Cutting is defined as the process of creating an opening or a wound on a surface,
particularly using a sharp tool. The process is used to promote the development including in …

As a promising and convenient numerical calculation approach, the discrete element
method (DEM) has been increasingly adopted in the research of agricultural machinery …

In the field of agricultural machinery, various empirical field tests are performed to measure
the design load for optimal design of tractors and implement. However, field test …

The purpose of the research is to develop a model of the technological process of tillage,
justify the initial and boundary conditions for the functioning of the model and determine the …

During agricultural tillage, draft force is the most important factor affecting the performance of
soil-machine system. In this study, a full-scale soil-tool-machine coupling model based on …

Rotary tiller is a widely used tillage tool in China, and its burial and mixing ability determine
its performance. Discrete element method (DEM) is a promising numerical method to study …

Considering the problems of high tillage resistance, high energy consumption, and failure to
break the plow pan in subsoiling caused by the high viscosity of tea garden soil, a new …

Subsoiling technology is an important method in conservation tillage. The effect that the
plough pan was broken by bionic subsoiler was successfully simulated by EDEM in this …

Highlights•Interaction between seed and centralised metering system was
investigated.•Seed motion characteristics and landing positions was studied with DEM …

Subsoil degradation–mainly through strong compaction (to density> 1.6 g cm− 3) by
intensive agriculture with heavy machinery–is a global problem for soil health, crop …