Abstract:
To solve problems of long collection time, high labor intensity, and low level of automation in collection of ground walnuts, a sweeping disc electric walnut picking machine with movable and automated collection was designed, with a focus on aggregation, collection, and impurity separation of ground walnuts.Firstly, structure and working principle of whole walnut picking machine were explained.Secondly, based on theoretical parameter analysis, key components of walnut picking machine were designed by 3D modeling.Thirdly, ANSYS Workbench was used to perform static and modal analysis on sweeping disc and transmission rod.Results showed that stress on sweeping disc was mainly concentrated at contact area between end of sweeping disc and rotary axis, with a maximum value of 0.487 03 MPa, which was lower than yield strength of material of 275 MPa.The maximum deformation of sweeping disc was located in middle of sweeping disc, with a maximum displacement of 1.242e−04 mm.The maximum displacement of sweeping disc occurred at edge.Stress of transmission rod was mainly concentrated in left and right parts of transmission rod, with a maximum value of 1.0588 MPa, which was less than yield strength of material of 275 MPa.The maximum deformation was located at middle part of transmission rod, with a maximum displacement of 5.1269e−05 mm.Further away from center of transmission rod, displacement of transmission rod was greater, and the maximum displacement of transmission rod occurred at its edge.Finally, based on structural parameters of finite element analysis, field experiments were conducted with the maximum operating range, optimal operating speed, and minimum ground clearance as experimental factors.Experimental results showed that when the maximum operating range of machine was 2 500 mm, and optimal operating speed was 2 km/h, pick-up rate of 85% or more.It achieved automatic collection of walnuts replacing manual picking of walnuts, could provide theoretical and technical references for optimization design of walnut harvesters.