Results of Experimental Studies of the Selection and Seed Trier

The goal is experimental substantiation of the main parameters and modes of operation of the selection and seed trier of small-seeded crops, development of the work algorithm and software of the corresponding mechatronic system. For conducting experimental research, a laboratory selection and seed trier was developed and created. To change the rotation frequency of the cylinder and the direction of rotation, the Arduino UNO control board and the L298N DC motor driver were used. The frequency and direction of rotation of the cylinder can be controlled manually using a potentiometer and automatically using the Arduino IDE monitor port. The working body of the trier is a cylinder, which consists of plates with shells. As a result of experimental studies of the process of separation of small-seeded crops on a laboratory cylindrical shell trier, the dependences of the change in the minimum θmin and maximum θmax angles of seed exit from the cylinder shell of the trier on the mass of the seed material M0, the rotation frequency of the cylinder n and the content of impurities f0 were obtained. The resulting dependencies are fed into the mechatronic control system software, which allows the position of the seed tray to be adjusted as a result of servo control.