Engineering Design, Kinematic and Dynamic Analysis of High Lugs Rigid Driving Wheel, a Traction Device for Conventional Agricultural Wheeled Tractors
Traction failure on loose terrain is common in conventional agricultural wheeled tractors due to poor traction ability and lower power transfer efficiency of drive wheels, which leads to excessive energy consumption and soil compaction in agriculture. To overcome the problem, this paper presents a n...
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| author | Hafiz Md-Tahir Jumin Zhang Yong Zhou Muhammad Sultan Fiaz Ahmad Jun Du Amman Ullah Zawar Hussain Junfang Xia |
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| description | Traction failure on loose terrain is common in conventional agricultural wheeled tractors due to poor traction ability and lower power transfer efficiency of drive wheels, which leads to excessive energy consumption and soil compaction in agriculture. To overcome the problem, this paper presents a new design of a rigid lugged wheel for use in field tillage operations. This wheel was designed according to field operational requirements and also provided with rubber pads for smooth on-road drives. Kinematic and dynamic analysis of new wheel designs were carried out to study how they move, how they interact with the soil, and how they generate drive force in loose terrain soil. The relationship of wheel lug motion trajectories, displacement, and velocity of the wheel relative to field conditions, different travel reduction rates, and lug penetration/wheel sinkage were analyzed. Wheel-terrain interaction and shear stress-shear displacement relationships when the wheel is driven in soft, deformable terrain were studied using classic soil mechanics principles. It is found that the component of thrust in the direction of driving, i.e., driving force, is ranged between 81.52% and 86.17%, while the vertical component is reported to be less than 30% and further decreases to 9%, which is the compaction avoiding factor. The relationships, thus developed, of wheel parameters, soil stress and thrust characteristics, and wheel drive force were derived and revealed that the traction performance, power transfer efficiency, and trafficability of tractors in loose terrain can be improved by using the newly proposed wheel. A finite element method was used to analyze the designed wheel model for structural stability and optimization. The theoretical analysis results of the new drive wheel are convincing, so further tests and field operation research are recommended for sustainable adoption. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-08e1ca45222248babb544cfe042de5652023-11-16T18:32:00ZengMDPI AGAgriculture2077-04722023-02-0113249310.3390/agriculture13020493Engineering Design, Kinematic and Dynamic Analysis of High Lugs Rigid Driving Wheel, a Traction Device for Conventional Agricultural Wheeled TractorsHafiz Md-Tahir0Jumin Zhang1Yong Zhou2Muhammad Sultan3Fiaz Ahmad4Jun Du5Amman Ullah6Zawar Hussain7Junfang Xia8Key Laboratory of Agricultural Equipment in Mid-Lower Yangtze River, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Engineering, Huazhong Agricultural University, No. 1, Shizishan Street, Hongshan District, Wuhan 430070, ChinaKey Laboratory of Agricultural Equipment in Mid-Lower Yangtze River, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Engineering, Huazhong Agricultural University, No. 1, Shizishan Street, Hongshan District, Wuhan 430070, ChinaKey Laboratory of Agricultural Equipment in Mid-Lower Yangtze River, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Engineering, Huazhong Agricultural University, No. 1, Shizishan Street, Hongshan District, Wuhan 430070, ChinaDepartment of Agricultural Engineering, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60800, PakistanDepartment of Agricultural Engineering, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60800, PakistanKey Laboratory of Agricultural Equipment in Mid-Lower Yangtze River, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Engineering, Huazhong Agricultural University, No. 1, Shizishan Street, Hongshan District, Wuhan 430070, ChinaDepartment of Agricultural Engineering, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60800, PakistanDepartment of Agricultural Engineering, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60800, PakistanKey Laboratory of Agricultural Equipment in Mid-Lower Yangtze River, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Engineering, Huazhong Agricultural University, No. 1, Shizishan Street, Hongshan District, Wuhan 430070, ChinaTraction failure on loose terrain is common in conventional agricultural wheeled tractors due to poor traction ability and lower power transfer efficiency of drive wheels, which leads to excessive energy consumption and soil compaction in agriculture. To overcome the problem, this paper presents a new design of a rigid lugged wheel for use in field tillage operations. This wheel was designed according to field operational requirements and also provided with rubber pads for smooth on-road drives. Kinematic and dynamic analysis of new wheel designs were carried out to study how they move, how they interact with the soil, and how they generate drive force in loose terrain soil. The relationship of wheel lug motion trajectories, displacement, and velocity of the wheel relative to field conditions, different travel reduction rates, and lug penetration/wheel sinkage were analyzed. Wheel-terrain interaction and shear stress-shear displacement relationships when the wheel is driven in soft, deformable terrain were studied using classic soil mechanics principles. It is found that the component of thrust in the direction of driving, i.e., driving force, is ranged between 81.52% and 86.17%, while the vertical component is reported to be less than 30% and further decreases to 9%, which is the compaction avoiding factor. The relationships, thus developed, of wheel parameters, soil stress and thrust characteristics, and wheel drive force were derived and revealed that the traction performance, power transfer efficiency, and trafficability of tractors in loose terrain can be improved by using the newly proposed wheel. A finite element method was used to analyze the designed wheel model for structural stability and optimization. The theoretical analysis results of the new drive wheel are convincing, so further tests and field operation research are recommended for sustainable adoption.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/13/2/493intensive tillagehigh traction demandloose field soiltraction failurerigid lugged wheelkinematic and dynamic analysis |
| spellingShingle | Hafiz Md-Tahir Jumin Zhang Yong Zhou Muhammad Sultan Fiaz Ahmad Jun Du Amman Ullah Zawar Hussain Junfang Xia Engineering Design, Kinematic and Dynamic Analysis of High Lugs Rigid Driving Wheel, a Traction Device for Conventional Agricultural Wheeled Tractors Agriculture intensive tillage high traction demand loose field soil traction failure rigid lugged wheel kinematic and dynamic analysis |
| title | Engineering Design, Kinematic and Dynamic Analysis of High Lugs Rigid Driving Wheel, a Traction Device for Conventional Agricultural Wheeled Tractors |
| title_full | Engineering Design, Kinematic and Dynamic Analysis of High Lugs Rigid Driving Wheel, a Traction Device for Conventional Agricultural Wheeled Tractors |
| title_fullStr | Engineering Design, Kinematic and Dynamic Analysis of High Lugs Rigid Driving Wheel, a Traction Device for Conventional Agricultural Wheeled Tractors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Engineering Design, Kinematic and Dynamic Analysis of High Lugs Rigid Driving Wheel, a Traction Device for Conventional Agricultural Wheeled Tractors |
| title_short | Engineering Design, Kinematic and Dynamic Analysis of High Lugs Rigid Driving Wheel, a Traction Device for Conventional Agricultural Wheeled Tractors |
| title_sort | engineering design kinematic and dynamic analysis of high lugs rigid driving wheel a traction device for conventional agricultural wheeled tractors |
| topic | intensive tillage high traction demand loose field soil traction failure rigid lugged wheel kinematic and dynamic analysis |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/13/2/493 |
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