Author:
Jun Guo,Yue Yang,Memon Muhammad Sohail,Chuang Tan,Linyu Wang,Pei Tang
Abstract
AbstractMechanical precision corn seed-metering planter has a compact structure, missed and repeated seeding advantages during high-speed operation. In this regard, the current research study focuses on the development of a corn seed planter that features an inclined seed-metering device. The spatial layout of the seed-metering device is optimized to change the seed-filling mode to meet the needs of high-speed operation. Firstly, the mechanical characteristics and seeds in the metering device chamber were analyzed, and then the seed-filling stress model was established. Secondly, a mechanical model for corn seed particles was developed for virtual simulation tests and numerical analysis using the discrete element method (DEM) and EDEM software. Moreover, a quadratic rotating orthogonal center combination test was implemented by setting the inclination angle of seed-metering device θ(A), machine ground speed v(B), and rotation speed of metering disc n(C) as the influence factors, with the missed seeding rate M and the seed-filling stress S as the evaluation indices. The results indicated that the most significant factors affecting the missed seeding rate, seed-filling stress, S, were the rotation speed of the metering disc (n) > machine ground speed (v) > inclination angle of the metering disc (θ) and inclination angle of the metering device (θ) > rotation speed of the metering disc (n) > machine ground speed (v), respectively. However, the field verification test shows that the optimized corn seed-metering planter achieved mean values of M = 4.33, Q(qualified seeding rate) = 92.83%, and R(repeated seeding rate) = 2.84%, with average relative errors of 1.17% compared to the simulation tests and the accuracy and effectiveness of the DEM simulation model was verified. Therefore, the developed corn seed-metering device meets the industry standards and operation requirements for precise corn sowing, and technical support can be given for future studies of similar precision seeding equipment.
Funder
School-level research projects of Yancheng Institute of Technology
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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