Optimization of Seed-Receiving Mechanism in Belt-Driven Seed Guide Tube Based on High-Speed Videography Experiment

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

1.The contents discussed in L30-32 are repeated in L34-35.

2.It is introduced in the introduction that the author has studied the running stability of the belt type seed guide tube by optimizing the key components of the seed collection mechanism. What are the key components and based on what? And how do these key components relate to their kinematic stability, and how is the kinematic stability measured?

3.L47-72 introduces the research progress of many Chinese scholars, please supplement the research progress of the United States, Brazil and other countries, to support your research background.

4.In the introduction, please explain the difference between your research and other scholars, whether other scholars have done content related to your research, the purpose and characteristics of your research.

5. L167-168, please explain why the value of s is 2.3mm.

6. Fig. 4 suggests a supplementary diagram of the interaction between the seed and the device. The force diagram of the pure seed is not clear enough.

7. Please provide the basis for the selection of all parameters in L207-216.

8.Is there any connection between the varieties of seeds selected by L254-255 and Table 1? Why not choose another variety? The authors mention that the size parameters of different varieties vary greatly.

9.L257 should be 7 kPa.

10.It is suggested that Figure 8 be modified again, which is not clear enough.

11.Please add the basis for parameter selection of L266.

12.Please unify the unit of L266, L284-285 and L309.

13.Are there any duplicate groups in the results of Figures 10 to 13? Please add.

 

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Reviewer 2 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

In order to meet the publication conditions, the authors of the article, submitted for review, must resolve the following observations:
-the introduction must be improved to highlight the opportunity and necessity of the scientific approach;
- it will be mentioned whether the dosing and distribution device is of its own design or is taken from an existing seeder in production;
- the laboratory stand will be presented in detail (fig. 8);
- the content of the article has a more theoretical content, without convincing the reader of the importance of the topic;
- some bibliographical references are not related to the topic addressed;
- the precision of the seed, the originality and the necessity of the scientific approach are not reflected;
- the title of the article is not correlated with the content of the scientific approach;
- the speed is not expressed correctly (see lines 295, 292, 293, 309 etc.);
- the advantages of the device used compared to the seed drill models manufactured worldwide are not specified.

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Reviewer 3 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

The imaging interpretation method can be developed through a brief summary of the image processing method from the high-speed camera in paragraph 242 Experimetal method (263)

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Round 2

Reviewer 2 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

I thank the authors for accepting the observations made previously, and these have largely been resolved. Consequently, I propose that the paper be accepted for publication.