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Design and Experiment of Double Scissor Sugarcane Field Transporter

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At present, the sugarcane field transporters used widely in Guangxi, China, have insufficient applicability and efficiency due to the integral working mechanism. Thus, a self-propelled double scissor sugarcane field transporter for small plots in hilly areas was designed. The double scissor lifting mechanism and side opening carriage was used to improve the efficiency and stability, and the auxiliary support unit control by electric unit can enhance adaptability of the transporter to slope. The leveling performance of auxiliary support unit and the transverse stability of the field transporter were studied by simulation and experiments. Experimental results showed that the unloading angle of newly proposed field transporter was 30.02°, while this value of the traditional sugarcane field transporter was about 120°. The unloading angle of the double scissor sugarcane field transporter was reduced by 74.98% compared with the traditional sugarcane field transporters. As the transverse displacement of the gravity center in unloading process was 360.68 mm, which was far less than 1/2 of the transverse outrigger span, the double scissor sugarcane field transporter has a sufficient stability. In addition, the auxiliary support unit can complete leveling of field transporter in 60 s with the error within 0.3°. It can fulfil the requirements of sugarcane field transportation in hilly areas.

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Acknowledgements

The authors thank Jia-Qin Zhong, Zhuo Peng, Wei Zhang and Hong-Lei Yuan for their valuable help in the investigation.

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This study was supported by the Major science and technology projects in Guangxi (grant no. AA17202043), National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant no. 52165009), and Initiation Project of Introducing Talents for Scientific Research of Beibu Gulf University (grant no. 2019KYQD34).

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  1. College of Mechanical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China

    Bing Xu, Li-Min Tao & Yuan-ling Chen

  2. Guangxi Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering Equipment and Technology, Qinzhou, 535011, China

    Li-Min Tao & Yuan-ling Chen

  3. College of Electronic Information, Guangxi Minzu University, Nanning, 530006, China

    Shang-Ping Li & Yu-Xiao Yan

  4. Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Key Laboratory of Beibu Gulf Offshore Engineering Equipment and Technology (Beibu Gulf University), Qinzhou, 535011, China

    Li-Min Tao, Shang-Ping Li & Yuan-ling Chen

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BX, Y-XY and J-QZ performed analysis on all samples, interpreted data and wrote the manuscript. S-PL and L-MT helped to evaluate and edit the manuscript. All the authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Xu, B., Tao, LM., Li, SP. et al. Design and Experiment of Double Scissor Sugarcane Field Transporter. Sugar Tech 25, 871–880 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12355-023-01240-9

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