Optimum of Grain Loss Sensors by Analyzing Effects of Grain Collision Attitude on Signal Characteristics
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Grain Sample Preparation
2.2. Grain Collision Information Collection
2.3. Partially Constrained Damping Design of the Sensor
2.4. Field Experiment
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Grain Trajectory Analysis
3.2. Grain Collision Signal Characteristics Analysis
3.3. Effects of Collision Velocity on Signal Rise Time and Voltage Amplitude
3.4. Design of Signal Process Circuit
3.5. Determination of the Location of the Viscomaterial Damping Layer
3.6. Field Experiment Result Analysis
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Components | Parameters | Range | Manufacturer |
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Acceleration sensor of 356A16 (3-directional) | Sensitivity | 100 mv/g | PCB, USA |
Response frequency range | 0.3–6 000 Hz | ||
Range | ±50 g pk | ||
Lateral sensitivity | <5% | ||
DH5902 vibration signal acquisition and processing system | Signal channel | 32 | Donghua testing company, China |
Sampling bandwidth | 100 k Hz | ||
Distortion factor | <0.5% | ||
AD resolution | 16 bit | ||
086D05 exciting hammer | Sensitivity Range | 0.23 mV N−1 ±22,000 N pk | PCB, USA |
Tests No. | Forward Speed, m/s | Grain Cleaning Losses | Relative Error/% | |||
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Sensor | Manual | |||||
Total Amount/g | Ratio/% | Total Mass/g | Ratio/% | |||
1 | 1.33 | 1225.7 | 0.110 | 1288.2 | 1.16 | 4.85 |
2 | 1.21 | 956.5 | 0.086 | 997.8 | 0.90 | 4.12 |
3 | 1.04 | 484.0 | 0.043 | 503.8 | 0.45 | 3.94 |
4 | 0.96 | 408.3 | 0.037 | 423.8 | 0.38 | 3.56 |
5 | 0.87 | 366.6 | 0.033 | 379.2 | 0.34 | 3.32 |
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Li, J.; Liang, Z.; Zhu, F.; Liu, C. Optimum of Grain Loss Sensors by Analyzing Effects of Grain Collision Attitude on Signal Characteristics. Electronics 2022, 11, 3187. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11193187
Li J, Liang Z, Zhu F, Liu C. Optimum of Grain Loss Sensors by Analyzing Effects of Grain Collision Attitude on Signal Characteristics. Electronics. 2022; 11(19):3187. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11193187
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Jun, Zhenwei Liang, Fangyu Zhu, and Chuanchao Liu. 2022. "Optimum of Grain Loss Sensors by Analyzing Effects of Grain Collision Attitude on Signal Characteristics" Electronics 11, no. 19: 3187. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11193187
APA StyleLi, J., Liang, Z., Zhu, F., & Liu, C. (2022). Optimum of Grain Loss Sensors by Analyzing Effects of Grain Collision Attitude on Signal Characteristics. Electronics, 11(19), 3187. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11193187