An Experimental Analysis of the Seed-Filling Mechanism of Maize-Precision Hole-Planter Clamping

Jinhu Ma, Sheng Sun, Jian Wang, Bin Hu (), Xin Luo and Xiaoyun Xu
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Jinhu Ma: College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000, China
Sheng Sun: Key Laboratory of Northwest Agricultural Equipment, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shihezi 832003, China
Jian Wang: Key Laboratory of Northwest Agricultural Equipment, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shihezi 832003, China
Bin Hu: College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000, China
Xin Luo: College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000, China
Xiaoyun Xu: College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000, China

Agriculture, 2024, vol. 14, issue 3, 1-25

Abstract: Because the operating speed of current mechanical maize hole seeders is low and their ability to adapt to the seed is poor, an active clamping-type precision hole planter for corn was designed. Here, we explain its structural composition and working principle. According to the maize kernel size, the combination of hole parameters is based on the principle of virtual work on analyzing the seed extraction disc assembly’s static mechanical model. The model was imported into the ADAMS simulation for validation and the parameters and ranges affecting the seed-filling performance were identified. By further analyzing the results of the coupled ADAMS–EDEM simulation, the “arching” process of the seeds during leakage charging was revealed, and an arch-breaking method was proposed with the help of a swinging seed-collecting slider. The speed of the hole planter, the diameter of the outer edge of the gravity ring, and the angle of the block installation were used as test factors. The Box–Behnken center-combination simulation test was conducted using the sowing pass index, re-seeding index, and missed sowing index as evaluation indices. The experimental results show that the optimal parameter combination was as follows: gravity ring = 174.3 mm, stopper installation angle = 131.9°, and hole seeder speed = 85.2 rpm. At this time, the qualified seeding index was 94.53%, the multiple indices were 4.30%, and the leakage index was 1.18%. Under these conditions, the row seeding performance bench test was conducted to obtain the qualified seeding index of the hole seeder, which was 93.36%, while the multiple indices were 5.20% and the leakage index was 1.44%, which satisfied the agronomic requirements of precision seeding. This provides a theoretical reference for mechanical seeding methods for irregular seeds, as well as a basis for the research and development of maize precision sowing machinery and equipment.

Keywords: corn precision hole seeder; variable pore volume; orderly migration; ADAMS–EDEM coupling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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