B.S. Agricultural Engineering, NCAE, Silsoe College,
United Kingdom, 1976
M.S.
Agricultural Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 1980
Ph.D.
Agricultural Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 1983
Areas of Interest
My current research area
has focused on the design of sensors and machinery for precision agriculture.
Precision farming is a method in which inputs to crops can be controlled so
that environmental impacts can be minimized while the farmer optimizes the
inputs for the crop. Data is used to make digital maps which are referenced by a
machine applying variable rates of material while moving through the field. The
inputs may be seed, fertilizer, water, or fuel and labor.
Selected Publications
Shutske, J. M., W.
Gilbert, and *J. Chaplin*. 2001. Evaluation of a microwave/infrared human
presence system for agricultural equipment. Journal of Agricultural Safety and
Health 7(4): 253-264.
*Chaplin,
J*., N. Hemming, and B. Hetchler. 2004. Comparison of Impact Plate and
Torque-based Grain Mass Flow Sensors. Transactions of the American Society of
Agricultural Engineers, Vol. 47(4):1337-1345.
Hemming,
N., and *J. Chaplin* 2005. Determining Lag Time for Mass Flow in a Combine.
Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers Vol. 48(2):
823-829.
Pulley, R.,
M. Min, and *J. Chaplin*. 2007. Developing a Texture Based Soil Hydrologic
Characteristics Model and Extending This Model to Predict Soil Strength
Characteristics. Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural
Engineers. Vol. 51(2).
*J.
Chaplin*, M. Min, and R. Pulley. 2007. Compaction Remediation for Construction
Sites, Final Report. Minnesota Department of Transportation.
