Design and test of bionic wide-ridge soybean tilling-sowing machine

Authors

  • Honglei Jia 1. College of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China; 2. Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7020-3442
  • Mingzhuo Guo 1. College of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China; 2. Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0569-9864
  • Jiale Zhao 1. College of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China; 2. Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China
  • Dongyan Huang 1. College of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China; 2. Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China
  • Jian Zhuang 1. College of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China; 2. Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China
  • Jiangtao Qi 1. College of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China; 2. Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25165/ijabe.v12i1.4014

Keywords:

bionics, tillage, shallow-loosening, soybean, reshaping ridge, soil temperature

Abstract

The insufficient accumulated temperature of the plow layer during spring tillage in Northeast China severely restricts soybean root growth and whole-plant development. High regional soil viscosity further complicates tilling-sowing. In order to seek a solution to these problems, field comparative tests were conducted to investigate the effects of shallow-loosening (SL) and reshaping ridge (RR) on soil temperature and soybean root growth. Compared with conventional tillage (CT), SL and RR significantly increased the soil temperatures within 0-25 cm (p < 0.05) and 0-15 cm (p < 0.05), respectively. In particular, higher soil temperature within 15-25 cm was established after SL than after RR (p < 0.05). Additionally, SL promoted substantially more vigorous soybean development (seedling height) than RR (p < 0.05), which in turn led to a significant outperformance over CT (p < 0.05). Further, bionics, reverse engineering, and curve fitting were combined to design a hare claw toe bionic shallow-loosening shovel and a pangolin scale bionic ridging shovel with anti-drag functions. Field verification tests confirmed that these two bionic tillage devices outperformed the conventional tillage device in reducing tractive drag by 13%-19%. Based on the results of these tests, a 2BGD-6(110) bionic wide-ridge soybean tilling-sowing machine was designed, which was capable of shallow-loosening, reshaping ridge and sowing. The new machine significantly reduced the tractive drag, efficiently loosened the soil, increased soil temperature, and accelerated soybean root growth. This study can provide a theoretical and practical reference for soybean production in Northeast China. Keywords: bionics, tillage, shallow-loosening, soybean, reshaping ridge, soil temperature DOI: 10.25165/j.ijabe.20191201.4014 Citation: Jia H L, Guo M Z, Zhao J L, Huang D Y, Zhuang J, Qi J T. Design and test of bionic wide-ridge soybean tilling-sowing machine. Int J Agric & Biol Eng, 2019; 12(1): 42–51.

Author Biographies

Honglei Jia, 1. College of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China; 2. Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China

PhD, Professor, research interests: bionic intelligent agricultural machinery and conservation tillage technology

Mingzhuo Guo, 1. College of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China; 2. Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China

PhD, research interests: conservation tillage technology

Jiale Zhao, 1. College of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China; 2. Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China

PhD, Lecturer, research interests: conservation tillage technique and agriculture mechanization design

Dongyan Huang, 1. College of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China; 2. Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China

PhD, Professor, research interests: intelligent agricultural machinery

Jian Zhuang, 1. College of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China; 2. Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China

PhD, Associate Professor, research interests: biomimetic materials engineering

Jiangtao Qi, 1. College of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China; 2. Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China

Associate Professor, research interests: intelligent agricultural machinery

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2019-02-01

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Jia, H., Guo, M., Zhao, J., Huang, D., Zhuang, J., & Qi, J. (2019). Design and test of bionic wide-ridge soybean tilling-sowing machine. International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, 12(1), 42–51. https://doi.org/10.25165/ijabe.v12i1.4014

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Vol. 12 No. 1 (2019): IJABE

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Power and Machinery Systems

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