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Design and Experiment of a Breakpoint Continuous Spraying System for Automatic-Guidance Boom Sprayers

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  • Chengqian Li

    (School of Mechanical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
    Intelligent Equipment Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
    National Engineering Research Center for Information Technology in Agriculture, Beijing 100097, China)

  • Jianguo Wu

    (Intelligent Equipment Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China)

  • Xiaoyong Pan

    (Intelligent Equipment Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China)

  • Hanjie Dou

    (Intelligent Equipment Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China)

  • Xueguan Zhao

    (Intelligent Equipment Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
    National Engineering Research Center for Information Technology in Agriculture, Beijing 100097, China)

  • Yuanyuan Gao

    (College of Agricultural Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China)

  • Shuo Yang

    (National Engineering Research Center for Information Technology in Agriculture, Beijing 100097, China
    Information Technology Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China)

  • Changyuan Zhai

    (School of Mechanical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
    Intelligent Equipment Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China)

Abstract

Repeated and missed spraying are common problems during the working of boom sprayers, especially in the breakpoint continuous process. Therefore, the present study investigated a breakpoint continuous spraying system for automatic-guidance boom sprayers based on a hysteresis compensation algorithm for spraying. An operational breakpoint identification algorithm, which combines a real-time kinematic global navigation satellite system (RTK-GNSS) and wheel odometer, was proposed; a pre-adjusted proportional-integral-derivative (PID) control algorithm for the opening degree of the proportional control valve was designed in thus study. Tests were conducted to establish equations correlating the opening degree of the proportional control valve, pump output flow rate, and main pipeline flow rate, with an R 2 ≥ 0.9525. The time to adjust to the target flow rate was experimentally tested. The breakpoint identification accuracy of the RTK-GNSS and RTK-GNSS + wheel odometer was experimentally assessed. A field spraying deposition variation experiment was conducted. According to the results, the system effectively eliminated missed spraying, with a maximum repeated spraying distance of ≤3.3 m, and it achieved a flow control error within 3%. This system also reduced the repeated spraying area and enhanced the pesticide spraying quality of breakpoint continuous spraying for automatic-guidance boom sprayers.

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  • Chengqian Li & Jianguo Wu & Xiaoyong Pan & Hanjie Dou & Xueguan Zhao & Yuanyuan Gao & Shuo Yang & Changyuan Zhai, 2023. "Design and Experiment of a Breakpoint Continuous Spraying System for Automatic-Guidance Boom Sprayers," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 13(12), pages 1-24, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jagris:v:13:y:2023:i:12:p:2203-:d:1288258
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