Research on Using Entity Modeling Methods to Determine the Natural Orientation of Trees
Judging the natural orientation of trees is an indispensable part of the logging process.For for-estry production personnel engaged in forest logging,forest management,and landscaping,accurately de-termining the natural orientation of trees is a necessary knowledge and skill to achieve safe logging.By u-sing a laser rangefinder to measure naturally growing trees on site,data such as tree height and diameter at breast height can be obtained.Then,SolidWorks is applied to 3D model the trees,construct a virtual tree that is basically consistent with the actual tree,calculate the center of gravity of the virtual tree,and determine its natural orientation.The experimental results indicate that this method can provide technical support for safe logging.