To meet the operational criteria for mechanical transplanting of young seedlings in paddy-straw-made bowl-seedling trays,a new seedling needle and seedling pushing device have been developed.This paper presents the de...To meet the operational criteria for mechanical transplanting of young seedlings in paddy-straw-made bowl-seedling trays,a new seedling needle and seedling pushing device have been developed.This paper presents the design process and analyzes the effects of key parameters,including the angle of inclination of flat edge,width of flat edge,length of flat edge,wedge angle,and width of seedling pushing device for new seedling needle and seedling pushing device.Optimization parameters of new seedling needle and seedling pushing device have been validated by orthogonal experiments.The optimized values,such as a flat edge inclination angle of 35°,a flat edge width of 10 mm,a flat edge length of 64 mm,a wedge angle of 60°,and a seedling-pushing device width of 8 mm,satisfy the operational requirements for mechanically transplanting young seedlings in paddy-straw-made bowl seedling trays.The results demonstrate significant improvements in transplanting efficiency within Chinese agricultural systems.展开更多
基金the Henan provincial universities key research project plan basic research project(Grant No.23ZX011).
文摘To meet the operational criteria for mechanical transplanting of young seedlings in paddy-straw-made bowl-seedling trays,a new seedling needle and seedling pushing device have been developed.This paper presents the design process and analyzes the effects of key parameters,including the angle of inclination of flat edge,width of flat edge,length of flat edge,wedge angle,and width of seedling pushing device for new seedling needle and seedling pushing device.Optimization parameters of new seedling needle and seedling pushing device have been validated by orthogonal experiments.The optimized values,such as a flat edge inclination angle of 35°,a flat edge width of 10 mm,a flat edge length of 64 mm,a wedge angle of 60°,and a seedling-pushing device width of 8 mm,satisfy the operational requirements for mechanically transplanting young seedlings in paddy-straw-made bowl seedling trays.The results demonstrate significant improvements in transplanting efficiency within Chinese agricultural systems.