• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.153-160
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• 2016

Purpose: This study was conducted to experimentally investigate the structural safety of and identify critical locations in a front-end loader under impact loads. Methods: Impact and static tests were conducted on a commonly used front-end loader mounted on a tractor. In the impact test, the bucket of the front-end loader with maximum live load was raised to its maximum lift height and was allowed to free fall to a height of 500 mm above the ground where it was stopped abruptly. For the static test, the bucket with maximum live load was raised and held at the maximum lift height, median height, and a height of 500 mm from the ground. Strain gages were attached at twenty-three main locations on the front-end loader, and the maximum stresses and strains were measured during respective impact and static tests. Results: Stresses and strains at the same location on the loader were higher in the impact test than in the static test, for most of measurement locations. This indicated that the front-end loader was put under a severe environment during impact loading. The safety factors for stresses were higher than 1.0 at all locations during impact and static tests. Conclusions: Since the lowest safety factor was higher than 1.0, the front-end loader was considered as structurally safe under impact loads. However, caution must be exercised at the locations having relatively low safety factors because failure may occur at these locations under high impact loads. These important design locations were identified to be the bucket link elements and the connection elements between the tractor frame and front-end loader. A robust design is required for these elements because of their high failure probability caused by excessive impact stress.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.109-119
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• 2018

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the structural safety of the front-end loader for the 90 kW class of agricultural tractors in impact test conditions. Deformation and stress on the loader under the impact test conditions are analyzed using the commercial finite element analysis software ANSYS. In previous research dealing with the initial design of the loader, the maximum stress occurred in the mount and exceeded the yield strength of the material. In this paper, an improved design of the mount of the loader was proposed to reduce the stress concentration in the initial design. The safety of the improved design was verified by performing rigid-body dynamics analysis, transient structural analysis, and static structural analysis under three impact test conditions: a drop and catch test, a corner pull test, a corner push test. It was found that the local stress concentration in the mount that appeared in the initial design was greatly reduced in the improved design, and that the maximum stresses occurred in the three impact test conditions are smaller than the yield strength. It is expected that the design improvement of the mount proposed in this study and the method of analysis may be effectively used to enhance structural safety in the development of new model front loaders in the future.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제16권8호
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• pp.5051-5059
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• 2015

농업용 트랙터 프론트 로더의 낙하정지시험, 코너당김시험, 코너충돌시험의 세 가지 충격시험 조건에 대하여 강체동해석, 과도구조해석, 정적구조해석 등을 수행하여 각 부품의 응력분포를 구하고 안전성을 평가하였다. 낙하정지시험은 프론트 로더를 최대높이에서 시작하여 세 단계로 나누어 낙하시킨 후 정지시켜서 충격을 가하는 경우를 해석하였다. 코너당김시험은 체인으로 버켓 밑면의 모서리를 지면에 구속한 상태에서 프론트 로더를 갑자기 상승시키는 경우를 해석하였다. 코너충돌시험은 주행 중에 버켓의 모서리가 충격장애물과 충돌하는 경우를 해석하였다. 세 가지 충격시험 조건에 대한 해석 결과, 모두 마운트의 사각관 모서리와 마운트의 양쪽 꺾임 위치에서 국부적 응력집중이 발생하였다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 새로운 프론트 로더의 설계 및 수정 시 파단에 관한 안전성을 개선하는데 도움이 될 것으로 기대된다.

• 드라이브 ㆍ 컨트롤
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.10-18
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• 2016

A front-end loader (FEL) mounted on an agricultural tractor is one of the most commonly used implements to mechanize routine agricultural tasks. When the FEL is used with a loaded bucket, careful operation is required to maintain safety and avoid spillage when the tractor passes a bump because a change in the gravity center of the tractor due to varied loadings can affect the stability of the tractor. Use of a boom suspension system consisting of accumulators and orifice dampers can be instrumental in reducing pitching vibrations while increasing the handling performance of the FEL-mounted tractor. The objective of this research was to reduce bump shocks by adding an orifice and a flow control valve to the original hydraulic circuit composed solely of accumulators. A simulation study was performed using the SimulationX program to investigate the effects of an accumulator and an orifice-throttle damper on bump shocks. Results showed that the peak pressure on a boom cylinder and the vertical acceleration of a bucket were significantly affected by use of both an accumulator and an orifice damper. In a field test conducted with a 75-kW tractor, the peak pressure of the boom cylinder, and the root mean square (RMS) vertical acceleration of the bucket and seat were reduced by on average, 23.0, 42.2, and 44.9% respectively, as compared to those measured with the original accumulator system, showing that an improved design for the accumulator hydraulic circuit can reduce bump shocks. Further studies are needed to design a tractor suspension system that includes the effects of cabin suspension and tires as well as dynamic analysis.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.26-32
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• 2019

This study was conducted to analyze the stresses by impact loads on front-end loaders attached to tractors using flexible multi-body dynamics. The model was designed and validated by comparing previous experimental data with the simulation data obtained in this study. Nine sets of conditions were designed using three weights (500, 300, and 100 kg) loaded inside a bucket and three heights (1700, 1350, and 1000 mm) of the bucket from ground level. A parametric study was carried out at five locations for two types of parts of a front-end loader. All the safety factors for the five locations under all conditions were calculated and were greater than 1. Thus, the designs of the front-end loaders were structurally safe. Based on this study, front-end loaders attached to tractors can be designed effectively in terms of cost and safety.

