Highlights•Rigid short and flexible long straw models using DEM were established.•The
average compressive force on straw was analyzed by threshing simulation.•The weight …

Rice plants' ability to develop lodging resistance is essential for their proper growth and
development, and understanding the stress–strain relationship is crucial for a …

As a low-cost and light-weight flexible rope, the production and use of straw rope can
promote the transformation of straw into industrial raw materials and improve the utilization …

Sorghum is an important grain crop in many countries worldwide, yet it often suffers from
high levels of fragmentation during harvest due to varying maturity. To this end, a study was …

Stem cutting is the main process of broccoli harvesting, and the structure and mechanical
properties of the stem significantly affect the cutting efficiency. In the current research, the …

To address the limitations of the current discrete element model of rice plants in terms of
accurately reflecting structural differences and threshing characteristics, this study proposes …

To solve the problem of low efficiency of manual harvesting of green soybeans and lack of
adaptable harvesters, in this study, a brushing-type green soybean harvester was designed …

The grain yield data collected by the intelligent yield measurement system of the combine
harvester is generated into a field plot yield distribution map, which is great significance for …

In order to fight for good farming time or harvest in bad weather, combine harvester will
produce more broken leaves when threshing high moisture content rice, which will seriously …

In the process of rice harvesting, the passability of the track combine harvester is often
limited by the state of the soil. Meanwhile, wet and soft paddy soil is compacted under the …