) and/or a rotary shaft (21) of the transport roller (14) can be displaced in its relative position to a rotary shaft (17) of the chopping drum (10) at least in the vertical direction.

Abstract: A device for checking access permissions includes an access area with guidance devices for forming an access lane for separating people or objects, in which blocking and/or signal means define an access threshold. A gate controller having a Bluetooth radio interface allows an access permission to be read from mobile data carriers, and positive validation of the access permission results in the access controller releasing the blocking and/or signal means and thus allowing separate passage through the access threshold. An access lane has an associated multiphase antenna group, the transmission/reception antennas of which are actuated by a Bluetooth transceiver module via an antenna feed network in such a way that at least two antenna lobes form that are at different distances from the access threshold as seen in the direction of access.

Abstract: Harvesting vehicle, in particular forage harvester or combine harvester, comprising a mounting frame (10), wherein the mounting fame (10) is designed to couple an attachment to the mounting frame (10) and via the mounting frame (10) to the harvesting vehicle, and comprising a drive coupler (16) which engages with the mounting frame (10) and which is designed to form a drive connection between the attachment and the harvesting vehicle in order to transmit a drive power provided by the harvesting vehicle in the direction of the attachment, wherein the drive coupler (16) has a drive hub (17) which can be coupled to the harvesting vehicle, a coupling disk (19) which can be coupled to the attachment and a centering mandrel (22) which cooperates with the attachment, wherein the centering mandrel (22) is fixedly engaged with the coupling disk (19), a slide piece (24) which can be displaced in a translatory manner relative to the drive hub (17) is coupled fixedly in terms of rotation to the drive hub (17), and wherei

Abstract: The present invention provides methods to prevent the formation of visible particles in aqueous protein formulations, as well as compositions and pharmaceutical products obtained with said method.

Abstract: Corn header (4) for a forage harvester (1) for harvesting stalk crops, having a plurality of mowing and infeed units (5), which each have a plurality of drum-like or chain-like mowing and infeed members (6), which are rotatable about a vertical axis and are drivable in a revolving manner, for severing the crop in a substantially horizontal direction from a field to be cultivated, wherein the mowing and infeed members (6) of a pair (11) of mowing and infeed units (5) arranged in the center between two sides (4a, 4b) of the corn header (4) are drivable in a revolving manner such that they have a tendency to convey crop out of a gap (12), which is formed between them, forwards away from an infeed (9) of the forage harvester (1), wherein a central separating member (13) for separating the crop is positioned in a substantially vertical direction in the region of the gap (12) between the mowing and infeed members (6) of the pair (11) of mowing and infeed units (5) arranged in the center of the corn header (4).

Abstract: A cryogenic grinding apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a material charge, a low-temperature embrittling device for embrittling the charged ground material by supplying liquid low-temperature gas, a mill for grinding the low-temperature embrittled ground material in an atmosphere containing the low-temperature gas, and a separating device. The separating device has a wind classifier, a removal device to remove the ground material from the mill-output volumetric flow, and a directing device to feed the removed ground material into a classifier-input volumetric flow and to discharge excess mill-output gas of the mill-output volumetric flow.