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Design and Verification of Crab Steering System for High Clearance Self-Propelled Sprayer

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  • Wei Li

    (School of Engineering, The Open University of China, Beijing 100039, China)

  • Fan Yang

    (Beijing Key Laboratory of Optimized Design for Modern Agricultural Equipment, College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China)

  • Enrong Mao

    (Beijing Key Laboratory of Optimized Design for Modern Agricultural Equipment, College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China)

  • Mingxi Shao

    (College of Mechanical Engineering, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China)

  • Haochen Sui

    (Department of Organizational/Personnel, The Open University of China, Beijing 100039, China)

  • Yuefeng Du

    (Beijing Key Laboratory of Optimized Design for Modern Agricultural Equipment, College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China)

Abstract

A crab steering system aiming at improving the steering flexibility and operation efficiency of the high clearance sprayer was designed. First, a steering transmission mechanism of the high clearance sprayer was designed according to the operational and structural characteristics of the sprayer. Meanwhile, a crab steering hydraulic system based on load sensing was designed, and a mathematical model of the steering transmission mechanism and hydraulic system was established to describe the working characteristics of the crab steering system. On the basis of analyzing the operating environment of the sprayer and the operating characteristics of crab steering mode, a control strategy and algorithm of the crab steering system were proposed. The simulation model of the crab steering control system was built according to the established mathematical model, and the simulation analysis of the crab steering system was carried out. The simulation results showed that under the excitation of step signal, the average deviation of the two front wheels is 0.063°, and the absolute value of the maximum deviation is 2.75°, which is within the allowable range of deviation and meets the crab steering demand of the sprayer. Additionally, in order to verify the effectiveness of the designed system, an actual vehicle test platform of the crab steering system was built based on the 3WPG-3000 high clearance self-propelled sprayer independently developed by the research group, and the field test results revealed that the average deviation of the four wheels was 0.285°, the maximum absolute deviation was 2.587°, the rotation deviation was small, within the allowable and reasonable range. Altogether, the results of the simulation and field test verify the accuracy, stability and practicability of the crab steering system, which effectively improved the maneuverability of the sprayer.

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  • Wei Li & Fan Yang & Enrong Mao & Mingxi Shao & Haochen Sui & Yuefeng Du, 2022. "Design and Verification of Crab Steering System for High Clearance Self-Propelled Sprayer," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 12(11), pages 1-16, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jagris:v:12:y:2022:i:11:p:1893-:d:968973
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    1. Liquan Lu & Bin Liu & Enrong Mao & Zhenghe Song & Jun Chen & Yu Chen, 2023. "Design and Optimization of High Ground Clearance Self-Propelled Sprayer Chassis Frame," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 13(2), pages 1-19, January.

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