Design and analysis of planting mechanism for a self-propelled transplanting machine

In order to solve the problems such as missing planting, burying seedlings and pouring seedlings of the current transplanter, a planting mechanism was designed and its function was analyzed theoretically in the paper. Firstly, the three-dimensional model of the transplanting mechanism was established; secondly, the mathematical model of the end movement trajectory of the transplanting mechanism was established and calculated using Matlab; finally, the motion simulation of the planting mechanism was carried based on ADAMS. The simulation results show that the velocity of the end of the planting mechanism is as same as the theoretical calculation. Therefore, the planting time and the seedling taking time were obtained in order to increase the planter's movement stability and the rationality of structure.