Method for measuring the width of a stack of round timber placed between stakes

Abstract

For the logging and timber processing industries of the Russian Federation, which carry out assortment logging and use round timber (logs) for processing, it is important to use the least expensive methods for measuring their volumes, with an error rate acceptable for production. These include the group (geometric) method for measuring the volume of round timber stacked in a pile. The main difficulties in determining the volume and the convergence of measurement results arise when moving timber from the supplier to the recipient, which is loaded in piles on road and rail transport. These volumes are submitted by the participants of the timber turnover process to the Federal State Information System for Forestry of the Russian Federation, where they are controlled and accounted for by the Federal Forestry Agency. To improve the accuracy of determining the dense volume of a timber stack, it is necessary to properly measure its components, including the width. This article proposes a method for measuring the width of stacks and fences.