Novel low-cost control system for large high-speed corn precision planters

Authors

  • Youqiang Ding 1. College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China; 2. Soil-Machine-Plant Key Laboratory of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100083, China
  • Li Yang 1. College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China; 2. Soil-Machine-Plant Key Laboratory of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100083, China
  • Dongxing Zhang 1. College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China; 2. Soil-Machine-Plant Key Laboratory of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100083, China
  • Tao Cui 1. College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China; 2. Soil-Machine-Plant Key Laboratory of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100083, China
  • Yuhuan Li 1. College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China; 2. Soil-Machine-Plant Key Laboratory of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100083, China
  • Xiangjun Zhong 1. College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China; 2. Soil-Machine-Plant Key Laboratory of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100083, China
  • Chunji Xie 1. College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China; 2. Soil-Machine-Plant Key Laboratory of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100083, China
  • Zhengliang Ding 1. College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China; 2. Soil-Machine-Plant Key Laboratory of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100083, China

Keywords:

corn precision planter, control system, Android, CAN bus, GPS

Abstract

Large high-speed corn precision planters can significantly improve seeding efficiency, but at present, there is no mature control technology in China. This study proposed a novel low-cost control system for large high-speed corn precision planters based on multiple technologies such as embedded systems, controller area network (CAN), global positioning system (GPS), and Android development technology. The developed control system provided excellent expansion capabilities of more than 40 planter rows. Functions such as monitoring the planter status, adjusting seed density, calculating planting-area were realized. Field experiments were performed under different GPS frequencies (fGPS), travel speeds, and seed spacings. Results showed that the working area relative error index (REI) and fGPS were negatively correlated, and the planter can achieve 0.84% error under the fGPS of 10 Hz. When the travel speed was 10 km/h or 12 km/h, the average quality index (QI), miss index (MI), and precision index (PI) were superior to 92.84%, 5.80%, and 18.57% under each seed spacing, respectively, QI and MI had no significant difference under each seed spacing (p<0.05). For a travel speed of 14 km/h, indexes values reached the worst level at seed spacing of 20 cm, but still met the requirements of Chinese national standards. The total cost of the control system for a 12-row corn precision planter is only 17.07% of similar products from abroad. In summary, the developed control system can achieve preferable performance and costs much less than similar products obtained from abroad, which is suitable for promotion in China or other developing countries. Keywords: corn precision planter, control system, Android, CAN bus, GPS DOI: 10.25165/j.ijabe.20211402.6053 Citation: Ding Y Q, Yang L, Zhang D X, Cui T, Li Y H, Zhong X J, et al. Novel low-cost control system for large high-speed corn precision planters. Int J Agric & Biol Eng, 2021; 14(2): 151–158.

Author Biographies

Youqiang Ding, 1. College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China; 2. Soil-Machine-Plant Key Laboratory of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100083, China

PhD, majoring in precision agriculture and intelligent control for planters

Li Yang, 1. College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China; 2. Soil-Machine-Plant Key Laboratory of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100083, China

PhD, Professor, majoring in precision agriculture

Dongxing Zhang, 1. College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China; 2. Soil-Machine-Plant Key Laboratory of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100083, China

Master, Professor, majoring in the full mechanization of corn production

Tao Cui, 1. College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China; 2. Soil-Machine-Plant Key Laboratory of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100083, China

PhD, Associate Professor, majoring in the full mechanization of corn production

Yuhuan Li, 1. College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China; 2. Soil-Machine-Plant Key Laboratory of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100083, China

PhD, majoring in corn precision seed meters designing

Xiangjun Zhong, 1. College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China; 2. Soil-Machine-Plant Key Laboratory of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100083, China

PhD, majoring in precision agriculture and variable rate seeding technology

Chunji Xie, 1. College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China; 2. Soil-Machine-Plant Key Laboratory of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100083, China

Master, majoring in seeding detection technology

Zhengliang Ding, 1. College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China; 2. Soil-Machine-Plant Key Laboratory of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100083, China

