Computer Software Application in the Development of Agricultural Machine Design

B. G. Jahun, D. D. Usman, D. Ahmad, F. A. Astapawa

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Traditionally, artisans carried out designing of agricultural tractors and implement, which is labourious, time consuming and less efficient. Currently, computer and software application technologies are developing rapidly in tractor and implement design applications as it is in many areas. One of these is SolidWorks, a three-dimensional solid modelling design program that is most commonly used and open to development in design of agricultural tractors, implement and analysis in the windows applications. In this work, the design of four tractor-mounted mulcher blades models was performed in 2D and 3D and simulated using the general features of the software. The results from the simulation show that Blade with 120o lifting angle has the lowest stress and deformation whilst the Blade with 150o lifting angle has the highest when compared with the yield point of the material (62.04 MPa). It is recommended that Blade with 120o lifting angle for tractor-mounted mulcher should be used for mulching oil palm fronds.


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