Method and system for assisting in motor-manual timber harvesting

The method and system for motor-manual timber harvesting improve efficiency by recording and marking tree trunk sections for unique identification, reducing errors and optimizing machinery use through automated data transmission and processing.

DE102023135992A1Pending Publication Date: 2025-06-26ANDREAS STIHL AG & CO KG
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DE102023135992
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DE · DE
Patent Type
Applications
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Filing Date
2023-12-20
Publication Date
2025-06-26

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Technical Problem

Existing motor-manual timber harvesting methods face inefficiencies in processing and logistics, including duplicate processing due to contamination, weathering, and input errors, leading to suboptimal use of machinery and energy consumption.

Method used

A method and system for motor-manual timber harvesting that involves recording parameters of tree trunk sections, marking them for identification, and assigning unique positions to enable efficient, traceable processing, minimizing errors, and optimizing machinery use through automated data transmission and processing.

Benefits of technology

Enables time- and energy-saving timber harvesting operations by reducing duplicate processing and transmission errors, allowing for improved logistical planning and efficient machinery use.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a method for assisting in a motor-manual timber harvesting, the method comprising the steps: a) recording at least one parameter (KG) characteristic of at least one section (101) of a felled tree trunk (100), wherein the parameter (KG) relates to a dimension (AB), a geometry (GE), a sorting (SO) and / or a condition (BE) of an outer surface (AF) of the section (101), b) issuing an identification (ID) for marking the at least one section (101) with the identification (ID), in particular by a forester (FW), c) Assigning the identification (ID) and a section position (APO) of the at least one section (101) to each other for the unique identification of the at least one section (101) and the recorded characteristic value (KG), and d) Providing, in particular outputting, information (Info) about the identification (ID), the section position (APO) and / or the characteristic (KG) based on the assignment.
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FIELD OF APPLICATION AND PRIOR ARTThe invention relates to a method and a system, in particular each, for assisting a motor-manual harvester of wood.OBJECT AND SOLUTIONIt is an object of the invention to provide a method and a system for assisting in motor-manual wood harvest, which in particular each has improved properties.The invention achieves this object by providing a method and a system described in the independent claims. Advantageous further developments of the invention are described in the dependent claims.The method according to the invention for assis in an, in particular complete, motor-manual wood crop has the steps: a) recording at least one characteristic variable characteristic of at least one section of a felled tree trunk. The characteristic variable relates to a dimension, a geometry, a sorting and / or a condition of an outer surface of the section. b) outputting a marking for marking the at least one section, in particular an end face of the section, with the marking, in particular by a forest host. c) assigning the marking and a section position of the at least one section to each other for the unique identification of the at least one section and the recorded characteristic variable. d) providing, in particular outputting, information about the marking, the section position and / or the characteristic variable based on the assignment or assigned to each other, e.g. to a control unit, a server, etc.This enables an overviewable and thus spatially and / or temporally coordinated and thus efficient and / or trackable further processing and / or further processing of the section of the tree trunk, in particular to its growth location. This thus enables a time-saving use and / or, in particular, thus a savings in machine use, in particular a savings in energy consumption, or an avoidance of double processing. Additionally or alternatively, this enables a minimization of transmission errors which have previously been produced when picking up poles as a result of soiling, weathering and / or input errors. Thus, wood-harvesting logistics can be planned and executed in a time-saving and energy-saving manner by associating the identifier and the recorded characteristic variable, and in particular the section position, in particular routes, type and number of required machines and vehicles.In particular, the method, the assisting, the capturing, the outputting, the associating and / or the providing can / can be automatically and / or computer-implemented.The term "support" may be used interchangeably with the term "assist.".The term "comprises" or "has" may be used interchangeably with the term "comprising.".The characteristic variable can have a value. Additionally or alternatively, the characteristic variable can be a characteristic variable of the section. Further additionally or alternatively, the characteristic variable can