Design and Test of Sowing Depth Measurement and Control System for No-Till Corn Seeder Based on Integrated Electro-Hydraulic Drive
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Abstract
An electro-hydraulic profiling mechanism has been gradually applied to provide suitable downforce for a no-till row unit and to ensure the consistency of the seed sowing depth. In order to improve the control effect of the sowing depth system and solve the problems of a complex structure, scattered valve sets and equipment suitability of an existing electro-hydraulic row unit, this paper takes the 2BJ-470B no-till row unit as the carrier and innovatively designs an integrated pressure-reducing cylinder (IPRC) based on electro-hydraulic technology by analyzing the sowing depth control process of an electro-hydraulic seeder. In addition, we develop the integrated electro-hydraulic-driven sowing depth measurement and control system. Combined with the feedforward compensation PID control algorithm, the dynamic regulation of the downforce is realized with the IPRC. The field test shows that under the setting of a sowing depth of 50 mm and a vehicle speed of 9~10 km·h−1, the qualified rate of the sowing depth under the three adjustment methods of self-weight adjustment, spring adjustment and electro-hydraulic adjustment is 89.2%, 96.7% and 98.6%, respectively, and the corresponding maximum coefficient of variation of the sowing depth is 16.7%, 12.9% and 6.4%, respectively. The seed groove environmental qualification rate (SFEQ) is further analyzed in combination with the soil compaction, and the mean values of the qualification rates of the three control methods at different vehicle speeds are 88.3%, 91.6% and 98.6%, respectively. The integrated electro-hydraulic-driven row unit has significant advantages over mechanical and self-weight regulation, and its whole machine integration degree and high adaptability realize the comprehensive control of the sowing depth and soil compaction strength.
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OpenAlex topics: Soil Mechanics and Vehicle Dynamics · Agricultural Engineering and Mechanization · Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
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Affiliations
College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
National Key Laboratory of Agricultural Equipment Technology, Beijing 100083, China
College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
Funding
National Program on Key Basic Research Project of China
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