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To develop and evaluate a proof-of-concept telemetry and controller-logging framework for recording machinery dynamics and operator behaviour in Farming Simulator 25.

September 25, 2026AgriEngineeringOpen Access

Development of a Proof-of-Concept Data Acquisition and Analysis Framework for Agricultural Machinery Operations in a Virtual Simulation Environment

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To develop and evaluate a proof-of-concept telemetry and controller-logging framework for recording machinery dynamics and operator behaviour in Farming Simulator 25.
Integrated a custom game-side telemetry modification with an external DirectInput recorder to capture machine, implement, spatial, work-state, and control inputs (steering wheel, pedals, FarmStick) into a synchronized 1 Hz dataset.
Evaluated the system across four simulated operations: cultivation with a pulled cultivator, ploughing, power harrowing, and wheat harvesting with a combine harvester.
Across the four operations, mean operating speeds spanned 3.10 km h−1 to 10.93 km h−1, treated areas ranged from 0.086 to 1.258 ha, and mean absolute steering inputs ranged from 0.164 to 0.204.
The logging system detected 4 to 17 work-state transitions across operations, although approximately 35% to 36% of integrated rows exhibited stale telemetry data.

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Simulation study demonstrates a synchronized telemetry and controller-logging framework in virtual agricultural machinery, indicating its feasibility for operator training and competence assessment.

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Anastasiou et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6ab61010406bf401c146934a https://doi.org/10.3390/agriengineering8100406

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Simulation study demonstrates a synchronized telemetry and controller-logging framework in virtual agricultural machinery, indicating its feasibility for operator training and competence assessment.

Development of a Proof-of-Concept Data Acquisition and Analysis Framework for Agricultural Machinery Operations in a Virtual Simulation Environment

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