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Design and Analysis of a Pneumatic Automatic Compensation System for Miss-Seeding Based on Speed Synchronization

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  • Zhengyuan Liu

    (College of Engineering, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
    Key Laboratory of Agricultural Equipment in Mid-Lower Yangtze River, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan 430070, China)

  • Junfang Xia

    (College of Engineering, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
    Key Laboratory of Agricultural Equipment in Mid-Lower Yangtze River, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan 430070, China)

  • Guoyang Liu

    (College of Engineering, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
    Key Laboratory of Agricultural Equipment in Mid-Lower Yangtze River, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan 430070, China)

  • Jian Cheng

    (College of Engineering, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
    Key Laboratory of Agricultural Equipment in Mid-Lower Yangtze River, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan 430070, China)

  • Youshuai Wei

    (College of Engineering, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
    Key Laboratory of Agricultural Equipment in Mid-Lower Yangtze River, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan 430070, China)

  • Dinyang Xie

    (College of Engineering, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
    Key Laboratory of Agricultural Equipment in Mid-Lower Yangtze River, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan 430070, China)

Abstract

In order to solve the problems of poor seed filling performance and the low compensation accuracy of large- and medium-sized missed seeding compensation devices under medium- to high-speed conditions, a pneumatic missed seeding automatic compensation system based on speed synchronization was designed. The key structure and parameters in terms of the seed metering plate and seed feeding arm were determined by theoretical analysis. A universal compensation control system for single-seed missed seeding and continuous missed seeding was designed. With regards to exploring the working performance, some relevant bench tests were carried out, with Zhengdan-958 corn seeds and Zhonghuang-37 soybean seeds serving as the test objects. First of all, a single-factor test was conducted to determine the optimal level ranges of the factors that influence seed filling performance, such as suction hole diameter, seed stirring bar thickness, and negative pressure. The test indicators were qualified seed filling rate, multiple seed filling rate, and missed seed filling rate. Next, the Box–Behnken design test was executed to explore to the influence law of each test indicator on corn seed filling performance. Then, the parameter optimization module was applied to achieve the best combination of operating parameters for the test factors. The optimal combination of parameters was a suction hole diameter of 5.3 mm, seed stirring bar thickness of 2.9 mm, and negative pressure of 4.1 kPa. Based on the optimal combination, a verification test of corn seed filling performance was performed, and the corresponding evaluation indexes were a qualified seed filling rate of 95.46%, multiple seed filling rate of 2.47%, and missed seed filling rate of 2.07%. Lastly, a seed feeding performance verification test was employed with the seeding speed as the impact factor to verify the compensation accuracy of single-seed missed seeding and continuous missed seeding compensation. The results of the verification test indicate that, for corn seeds, when the seeding speed falls within the range of 8 to 12 km/h, the effective single-seed feeding rate exceeds 88%, the average single-seed feeding time is less than 0.18 s, the qualified seed feeding rate is higher than 90%, the multiple seed feeding rate is lower than 3%, and the missed seed feeding rate is below 7%. For soybean seeds, the effective single-seed feeding rate is higher than 85%, the average single-seed feeding time is less than 0.17 s, the qualified seed feeding rate exceeds 86%, the multiple seed feeding rate is less than 4%, and the missed seed feeding rate is below 10%. This system meets the agronomic requirements for the automatic compensation of missed seeding with respect to large- and medium-sized precision seeders, which could help to improve the operational performance of seeding machines.

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  • Zhengyuan Liu & Junfang Xia & Guoyang Liu & Jian Cheng & Youshuai Wei & Dinyang Xie, 2023. "Design and Analysis of a Pneumatic Automatic Compensation System for Miss-Seeding Based on Speed Synchronization," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 13(6), pages 1-23, June.
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