Abstract
Design optimization and test for a pendulum suspension of the crop sprayer boom in dynamic conditions based on a six DOF motion simulator
Highlights
To increase yield in agriculture, plants need to be protected against diseases and need to be provided with fertilizer
One of the most important methods to supply the plants with agrochemicals is by using spray boom[1,2]
When sprayer travels over undulating terrain, even small deformations of the structure can cause, by the large spray boom width, considerable displacements at the boom tips[3]
Summary
To increase yield in agriculture, plants need to be protected against diseases and need to be provided with fertilizer. Owing to large spray boom widths, flexible behavior of spray booms becomes important. When sprayer travels over undulating terrain, even small deformations of the structure can cause, by the large spray boom width, considerable displacements at the boom tips[3]. Lots of studies[4,5,6,7] has shown the unwanted movements of boom, rolling, yawing and jolting, are caused by spray vehicle roll as it travels over undulating terrain, dramatically affect the spray distribution pattern. The most important movements, affecting the spray distribution pattern, are rolling (rotational motion around an axis along the driving direction) and vertical jolting in the vertical plane[8,9,10]
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