Parameterisation and Optimisation of a Hand-Rake Sweeper: Application in Olive Picking
Olive picking is one of the most common social agricultural activities in many regions of Andalusia where the predominant crop is the traditional olive grove. The machinery used includes shakers, blowers and essential, low-cost hand-rake sweepers. The latter are generally used by the women of the sq...
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| author | Rafael E. Hidalgo Fernández Pilar Carranza-Cañadas Francisco J. García-Salcedo Paula Triviño-Tarradas |
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| description | Olive picking is one of the most common social agricultural activities in many regions of Andalusia where the predominant crop is the traditional olive grove. The machinery used includes shakers, blowers and essential, low-cost hand-rake sweepers. The latter are generally used by the women of the squads to sweep the olives that fall from the trees. This article is focused on the design and optimisation of a hand-rake sweeper, in terms of durability and cost, for the picking of olives and other fruits, such as almonds, which are currently the main alternative to nonperennial crops in Andalusia. A parametric design of a hand-rake sweeper was created for this application using the design software CATIA, and its most vulnerable points were analysed in terms of effectiveness with varying design parameters, conducting usage simulations with ANSYS for a light material such as polypropylene. The maximum von Mises stress of the whole structure was 155.81 MPa. Using ANSYS, the dimension parameters of the hand-rake sweeper structure were optimised. The modified design was analysed again, showing a reduction of maximum tensions of 10.06%, as well as a decrease in its maximum elongations (0.0181 mm). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c225ba6dc6d34897a5e88f5866e3a3182023-11-20T11:41:14ZengMDPI AGAgriculture2077-04722020-08-0110937910.3390/agriculture10090379Parameterisation and Optimisation of a Hand-Rake Sweeper: Application in Olive PickingRafael E. Hidalgo Fernández0Pilar Carranza-Cañadas1Francisco J. García-Salcedo2Paula Triviño-Tarradas3Department of Graphic Engineering and Geomatics, University of Cordoba, Campus de Rabanales, 14071 Córdoba, SpainDepartment of Graphic Engineering and Geomatics, University of Cordoba, Campus de Rabanales, 14071 Córdoba, SpainIndependent Scholar, Cordoba, SpainDepartment of Graphic Engineering and Geomatics, University of Cordoba, Campus de Rabanales, 14071 Córdoba, SpainOlive picking is one of the most common social agricultural activities in many regions of Andalusia where the predominant crop is the traditional olive grove. The machinery used includes shakers, blowers and essential, low-cost hand-rake sweepers. The latter are generally used by the women of the squads to sweep the olives that fall from the trees. This article is focused on the design and optimisation of a hand-rake sweeper, in terms of durability and cost, for the picking of olives and other fruits, such as almonds, which are currently the main alternative to nonperennial crops in Andalusia. A parametric design of a hand-rake sweeper was created for this application using the design software CATIA, and its most vulnerable points were analysed in terms of effectiveness with varying design parameters, conducting usage simulations with ANSYS for a light material such as polypropylene. The maximum von Mises stress of the whole structure was 155.81 MPa. Using ANSYS, the dimension parameters of the hand-rake sweeper structure were optimised. The modified design was analysed again, showing a reduction of maximum tensions of 10.06%, as well as a decrease in its maximum elongations (0.0181 mm).https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/10/9/379parametric designrakepickingstatic analysisCATIAANSYS |
| spellingShingle | Rafael E. Hidalgo Fernández Pilar Carranza-Cañadas Francisco J. García-Salcedo Paula Triviño-Tarradas Parameterisation and Optimisation of a Hand-Rake Sweeper: Application in Olive Picking Agriculture parametric design rake picking static analysis CATIA ANSYS |
| title | Parameterisation and Optimisation of a Hand-Rake Sweeper: Application in Olive Picking |
| title_full | Parameterisation and Optimisation of a Hand-Rake Sweeper: Application in Olive Picking |
| title_fullStr | Parameterisation and Optimisation of a Hand-Rake Sweeper: Application in Olive Picking |
| title_full_unstemmed | Parameterisation and Optimisation of a Hand-Rake Sweeper: Application in Olive Picking |
| title_short | Parameterisation and Optimisation of a Hand-Rake Sweeper: Application in Olive Picking |
| title_sort | parameterisation and optimisation of a hand rake sweeper application in olive picking |
| topic | parametric design rake picking static analysis CATIA ANSYS |
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