be the dimension, the geometry, the sorting and / or the condition of the outer surface. Further additionally or alternatively, the term "feature" or "property" can be used interchangeably for the term "characteristic variable". Further additionally or alternatively, the term "sort identifier" may be used interchangeably with the term "sort.". Further additionally or alternatively, the term "surface" may be used interchangeably with the term "exterior surface.". Further additionally or alternatively, the characteristic variable can relate to additional information, such as, for example, digestion timber.The portion may be horizontal.The term "identifier" may be used interchangeably with the term "label.". Additionally or alternatively, the identifier may have a value. Further additionally or alternatively, the identifier may be user-manageable. Further additionally or alternatively, the marking can be optical and / or user-manual, in particular by means of a writing tool, such as a permanent marker, an identification pen, a marking color, a signing chalk, a marking color and / or a signing spray.The method, in particular step b), can comprise: marking the section with the, in particular output, identifier.The identifier alone and / or the section position alone need / need not be for uniquely identifying the section or may / may not be ambiguous. Additionally or alternatively, the assignment of the identifier and the section position to uniquely identify the section can be in an, in particular predefined, position range, in particular of a minimum of 1 km 2( square kilometer), in particular a minimum of 100 km 2, in particular a minimum of 10,000 km 2, and / or a maximum of 100,000,000 km 2. In particular, there may also be doublings.The term "linking" may be used interchangeably with the term "associating.".The term component "location" can be used interchangeably with the term component "position". Additionally or alternatively, the section position can have a value, in particular coordinates.The information can include, in particular be, the identification, the section position and / or the characteristic variable.The method can have the step of: transmitting, and in particular storing, the recorded characteristic variable, in particular to a database, in particular a storage device of the database and / or in a cloud, and / or the identification to be output and / or the information to be output, in particular from the database. In particular, the transmission can be automatic and / or computer-implemented and / or cable- or wireless and / or can be carried out by means of a transmission device. Additionally or alternatively, the capturing and the transmitting may enable efficient tracking.Step a) can be carried out by means of a receiving device.Step b) can be carried out before, with and / or after step a) and / or by means of an output device.Step c) can be carried out temporally after step a), and in particular step b), and / or by means of an assignment device.Step d) can be carried out temporally after step c) and / or by means of a provision device, in particular an, in particular further, output device.The method can be carried out repeatedly for at least one further section, in particular several times.The term "done" may be used interchangeably for the phrase "executed.".In a further development of the invention, the recording comprises an optical or contactless and / or haptic or touch-affected and / or acoustic input, in particular by the forest host, and / or a detection. This enables simple and / or, in particular, thus user-friendly and / or accurate recording. In particular, the optical input can be carried out by means of a photograph or a LiDAR measurement. Additionally or alternatively, the haptic input can be carried out by means of a keyboard, in particular on a touchscreen such as a smartphone or a tablet computer. Further additionally or alternatively, the acoustic input can be carried out by means of a microphone such as a headset, for example, and / or comprise a detection of a voice input. Further additionally or alternatively, the term "measuring" may be used interchangeably with the term "sensing.". Further additionally or alternatively, the condition of the outer surface can be optically captured, such as e.g. on an image, in particular a photograph, and / or by means of photography and / or LiDAR.In a further development of the invention, the picking up is carried out by means of a body-carried, in particular head-carried, and / or hand-carried picking-up device. This allows simple picking up. In particular, a body-supported and / or hand-supported receiving device can mean that the receiving device can have a maximum mass of at most 50 kilograms (kg), in particular at most 20 kg, in particular at most 10 kg, in particular at most 5 kg, and / or at least 0.1 kg, in particular at least 0.2 kg, in particular at least 0.5 kg, in particular at least 1 kg.In particular, the recording can comprise analog recording, such as with a measuring tape and / or a measuring clamp. Additionally or alternatively, the recording can comprise a digital recording, such as a time-of-flight (ToF) method, triangulation, depth measurement, photogrammetry or an inertial measurement method. In particular, the bodily-worn and / or hand-worn recording device can have a ToF module, a ToF camera, a ToF LiDAR, a triangulation