Research on Economic Comprehensive Control Strategies of Tractor-Planter Combinations in Planting, Including Gear-Shift and Cruise Control

• Published in: Energies (Basel) Vol. 11; no. 3; p. 686
• Main Authors: Li, Baogang, Sun, Dongye, Hu, Minghui, Liu, Junlong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.03.2018
• Subjects: Automobile industry; Control systems; cruise control; Energy efficiency; fuel economy; gear-shift schedule; PST; tractor-planter combination

An automatic control strategy for forward speed in the planting process is proposed to improve the fuel economy and reduce the labor intensity of drivers. Models of tractors with power-shift transmission (PST) and a precise pneumatic planter with an electric-driven seed metering device are built as...