UC Forest Engineering
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Student Final Year Projects
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2022
A Study of Chain Throwing on Logging Trucks (Johny Rhoyds & Max Gomez)
Alternative Anchors for Cable logging: Grouted Rock Anchors (Patrick Humphrey)
Automating Log Identification with Grapple Carriage with Computer Vision (Frazer French)
Describing Small-Scale Forests Using Publicly Available LiDAR (Milan Clarke)
Slash Ignition Capabilities of Plastic Ignition balls (Liam MacKay)
Forest Road Pavement Stabilisation: Results of a BOP Trial (Tane Purcell)
Understanding the Emissions of New Zealand’s Logging Operations (Simon Smith & Dougal Shepherd)
What is a Harvest Plan? (Pat Goeysinsup)
Check out Presentation Videos here
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2021
Fish Passage in Forestry Environment (Drew Wood)
GIS Based Culvert Design (Luke Wilson)
Both projects published on LoggerNZ November 2021
Automated Sweep Measurement (Perry Han)
FlamMap Fire Simulation Project (Zihan Jin)
Forestry 4.0 for Valentini Yarder Case Study (Dylan Matthews)
Harvest-Line Yarder Study (Hus Abeyratne)
Landing Designs in RoadEng (Zack Chen)
Turbidity Monitoring of Satellite Imagery (Liam Gilroy)
Viability of Production Thinning (Sam Taylor)
Modelling Stream Topography using UAV Motion Photogrammetry (Eric Ye)
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2020
Using SfM Photogrammetry to predicting Slash Pile Volume (Luke Riedinger)
Identifying Bare Soil from Satellite Imagery (Jim Walsh)
NZ Wildfire and Rural-Urban Interface Risk Comparison (Nathan Luff)
Woodlot Infrastructure (Jacob Allum)
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2019
Forest Machine Depreciation Study (Connor Fahey)
Log Residues Effect on Air Quality at the Port of Tauranga (Georgia Craig)
Factors Influencing Processor Productivity Presentation (Nick Berry)
Two-Staging Benefits (Tom Rendell)
Winch-Assist Skidder Operations Gisborne (Matthew Pedofsky)
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2018
Opportunities for Bio-oil utilisation within the NZ Forest Industry (Millan Visser)
Culvert Design (Ben Costley)
Culvert Erosion and Loss of Fish Passage (Georgie Holdaway)
Estimating Winch-assist Utilisation (Ben Reriti)
Financial Impacts of ETS (Abby Ayson)
Investigation Forwarder Speed variation throughout a Harvest Area (Toby Bell)
Genetic Variation Eucalypt Testing (Harry Ferguson)
Maramarua Value Recovery Complete (Seamus Bardoul)
Review of Forest Practice Guide (Taekyoung (Ed) Kwon)
Soil Erosion Nelson (Nathan Sturrock)
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2017
Rayonier Yarder Productivity (Luke Holmes)
Review on north Otago saw milling (Caleb Bergstrom)
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2016
Cable-Assist Tension Monitoring (Russel Schaare)
Cable-Assist Wire Ropes (James Byron)
Coefficient of Friction Investigation (Jack Palmer)
System Production Balance (Kurt Malietoa)
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2015
Influence on Stem Breakage (Andrews Shaun)
NZ Timber use in China Construction Industry (Weiyi ‘Tony’ Li)
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2014
Assessing the Level of Unproductive Area (Kurt Petherick)
Mechanised Cable Harvesting Systems (S. R. Nuske)
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2013
Cable Yarding Mechanics (Campbell Harvey)
Different Log Storage Practices (Jordan Kirk)
Shovel Yarding (Matthew Deans)
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2012
Depth Falcon Study (Stuart Milne)
Log Delivery (Josiah Tamati Simmonds)
Motorised Hydraulic Grapple Carriage (Sebastian McFadzean)
Road Construction (Pete. Rutland)
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2011
Spatial Variability in Subgrade Properties (Aaron Bashnick)
