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Development and experimental validation of an agricultural robotic platform with high traction and low compaction

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Some researchers expect that future agriculture will be automated by swarms of small machines. However, small and light robots have some disadvantages. They have problems generating interaction forces high enough to modify the environment (lift a stone, cultivate the soil, or transport high loads). Additionally, they have limited range and terrain mobility. One option to change this paradigm is to use spikes instead of wheels, which enter the soil to create traction. This allows high interaction forces with the soil, and the process is not limited by the weight of the vehicle. We designed a prototype for mechanical soil cultivation and weeding in agricultural fields and evaluated its efficiency. A static and dynamic test was performed to compare the energy input of the electrical motor with precise measurements of the forces on the attached tool. The results indicate that the prototype can create interaction forces of up to 2082 N with a robot weight of 90 kg. A net traction ratio of 2.31 was reached. The dynamic performance experiment generated pull forces of up to 1335 N for a sustained net traction ratio of 1.48. The overall energy efficiency ratio for the machine reached values of up to 0.54 based on the created draft force and the measured input energy consumption.

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Agriculture, 13 (2023), 8, 1510 https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13081510. ISSN: 2077-0472
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@article{Reiser2023, url = {https://hohpublica.uni-hohenheim.de/handle/123456789/16230}, doi = {10.3390/agriculture13081510}, author = {Reiser, David and Sharipov, Galibjon M. and Hubel, Gero et al.}, title = {Development and Experimental Validation of an Agricultural Robotic Platform with High Traction and Low Compaction}, journal = {Agriculture}, year = {2023}, volume = {13}, number = {8}, }