Design and Verification of the Variable Capacity Roller-Wheel Precision Rice Direct Seed-Metering Device

In view of the problems of the inability to continuously adjust the seeding rate, small adjustment range, and low precision of the rice direct seed-metering device, a variable capacity roller-wheel seed-metering device was designed, fabricated, and verified. With the variable capacity method, the se...

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Published in:Agronomy (Basel) 2022-08, Vol.12 (8), p.1798
Main Authors: Li, Hanqing, Zhao, Chunjiang, Yan, Bingxin, Ling, Lin, Meng, Zhijun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural production
Analysis
Critical components
Design
precision agriculture
Precision farming
Rice
rice direct seeding
roller-wheel
Rotation
seed-metering device
Seeding
Seeding rate
Seeds
Theoretical analysis
variable capacity
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Summary:In view of the problems of the inability to continuously adjust the seeding rate, small adjustment range, and low precision of the rice direct seed-metering device, a variable capacity roller-wheel seed-metering device was designed, fabricated, and verified. With the variable capacity method, the seeding rate could be adjusted steplessly and with high precision through the seeding rate adjusting mechanism. Meanwhile, theoretical analysis and parametric design of the critical components, such as the seeding wheel and the seeding rate adjusting mechanism, were carried out. The rotation speed of the seed-metering device, the sphericity of rice seeds, and the adjustment depth were selected as the main influencing factors of the experiment. Then, the full-factor experiment was conducted, and the results of the bench validation experiments showed that the average seeds per hill error of the seed-metering device could be controlled within 2%. Meanwhile, the seed-metering device performed the best when the rotation speed of the seed meter device was 30 r/min, the sphericity of rice seeds was 52.7%, and the hole depth was 6 mm. Compared to the conventional mechanical precision seed-metering device, the designed seed-metering device offered better seeding performance. The research results provide theoretical and practical references for the design of a rice seed-metering device and the development of precision agriculture.
ISSN:2073-4395
2073-4395
DOI:10.3390/agronomy12081798