LiDAR, a stereo camera, a depth camera, a tracking camera and / or an inertial measurement unit.In a further development of the invention, the dimension has a length and / or a diameter, in particular a center diameter. In particular, the dimension is the length and / or the diameter. Additionally or alternatively, the geometry has a geometry of an, in particular of the, end face of the section. In particular, the geometry is the geometry of the end face. Further additionally or alternatively, the texture of the outer surface has an optically detectable texture. In particular, the nature of the outer surface is the optically detectable nature. In particular, the nature of the outer surface can have, in particular be, a bark nature.In a further development of the invention, the marking has a maximum of five, in particular exactly four, characters, in particular characters, in particular at least one digit and / or at least one letter. In particular, the marking consists of the maximum of five characters. This enables the marking of the section, in particular the end face, with large and thus easily readable characters, in particular in the event of soiling and / or weathering and / or at a distance and / or without a reading device. This thus enables simple processing and / or further processing of the section. In particular, the identifier has a minimum of three characters. Additionally or alternatively, the term "numeral" may be used interchangeably with the term "numeral.". Further additionally or alternatively, the identification, in particular exactly, has two components, in particular an in particular ambiguous section identification and an in particular unambiguous lot number. In particular, the lot number can have a maximum of two characters, in particular a sequence of digits. Additionally or alternatively, the section identification can have a maximum of three, in particular exactly, two, in particular further, characters.In a development of the invention, the method has the step, in particular temporally with step a) and / or temporally before step c): recording, in particular detecting, the section position, in particular by means of a global positioning system receiver, in particular a GNSS receiver (GNSS abbreviation for Global Navigation Satellite System). This enables up-to-dateness and / or, in particular, thus an accuracy of the section position. In particular, the recording can be automatic and / or computer-implemented. Additionally or alternatively, the method can have the step of: transmitting, and in particular storing, the recorded section position, in particular to the database. Further additionally or alternatively, the positioning system receiver may be carried bodily and / or hand carried. Further additionally or alternatively, the GNSS may be navstar GPS, GLONASS, Galleo, and / or BeiDou.In particular, step c) or the assignment can comprise: assigning at least one geoposition to one, in particular the, section position and / or assigning one, in particular the, section position and an orientation to a start or a start and an end of the section.In a development of the invention, the section position has information about a forest piece, a plot, a corridor name, a forest name, a forest street name, a machine route and / or a return lane. In particular, the section position is the information about the forest piece, the parcel, the hall name, the forest name, the forest street name, the machine route and / or the return lane. This enables simple processing and / or further processing, in particular finding, of the section.In a development of the invention, the information, in particular provided, about a pickup location and / or a bringing location of the at least one section, in particular a route guidance to the pickup location and / or, in particular from the pickup location, to the bringing location, is in particular to a retriever. This allows for easy retrieval and / or retrieval of the section. In particular, the information can have a value, in particular coordinates and / or a sky direction. Additionally or alternatively, the information can be output in an, in particular digital, card. In particular, the map can have forest roads, machine routes and / or return lanes.In a development of the invention, the provision, in particular the output, of the information, in particular about the identification and the section position, to a, in particular the, return.Additionally or alternatively, the provision, in particular the output, of the information to the forest host can be.In a development of the invention, the method has the step, in particular temporally after step a), in particular step c), and / or temporally before step d): allocating or allocating the at least one section into or to an assortment based on the recorded characteristic variable, and in particular the section position. In addition, the information is based on the rating. In particular, the information about a pole, in particular a pole number and / or a pole position of the pole is. The at least one section is to be brought to the pole. Additionally or alternatively, the information is a processing and / or return sequence of processing and / or return of sections comprising the at least one section. Further additionally or alternatively, an output order of outputs of information comprising the output of the information