Optimal Design and Development of a Double-Crank Potted Rice Seedling Transplanting Mechanism
Optimal Design and Development of a Double-Crank Potted Rice Seedling Transplanting Mechanism
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DOI:
10.13031/trans.11680
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发表时间:
2017
影响因子:
1.5
通讯作者:
Liang Xin;Zhijun Lv;Wenqing Wang;Maile Zhou;Yun Zhao
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作者:
Liang Xin;Zhijun Lv;Wenqing Wang;Maile Zhou;Yun Zhao
Abstract. This study invented a simple-type potted rice seedling transplanting mechanism based on elliptical gears in combination with a double-crank five-bar mechanism. A reliable seedling picking and planting mechanism is proposed. The optimal design requirements of the transplanting mechanism, imitating manual transplanting of potted rice seedlings, were analyzed. The working principles of a theoretical model and kinematic characteristics of the transplanting mechanism were analyzed. Computer-aided analysis and optimization software based on Visual Basic 6.0 was developed and used to obtain a set of trajectory and attitude parameters that satisfy the transplanting operation requirements by the human-computer interactive technique. The optimized parameters were used for virtual manufacturing and simulation testing of the transplanting mechanism. The transplanting mechanism was subjected to high-speed photography bench tests by idling and seedling picking/planting verification. Prototype machine testing results were consistent with the theoretical analysis and virtual simulation results, verifying the validity and feasibility of each approach. The seedling picking test generated a high success rate of 98% at a carrier rotation speed of 100 rpm. Field tests of the prototype machine revealed success, and the transplanting process met the requirements of potted rice seedling transplanting.