FORMATION OF MATERIAL AND ENERGY COSTS IN THE GRAIN-TILLAGE LINK OF CROP ROTATION DURING PLOWING, SURFACE AND ZERO (CHEMICAL) PROCESSING OF ORDINARY CHERNOZEM

The purpose of the research was to determine the material, energy and other indicators for the cul-tivation of crops of the crop rotation link using fertilizers, pesticides and effective growth stimu-lators for different-depth basic soil treatment. It was found that the crops of the grain-tillage rota-tion link, which were cultivated by plowing to a depth of 22-24 cm (control), surface treatment to a depth of 6-8 cm and zero (chemical) treatment significantly changed their productivity, and also formed various production, and therefore energy costs. The yield of oilseed flax was 1.70 t / ha, winter wheat-6.23 t / ha, mogar grain of crop sowing-0.49 t / ha, mogar hay-1.74 t / ha, peas-3.86 t/ha. The yield of these crops obtained using the no-till technology was, respectively, at 12- 3- 0 – 4 the percentage is lower than in the control. The largest net income (64090 rubles / ha), the amount of additional energy (220998 Mj) and the energy efficiency coefficient (3.5) were formed during surface tillage for crops of the crop rotation link, including due to the mogar of crop sow-ing, respectively 3370 rubles/ha and 243208 Mj. Cultivation of 4 field crops in 3 agricultural years significantly increases the economic and bioenergetic efficiency of production and can be applied in other regions.

The interaction of the main actuators of hydraulic excavators

The operation modes of the main actuators of hydraulic excavators during their joint operation in the process of rock excavation are considered. It is shown that the main mechanisms for turning the boom of the handle and the bucket are part of hydromechanical units consisting of an engine (hydraulic cylinder) and a main mechanism in which the engine (the cylinder and the rod itself) and elements of the working equipment (boom, handle or bucket) are the links of the mechanism. It has been established that the relationship between the parameters of the mechanical energy of the engines and the power parameters implemented on the driven (output) links of the mechanisms depend on the magnitude of the extension of the hydraulic cylinder rod. Mathematical models of the main mechanisms are developed. A computational experiment was carried out to determine the actual values of energy-power parameters implemented on the cutting edge of the bucket (teeth) during excavation of rocks at characteristic points of the excavator's working area, as well as reactive loads in the rota-tion mechanisms of the boom and stick. The proposed methodology for determining the operational parameters of the main mechanisms will allow us to estimate the range of changes in the power parameters implemented on the cutting edge of the bucket in the working area and to identify the relationship between active and reactive loads in the mechanisms due to the serial connection of hydromechanical units.

Using Tools to Help Us Think: Actual But also Believed Reliability Modulates Cognitive Offloading

Objective: A distributed cognitive system is a system in which cognitive processes are distributed between brain-based internal and environment-based external resources. In the current exper-iment, we examined the influence of metacognitive processes on external resource use (i.e., cog-nitive offloading) in such systems. Background: High-tech working environments oftentimes represent distributed cognitive systems. Since cognitive offloading can both support and harm performance, depending on the specific circumstances, it is essential to understand when and why people offload their cognition. Methods: An extension of the mental rotation paradigm was used. It allowed participants to rotate stimuli either internally as in the original paradigm or with a rota-tion knob that afforded rotating stimuli externally on a computer screen. Two parameters were manipulated: the knob’s actual reliability (AR) and an instruction altering participants’ beliefs about the knob’s reliability (believed reliability; BR). Cognitive offloading proportion and per-ceived knob utility were measured. Results: Participants were able to quickly and dynamically adjust their cognitive offloading proportion and subjective utility assessments in response to AR, suggesting a high level of offloading proficiency. However, when BR instructions were presented that falsely described the knob’s reliability to be lower than it actually was, participants reduced cognitive offloading substantially. Conclusion: How much people offload their cognition is not solely based on utility maximization but is additionally affected by possibly erroneous pre-existing beliefs. Application: To support users in efficiently operating in a distributed cognitive system, an external resource’s utility should be made transparent and pre-existing beliefs should be adjusted prior to interaction.