MECHANIZATION DEVICES FOR HANDLING BRANCHES IN MODERN ORCHARDS-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

MECHANIZATION DEVICES FOR HANDLING BRANCHES IN MODERN ORCHARDS

Published:2021-12-30 Issue: Volume: Page:293-302
ISSN:2068-2239
Container-title:INMATEH Agricultural Engineering
language:en
Short-container-title:INMATEH

Author:

Li Hui¹,Yang Xin²,Yang Aiqian³

Affiliation:

1. 1) College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, 071000/China; 2) Research Institute of Mechanical and Electronic, Hengshui University, Hengshui, 053000/China

2. College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, 071000/China

3. Research Institute of Mechanical and Electronic, Hengshui University, Hengshui, 053000/China

Abstract

In most parts of China, pruned branches in orchards are still treated manually. In order to reduce the intensity and labor cost, this paper provides a mechanical solution for branches collection, which mainly includes the gathering device, picking device, and smashing device. A simulation platform with a human-computer interaction was developed in Matlab. It can set optimization goals based on human practical experience and optimize the main influencing parameters, and both the gathering device and the picking device achieve the design simulation on this platform. Furthermore, this method helps to quickly obtain the data of key components in the core device. Firstly, the shape of the Slide-way shell of the gathering device can be obtained quickly through different gathering ranges. Secondly, a group of angle and motion trajectory of the picking device with lower height was obtained from the simulation design. Furthermore, the performance of the improved picking device under four different laying conditions was tested. The results showed that, under R=38-42 r/min and V=0.80-0.95 m/s, the success rate of the picking device was 94.2%, 92.5%, 61.0% and 30.8%, respectively. The field test demonstrated that there are no significant differences between the simulated test results and practice test results.

Publisher

INMA Bucharest-Romania

Subject

Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering,Mechanical Engineering,Food Science

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