is based on the classification or the assortment. This enables a particularly efficient processing and / or further processing of the section. In particular, the classification can be automatic and / or computer-implemented and / or can be carried out by means of a classification device. Further additionally or alternatively, the pole number can be based on the lot number and / or be assigned to the lot number, in particular automatically, and / or be assigned to a further, in particular new, geoposition. Further additionally or alternatively, sections of the same tree trunk can be divided into different sorting times.In particular, the identification to be output, in particular the lot number, can be generated or generated based on the recorded characteristic variable, and in particular the section position, or the classification or the assortment.In a development of the invention, the method, in particular step c), comprises: updating the section position based on a bringing and / or a backing of the at least one section. In particular, the method has the step of: providing, in particular outputting, information, in particular updated information, about the identifier, the section position and / or the characteristic variable based on the updating of the section position. In particular, step d) is executed in an updated manner. Additionally or alternatively, the method, in particular step b), comprises: outputting at least one further identifier for marking at least one subsection of the at least one section divided into subsections having the at least one subsection with the further identifier, in particular by a forest host. The method, in particular step c), comprises: assigning the further identifier and the section position of the at least one subsection to one another for the unique identification of the at least one subsection, and in particular of the recorded characteristic variable. The method, in particular step d), comprises: providing, in particular outputting, further information about the further identifier, the section position and / or the characteristic variable based on the assignment. This enables a particularly manageable and thus particularly well coordinated and thus particularly efficient and / or traceable and / or traceable further processing and / or further processing of the section. In particular, the updating can be automatic and / or computer-implemented. Additionally or alternatively, the provision, the information, the output, the further identification, the marking, the subsection and / or the further information can be as mentioned above.In a development of the invention, the output is, in particular, in each case optical, acoustic and / or haptic. This enables a particularly good user maintenance. In particular, the optical output can comprise display. Additionally or alternatively, the haptic output may comprise a vibration.The system according to the invention for assisting in motor-manual wood harvesters has the receiving device, the output device, the assignment device and the provision device, in particular the, in particular further, output device. The receiving device is configured to receive at least the characteristic variable characteristic of at least the section of the felled tree trunk. The characteristic variable relates to the dimension, the geometry, the sorting and / or the nature of the outer surface of the section. The output device is configured to output the identifier for marking the at least one section with the identifier. The assignment device is designed to assign the identifier and the section position of the at least one section to one another for the unique identification of the at least one section and the recorded characteristic variable. The provision device is designed for providing, in particular for outputting, the information about the identification, the section position and / or the characteristic variable on the basis of the assignment.The system may enable the advantage / s / s given above for the method. In particular, the system for, in particular automatically, carrying out the method can be designed as mentioned above. Additionally or alternatively, the system can have the database and / or the transmission device. Furthermore, additionally or alternatively, the system, the recording device, the output device, the assignment device, the provision device, in particular the, in particular further, output device, the database and / or the transmission device can / can be electrical, in particular electronic, and / or have a computing device and / or a processor and / or a microcontroller and / or a storage device and / or a computer. Further additionally or alternatively, the output device and / or the, in particular further, output device can / can have a display and / or a sound generator and / or a vibration device. Further additionally or alternatively, the receiving device, the output device, the provision device, in particular the, in particular further, output device, and / or the transmission device can / can be carried and / or hand-carried. Further additionally or alternatively, the term "configured" or "established" or the English phrase "programmed to perform the function / s of" can be used interchangeably for the term "formed".In a development of the invention, the system has a receiving device, in particular an electrical and / or further receiving device. The, in particular further, receiving device is designed to receive the section position.In a further development of the invention, the system has the dividing device. The classifying device is designed for classifying the at least one section into the assortment on the basis of the recorded characteristic variable, and in particular the section position. The information and / or the output order of outputs of information comprising the output of the information is based on the classification.In particular, the method need not have step a), step c) need not have the assignment of the characteristic variable, and step d) need not have the provision of the information about the characteristic variable. In other words: The method can be according to the invention or an independent invention without or independently of step a), without or independently of the assignment of the characteristic variable of step c), and without or independently of the provision of the information about the characteristic variable of step d).Additionally or alternatively, the system does not have to have the recording device, the assignment device does not have to be designed to assign the characteristic variable, and the provision device does not have to be designed to provide the information about the characteristic variable. In other words: The system can be according to the invention or an independent invention without or independently of the recording device, without or independently of the configuration of the assignment device for assigning the characteristic variable, and without or independently of the configuration of the provision device for providing the information about the characteristic variable.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGSFurther advantages and aspects of the invention are evident from the claims and from the description of exemplary embodiments of the invention, which are explained below with reference to the figures. The following are shown: FIG. 1 schematically shows an execution of a method according to the invention and a system according to the invention, FIG. 2 is a further schematic representation of the execution of the method and the system; and FIG. 3 schematically shows a forest in time before, with and after carrying out the method.DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTSFigures 1 to 3 show a method and a system 1 according to the invention for assisting in motor-manual harvesting of wood.The system 1 has a receiving device 2, an output device 3, an assignment device 4 and a provision device 5, in particular an, in particular further, output device. The receiving device 2 is designed to receive at least one characteristic variable KG characteristically for at least one section 101 of a felled tree trunk 100, in particular receives it. The characteristic variable KG relates to a dimension AB, a geometry GE, a sorting process and / or a condition BE of the outer surface AF of the section 101. The output device 3 is designed to output a label ID for marking the at least one section 101 with the label ID, in particular outputs it. The assignment device 4 is designed, in particular assigned, to assign the identifier ID and the section position APO of the at least one section 101 to one another for the unique identification of the at least one section 101 and the recorded characteristic variable KG. The provision device 5 is designed for providing, in particular for outputting, information Info about the identifier ID, the section position APO and / or the characteristic variable KG on the basis of the assignment, in particular provides, in particular outputs.The method comprises the steps: a) recording at least the characteristic variable KG characteristic of at least the section 101 of the felled tree trunk 100. The characteristic variable KG relates to the dimension AB, the geometry GE, the sorting SO and / or the condition BE of the outer surface AF of the section 101. b) outputting the identifier ID for marking the at least one section 101 with the identifier ID, in particular by a forest host FW. c) associating the identifier ID and the section position APO of the at least one section 101 with one another for the unique identification of the at least one section 101 and the recorded characteristic variable KG. d) providing, in particular outputting, the information Info about the identifier ID, the section position APO and / or the characteristic variable KG based on the associating.In detail, the recording comprises a visual and / or haptic and / or acoustic input, in particular by the forest host FW, and / or a detection.Furthermore, the picking is carried out by means of a body-carried, in particular head-carried, and / or hand-carried picking device 2'.In addition, the dimension AB has a length L and / or a diameter D, in particular a center diameter MD. Additionally or alternatively, the geometry GE has a geometry GE of an end face SF of the section 101. Further additionally or alternatively, the texture BE of the outer surface AF has an optically detectable texture BE'.Furthermore, the identification ID has a maximum of five, in particular exactly four, characters ZE, in particular characters SZ, in particular at least one digit ZI and / or at least one letter BS.In the exemplary embodiment shown, the identifier ID has two components K 1, K 