Working speed optimisation of the fully automated vegetable seedling transplanter
| Autor: | Bhola Paudel, Jayanta Kumar Basak, Seong Woo Jeon, Gun Ho Lee, Nibas Chandra Deb, Sijan Karki, Hyeon Tae Kim |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Agricultural Engineering (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1974-7071 2239-6268 |
| DOI: | 10.4081/jae.2024.1569 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this study was to determine the optimal operating speeds for a modified linkage cum hopper type planting unit that was used in low-speed automated vegetable transplanters. The transplanter utilizes a biodegradable seedling plug-tray feeding mechanism. The movement of the planter unit was simulated at different operating conditions using kinematic simulation software, and the resulting trajectories were compared based on factors such as plant spacing, soil intrusion area, soil intrusion perimeter, and horizontal displacement of the hopper in soil and found optimal result at 200, 250 and 300 mm/s and 40, 50 and 60 rpm combinations. The optimal operating speeds were then tested in a soil bin facility and found to perform well when transplanting pepper seedlings, with measured plant spacing that was close to the theoretical spacing. The planting depth in each case was not significantly different and the planting angle in different speed combinations was found to be significantly different, but within permissible limits. The mulch film damage was low for the selected optimised speed combinations. This study resulted in the determination of the optimal speeds for the transplanter, which can be used as a basis for optimising the other mechanisms within the transplanter. |
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