Abstract: Given the lack of accurate parameter values in discrete element simulation of sweet potato seedling mechanized recovery, a direct measurement and virtual calibration method was used to study the Discrete Element Method (DEM) simulation parameters of broken sweet potato stems and leaves. The intrinsic parameters, collision recovery coefficient and static friction coefficient of broken seedlings were acquired by physical experiments. Different parameter combinations were designed for DEM simulation. The intrinsic parameters of sweet potato leaves and other unmeasurable DEM simulation parameters were determined by stacking angle optimization simulation. Plackett-Burman test shows that the static friction coefficients of stem-stem and stem-steel and the rolling friction coefficients of stem-stem and stem-leaf all significantly influence the accumulation angle. The parameters that significantly influence the stacking angle of broken seedlings were sent to steepest ascent test and Box-Behnken test. The average stacking angle of 40.51° and the relative error of 0.972% indicate it feasible to calibrate DEM parameters by physical test and optimization simulation and the calibrated parameters can be used in DEM simulation of broken sweet potato stems and leaves.

Key words: sweet potato seedlings, discrete element method, accumulation angle, optimal design, calibration

摘要： 针对甘薯秧蔓机械化回收过程中离散元仿真研究缺乏准确参数值的问题,采用直接测量和虚拟标定相结合的方法对碎甘薯茎秆和叶片离散元仿真参数进行研究。采用物理试验法获得碎甘薯秧的本征参数、碰撞恢复系数等参数值及碎甘薯秧颗粒的静摩擦系数参数范围,并为离散元法仿真设计了不同的参数组合。通过堆积角优化仿真试验确定甘薯叶片本征参数及其他不易直接测量的离散元仿真参数。Plackett-Burman试验表明,甘薯茎秆—甘薯茎秆和甘薯茎秆—45钢的静摩擦系数、甘薯茎秆—甘薯茎秆和甘薯茎秆—甘薯叶的滚动摩擦系数均显著影响堆积角。运用最陡爬坡试验和Box-Behnken优化试验标定了对碎甘薯秧堆积角有显著影响的参数值,以得到的参数进行颗粒堆积仿真试验,测得堆积角平均值为40.51°,与实测值相对误差为0.972%,说明物理试验加优化仿真试验来标定离散元参数是可行的,标定所得的参数可作为甘薯秧茎叶离散元仿真参数。

关键词: 甘薯秧, 离散元, 堆积角, 优化设计, 标定