2, in particular a section identifier AID and a lot number LN.In addition, the system 1 has a, in particular further, receiving device 6. The, in particular further, receiving device 6 is designed to receive the section position APO, in particular receives it.Furthermore, the method has the step, in particular temporally with the step a): recording, in particular detecting, the section position APO, in particular by means of a global positioning system receiver 6', in particular a GNSS receiver 6'', in particular the recording device 6.In addition, the section position APO has information Alnfo about a forest piece WS, a parcel PZ, a corridor name FN, a forest name WN, a forest street name WSN, a machine route MW and / or a return corridor RG.Furthermore, the information Info about a pickup location AO and / or a bring location BO of the at least one section 101 is, in particular, a route guidance to the pickup location AO and / or, in particular, from the pickup location AO to the bring location BO, in particular to a retriever RU.In addition, the provision, in particular the output, of the information Info, in particular about the identification ID and the section position APO, to the backer RU.Furthermore, the method has the step of: dividing the at least one section 101 into an assortment ST based on the recorded characteristic variable KG, and in particular the section position APO. In addition, the information Info is based on the classification. In particular, the information Info about a pole PO, in particular a pole number PON and / or a pole position POP of the pole PO. The at least one portion 101 is to be brought to the pole PO. Additionally or alternatively, the information Info is a processing and / or return sequence BRR of processing and / or return of sections 101 comprising the at least one section 101. Further additionally or alternatively, an output order AR of outputs of information Info comprises the output of the information Info on the basis of the classification.In addition, the system 1 has the classification device 7. The classification device 7 is designed, in particular classified, for classifying the at least one section 101 into the assortment ST based on the recorded characteristic variable KG, and in particular the section position APO. The information Info and / or the output order AR of outputs of information Info comprising the output of the information Info is based on the classification.Furthermore, the method, in particular step c), comprises: updating the section position APO based on a bringing and / or a back of the at least one section 101. In particular, the method has the step of: providing, in particular outputting, an, in particular updated, information Info about the identifier ID, the section position APO and / or the characteristic variable KG based on the updating of the section position APO. In particular, step d) is executed in an updated manner. Additionally or alternatively, the method, in particular step b), comprises: outputting at least one further identifier ID' for marking at least one subsection 101" of the at least one section 101 divided into subsections 101', 101" comprising the at least one subsection 101" with the further identifier ID', in particular by the forest host FW. The method, in particular step c), comprises: assigning the further identifier ID' and the section position APO of the at least one subsection 101" to one another for the unique identification of the at least one subsection 101", and in particular of the recorded characteristic variable KG. The method, in particular step d), comprises: providing, in particular outputting, a further item of information Info' about the further identifier ID', the section position APO and / or the characteristic variable KG on the basis of the assignment.In addition, the output is, in particular, optical, acoustic and / or haptic.In other words:The complete value creation process from the standing tree to the sawwork is as follows.The wood crop or a wood crop measure begins with the planning of the wood crop measure and ends with a wood discharge of the sections to a wood crop, for example in a sawwork. Marketing wood typically represents a first step of wood harvesting before making marked, felled, or picked up wood. In marketing, for example, a wood type group, a quality, a price, a payment agreement, and a delivery deadline are set. For a correct classification of the wood in a wood crop, a list of accounts is created by marketing according to customer requirements. The keep list is a list of different sorting times in which the sections are divided. Following marketing, there is a job planning. Here, an area for the wood crop is selected by a forerster and prepared for the wood crop. Preparation includes, for example, a labeling of rear lanes, pole locations, harvesting trees, danger trees, Z trees and / or habitat trees, wherein data about the labeling is acquired by acquiring geoposition data and visually and / or haptically and / or acoustically inputting. The data are stored on an electronic storage device and transmitted, in particular wirelessly, to a central storage device, for example in the form of a cloud. After the labeling, a work order is created that informs forest hosts, withdrawals and, if applicable, forest employees about the wood harvesting measure. The wood crop includes a wood tuck and