Master, majoring in intelligent control for corn precision planters

References

[1] Main data bulletin of the third national agricultural census (No. 5). China National Bureau of Statistics, 2017. (in Chinese)
[2] High-quality development plan for new agricultural management and service entities (2020-2022). Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China, 2020. (in Chinese)
[3] He X, Cui T, Zhang D X, Wei J, Wang M, Yu Y, et al. Development of an electric-driven control system for a precision planter based on a closed-loop PID algorithm. Comput Electron Agr, 2017; 136: 184–192.
[4] Yang S, Wang X, Gao Y, Zhao X, Dou H, Zhao C. Design and experiment of motor driving bus control system for corn vacuum seed meter. Transactions of the CSAM, 2019; 50(2): 57–67. (in Chinese)
[5] Qi J T, Jia H L, Li Y, Yu H B, Liu X H, Lan Y B, et al. Design and test of fault monitoring system for corn precision planter. Int J Agric & Biol Eng, 2015; 8(6): 13–19.
[6] Lu C, Fu W, Zhao C, Mei H, Meng Z, Dong J, et al. Design and experiment on real-time monitoring system of wheat seeding. Transactions of the CSAE, 2017; 33(2): 32–40. (in Chinese)
[7] Chaney P P, Parish R L, Sistler F E. Automatic control system for a sugarcane planter. Appl Eng Agric, 1986; 2(2): 51–54.
[8] Iacomi C, Popescu O. A new concept for seed precision planting. Agriculture and Agricultural Science Procedia, 2015; 6: 38–43.
[9] Kamgar S, Eslami M J. Design, development and evaluation of a mechatronic transmission system for upgrading performance of a row crop planter. Proceeding of the 2012 ASABE Annual International Meeting, Dallas-USA, 2012.
[10] Miller E A, Rascon J, Koller A, Porter W M, Taylor R K, Raun W R, et al. Evaluation of corn seed vacuum metering systems. Proceeding of the 2012 ASABE Annual International Meeting, Dallas-USA, 2012; 1: 815–825.
[11] Cay A, Kocabiyik H, May S. Development of an electro-mechanic control system for seed-metering unit of single seed corn planters Part I: Design and laboratory simulation. Comput Electron Agr, 2018; 144: 71–79.
[12] Cay A, Kocabiyik H, May S. Development of an electro-mechanic control system for seed-metering unit of single seed corn planters Part II: Field performance. Comput Electron Agr, 2018; 145: 11–17.
[13] Ranta O, Drocas I, Stanila S, Molnar A, Muntean M, Marian O. The main advantages of E-Drive system used for precision seeding. Bulletin UASVM Agriculture, 2012; 69(1): 238–243.
[14] Zhang C, Wu R, Chen L. Design and test of electronic control seeding system for maize. Transactions of the CSAM, 2017; 48(2): 51–59. (in Chinese)
[15] Yang L, He X T, Cui T, Zhang D X, Shi S, Zhang R, et al. Development of mechatronic driving system for seed meters equipped on conventional precision corn planter. Int J Agric & Biol Eng, 2015; 8(4): 1–9.
[16] Ding Y, Yang L, Zhang D X, Cui T, He X, Zhong X. Control system of motor-driving maize precision planter based on GPS speed measurement. Transactions of the CSAM, 2018; 49(8): 42–49. (in Chinese)
[17] SpeedTube. Precision Planting LLC, 2020. Available: https://www.precisionplanting.com/products/product/speedtube. Accessed on [2020-06-14].
[18] True Speed Meter. Kinze Manufacturing Inc., 2020. Available: https://www.kinze.com/planter-performance/meters/true-speed-meter/. Accessed on [2020-06-12].
[19] Discovering what the John Deere ExacteMerge planter can do. Machinefinder Blog, 2019. Available: https://blog.machinefinder.com/30135/john-deere-exactemerge-planter. Accessed on [2020-06-12].

Downloads

Published

2021-04-03

How to Cite

Ding, Y., Yang, L., Zhang, D., Cui, T., Li, Y., Zhong, X., … Ding, Z. (2021). Novel low-cost control system for large high-speed corn precision planters. International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, 14(2), 151–158. Retrieved from https://ijabe.migration.pkpps03.publicknowledgeproject.org/index.php/ijabe/article/view/6053

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 2 (2021): IJABE

Section

Information Technology, Sensors and Control Systems

License

IJABE is an international peer reviewed open access journal, adopting Creative Commons Copyright Notices as follows.


Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:


  1. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.

  2. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.

  3. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).