BAO Yudong, YANG Jie, ZHAO Yanling, et al. Numerical Simulation of Mechanically Harvested Blueberry Based on EDEM[J]. 2020, 25(3): 88-93.DOI: 10.15938/j.jhust.2020.03.014.
In order to study the causes of mechanical harvesting of blueberry fruits
to determine the distribution of fruit damage and to improve the penetration rate of domestic mechanical harvesting blueberries
based on the analysis of the working principle of harvesting machines
the discrete element method was used to study the mechanical harvesting process. The large number of fruit contact collision characteristics
based on EDEM simulation of blueberry mechanical harvesting process
the energy change after fruit contact collision in the harvesting process
the fruit damage degree was analyzed by energy change value
and the probability of fruit no damage was 79.33%. The probability of damage is 7.77%. The simulation results show that there is no mechanical damage in the process of mechanical harvesting. The mechanical harvesting can ensure the quality of blueberry fruit. This study can provide theoretical support for the promotion of domestic mechanical harvesting of blueberries.