a wood deposit. The timber impact comprises searching a tree to be felled, i.e. a crop tree, by the forest host, precipitation of the tree and workup. In particular, for the retrieval, data about the labeling are transmitted to an output device which the forest host carries. The workup comprises working steps such as enkeying, cutting or cutting to length, recording at least the characteristic variable in step a), marking as a result of step b), classifying into the assortment based on step a) and the step c, which is carried out in particular automatically), and assigning the identification and the section position, wherein individual working steps are carried out repeatedly if necessary. In the wood application, the processed sections are identified by the feeder according to step d) based on the information about the identification. The identified sections are transported away from the founder, for example by means of a founder vehicle, and sorted on the pole of the forest or machine path, wherein step c) is carried out again, in particular automatically. Alternatively, it can be provided that the sections for reducing the amount of return work are not cut or cut to length directly at the location of precipitation, but are cut or cut to length after the back on the forest pathway. For this purpose, the feeder individualizes the sections on the forest route. The forest host cuts the sections and re-divides the new sections or sub-sections thus created into a assortment. Steps a) and b) are executed and marked for the new sections. Temporally thereafter, the retriever sorts the sections based on the output according to step d), in particular again, onto the polers, wherein step c) is executed again, in particular automatically. After backing and sorting in the sections according to sorting items, data about the wood, in particular the characteristic variable, the identification, the section position, in particular and / or geo-coordinates and wood lists of the poles, can be provided for the forerter. The provision is provided in the form of an electronic transmission of the data via the wood, for example by means of transmission from a user device and / or by means of cloud-to-cloud communication and subsequent transmission to a further user terminal, in particular by means of measures that appear expedient to a person skilled in the art. The electronic transmission can in particular enable traceability (traceability) of the sections and enable sustained management of forests (cf., for example, generally known problems of illegal wood impact and / or wood theft). The poles may be released from the frame. Upon release, the data about the wood may be provided to the wood beetle. The provision is provided in the form of an electronic transmission of the data via the wood by means of measures known to the person skilled in the art. On the basis of the data provided, the wood can be removed, so that the wood buyer receives the wood.As the embodiments shown and explained above make clear, the invention provides an advantageous method and an advantageous system for assisting in a motor-manual wood crop which, in particular, has improved properties.

Claims

Method for assisting in a motor-manual wood crop, the method comprising the steps of: a) recording at least one characteristic variable (KG) characteristic of at least one section (101) of a felled tree trunk (100), the characteristic variable (KG) relating to a dimension (AB), a geometry (GE), a sorting (SO) and / or a condition (BE) of an outer surface (AF) of the section (101), b) outputting a marking (ID) for marking the at least one section (101) with the marking (ID), in particular by a forest host (FW), c) Assigning the identifier (ID) and a section position (APO) of the at least one section (101) to one another for the unique identification of the at least one section (101) and of the recorded characteristic variable (KG), and d) Providing, in particular outputting, information (Info) about the identifier (ID), the section position (APO) and / or the characteristic variable (KG) on the basis of the assignment.Method according to the preceding claim, - wherein the recording comprises an optical and / or haptic and / or acoustic input, in particular by the forest host (FW), and / or a detection.Method according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the recording is carried out by means of a body-borne, in particular head-borne, and / or hand-borne recording device (2').Method according to one of the preceding claims, - wherein the dimension (AB) has a length (L) and / or a diameter (D), in particular a centre diameter (MD), and / or - wherein the geometry (GE) has a geometry (GE) of an end face (SF) of the section (101), and / or - wherein the condition (BE) of the outer surface (AF) has an optically detectable condition (BE').Method according to one of the preceding claims, - wherein the marking (ID) has a maximum of five, in particular exactly four, characters (ZE), in particular characters (SZ), in particular at least one digit (ZI) and / or at least one letter (BS).Method according to one of the preceding claims, - wherein the method has the step, in particular temporally with the step a): recording, in particular detecting, the section position (APO), in particular by means of a global positioning system receiver (6'), in particular a GNSS receiver (6").Method according to one of the preceding claims, - wherein the section position (APO) has information (Ainfo) about a forest piece (WS), a parcel (PZ), a corridor name (FN), a forest name (WN), a forest road name (WSN), a machine route (MW) and / or a return lane (RG).Method according to one of the preceding claims, - wherein the information (Info) about a pickup location (AO) and / or a bring location (BO) of the at least one section (101) is, in particular, a route guidance to the pickup location (AO) and / or, in particular, from the pickup location (AO) to the bring location (BO), in particular to a retriever (RU).Method according to one of the preceding claims, - wherein the provision, in particular the output, of the information (Info), in particular about the identification (ID) and the section position (APO), is to a restorer (RU).Method according to one of the preceding claims, - wherein the method comprises the step of: dividing the at least one section (101) into an assortment (ST) based on the recorded characteristic variable (KG), and in particular the section position (APO), and - wherein the information (Info) is based on the dividing, in particular wherein the information (Info) about a pole (PO), in particular a pole number (PON) and / or a pole position (POP) of the pole (PO), wherein the at least one section (101) is to be brought to the pole (PO), and / or a processing and / or return sequence (BRR) of processing and / or return of sections (101) comprising the at least one section (101), and / or - wherein an output sequence (AR) of outputs of information (Info) comprising the output of the information (Info) is based on the classification.Method according to one of the preceding claims, - wherein the method, in particular step c), comprises: updating the section position (APO) based on a bringing and / or a back of the at least one section (101), and in particular wherein the method comprises the step of: providing, in particular outputting, an in particular updated, information (Info) about the identifier (ID), the section position (APO) and / or the characteristic variable (KG) based on the updating of the section position (APO), in particular wherein step d) is executed in an updated manner, and / or - wherein the method, in particular step b), comprises: outputting at least one further identifier (ID') for marking at least one subsection (101") of the at least one section (101) divided into subsections (101', 101") having the at least one subsection (101") with the further identifier (ID'), in particular by a forest host (FW), wherein the method, in particular step c), has: assigning the further identifier (ID') and the section position (APO) of the at least one subsection (101") to one another for the unique identification of the at least one subsection (101"), and in particular of the recorded characteristic variable (KG), and wherein the method, in particular step d), has: providing, in particular outputting, further information (Info') about the further identifier (ID'), the section position (APO) and / or the characteristic variable (KG) based on the assignment.Method according to one of the preceding claims, - wherein the output is, in particular, in each case optical, acoustic and / or haptic.System (1) for assisting in a motor-manual harvester of wood, in particular for carrying out a method according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the system (1) comprises: - a receiving device (2), wherein the receiving device (2) is designed to receive at least one characteristic variable (KG) characteristic of at least one section (101) of a felled tree trunk (100), wherein the characteristic variable (KG) relates to a dimension (AB), a geometry (GE), a sorting (SO) and / or a condition (BE) of an outer surface (AF) of the section (101), - an output device (3), wherein the output device (3) is designed to output a marking (ID) for marking the at least one section (101) with the marking (ID), an assignment device (4), wherein the assignment device (4) is configured to assign the identifier (ID) and a section position (APO) of the at least one section (101) to one another for the unique identification of the at least one section (101) and the recorded characteristic variable (KG), and a provision device (5), in particular an, in particular further, output device, wherein the provision device (5) is configured to provide, in particular to output, information (Info) about the identifier (ID), the section position (APO) and / or the characteristic variable (KG) on the basis of the assignment.System (1) according to the preceding claim, - wherein the system (1) has an, in particular further, receiving device (6), wherein the, in particular further, receiving device (6) is designed to receive the section position (APO).The system (1) according to one of the two preceding claims, - wherein the system (1) comprises a classification device (7), wherein the classification device (7) is configured to classify the at least one section (101) into an assortment (ST) based on the recorded characteristic variable (KG), and in particular the section position (APO), and - wherein the information (Info) and / or an output sequence (AR) of outputs of information (Info) comprising the output of the information (Info) is based on the classification.

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