Abstract
Nowadays in Brazil it is estimated 80 kg ha-1 of soybean losses in the harvesting process, representing a financial loss around R$ 3,5 billion during 2017/18 season. A well-adjusted combine can reduce losses to less than 5 kg ha-1, around of 90% reduction. Among all the combine mechanisms, around 80 to 85% of losses occur on the cuter bar, although, there is no direct and automated measur…