ln order to raise the tractive efficiency of a boat-typc tractor further, according to a point of view about reducing energy consumption by reducing the volume of thc blade cavity, an idea of four-footed walkiag boat-...ln order to raise the tractive efficiency of a boat-typc tractor further, according to a point of view about reducing energy consumption by reducing the volume of thc blade cavity, an idea of four-footed walkiag boat-type tractor is put forward. and a walking device with two feet and four small wheels is designed and manufactured. It can move on the rails of a paddy soil bin to simulate the tractive performance of a boat-type tractor in thc paddy field. Kinematics and dynam- ics of the walking device is analysed. Because it can ensure that the blade foot enters and leaves the soil vertically, and eliminates the functions of the soil compression and pick by the blade entirely, so the volume of the blade cavity can be reduced to a minimum and the efficiency of the walking sys- tem has been rasied considerably. Thus, it is feasible to adopt a four-footed walking mechanism in the boat-type tractor.展开更多
文摘ln order to raise the tractive efficiency of a boat-typc tractor further, according to a point of view about reducing energy consumption by reducing the volume of thc blade cavity, an idea of four-footed walkiag boat-type tractor is put forward. and a walking device with two feet and four small wheels is designed and manufactured. It can move on the rails of a paddy soil bin to simulate the tractive performance of a boat-type tractor in thc paddy field. Kinematics and dynam- ics of the walking device is analysed. Because it can ensure that the blade foot enters and leaves the soil vertically, and eliminates the functions of the soil compression and pick by the blade entirely, so the volume of the blade cavity can be reduced to a minimum and the efficiency of the walking sys- tem has been rasied considerably. Thus, it is feasible to adopt a four-footed walking mechanism in the boat-type tractor.