• 드라이브 ㆍ 컨트롤
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.60-70
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• 2015

A front-end loader (FEL) mounted on an agricultural tractor is one of the most commonly used implements for farm work. However, when the tractor carries material using the bucket attached to the FEL on a sloping ground, the materials can spill or roll back over the operator due to the tilted body, thereby requiring the bucket surface to remain level at a constant value regardless of varying slopes. In this study, an active system for controlling the angle of the FEL bucket on a tractor based on the real-time measurement of ground slopes was developed to enable the bucket to constantly remain level. A FEL simulator operated based on an electro hydraulic proportional valve (EHPV) was constructed in the laboratory to develop a proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller forming a virtual electronic control unit (ECU) on the computer, which could automatically adjust the bucket angles depending on varying input angles while sending SAE-J1939 associated messages via CAN BUS to the EHPV. The different parameter values for the PID controller due to the gravity effect of the bucket were determined using a manual PID tuning method while assuming that the tractor travels on either an ascending slope or a descending slope. The developed PID control-based self-leveling system showed a mean of steady-state errors of within $1^{\circ}$ and a mean of delayed times of ~ 0.8s when the step input of $+20^{\circ}$ was given, implying that the developed system and control algorithm would be effective in maintaining the bucket angle at a certain value. Future studies include the improvement of the control algorithm to reduce such a time delay as well as the application of the developed algorithm to the FEL mounted on a tractor tested at a testing ground.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.346-352
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• 2010

This paper presents an intuitive interface scheme for controlling a hydraulic backhoe, which is a piece of excavating equipment consisting of a digging bucket on the end of a two-part articulated arm, and typically mounted and rotated on the back of a tractor or front loader. The passive levers/joysticks for actuator operations of a hydraulic backhoe are replaced into electric joysticks with a robotic controller, which will generate the end-effecter command trajectories of the backhoe through joystick rate control in cylindrical coordinate. The developed backhoe with the hydraulic control system showed the maxim position error of 3 cm with intuitive coordinate operations, which would be helpful for conveniently performing various excavating tasks with natural and effective ways.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.20-32
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• 1982

보급초기(普及初期)에 있는 농용(農用)트랙터의 농가이용실태(農家利用實態)를 조사분석(調査分析)하여 정부(政府)의 농업기계화시책(農業機械化施策)의 기초자료(基礎資料)로 활용(活用)하고자 8개도(個道) 32개군(個郡)을 대상(對象)으로 설문(設問)과 기장조사(記帳調査)를 통(通)하여 '80년(年) 1월(月)부터 12월말(月末)까지 트랙터의 농작업이용실태(農作業利用實態) 및 농가특성(農家特性)을 조사분석(調査分析)한 결과(結果)는 다음과 같다. 가. 트랙터는 수도작농가(水稻作農家)에 71.5%, 축산농가(畜産農家) 17.0%, 과수농가(果樹農家) 7.0%, 기타농가(其他農家) 4.5%의 비율(比率)로 분포(分布)되어 있으며, 이중 64.3%는 대형(大型)트랙터이었고 35.7%가 소형(小型)트랙터(19~23ps)이었다. 나. 부착작업기(附着作業機)중 쟁기와 로타베이터는 대부분(大部分)이 보유(保有)하고 있었으나 소형(小型)트랙터의 트레일러는 보유율(保有率)이 70.6%로, 농작업(農作業)에서 운반작업(運搬作業)이 차지하는 비중(比重)을 감안할 때, 비교적(比較的) 낮았으며, 기타(其他) 작업기(作業機)는 균평작업기(均平作業機)를 제외(除外)하고는 보급률(普及率)이 극(極)히 저조(低調)하였다. 다. 트랙터소유농가(所有農家)의 대당평균(臺當平均) 경작면적(耕作面積)은 수도작농가(水稻作農家) 3.9%, 축산농가(畜産農家) 13.9%, 과수농가(果樹農家) 7.4(ha)이었으며 이러한 규모(規模)는 트랙터의 부담가능면적(負擔可能面積)에 훨씬 미달(未達)하는 규모(規模)이었다. 라. 트랙터 운전자(運轉者)의 연령(年齡)은 20,30대(代)가 약(約) 70%이었고, 90%이상(以上)이 중졸이상(中卒以上)의 학력(學歷)을 가졌으며, 학력수준(學歷水準)이나 경력(經歷)에 비(比)하여 정비기술(整備技術)은 아주 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 마. 현(現) 보급기종(普及機種)의 마력규모(馬力規模)나 성능상(生能上)의 별 다른 문제점(問題點)은 발견(發見)되지 않았으나 농민(農民)의 마력성향(馬力生向)으로 보아 앞으로 20-30마력범위(馬力範圍)의 소형(小型)트랙터 수요(需要)가 증가(增加)될 것으로 예측(豫測)된다. 바. 트랙터의 각종(各種) 농작업이용시간(農作業利用時間)은 연간(年間) 약(約) 100일(日)에 400hr로 나타났으며 수도작농가(水稻作農家)가 412.4hr로 가장 높고 과수농가(果樹農家)가 377.7hr로 가장 낮았다. 사. 연간이용시간중(年間利用時間中) 운반작업(運搬作業)이 47.3%, 경운정지작업(耕耘整地作業)이 41.6%이었으며, 운반작업(軍搬作業)은 축산농가(畜産農家), 경운정지(耕耘整地) 및 평균작업(均平作業)은 수도작농가(水稻作農家), 기타작업(其他作業)은 과수농가(果樹農家)가 가장 많았다. 마력별(馬力別)로는 운반(運搬), 정지(整地) 및 방제작업(防除作業)은 대형(大型)트랙터 보다는 소형(小型)트랙터가, 경운(耕耘), 균평(均平), 로다작업(作業)은 대형(大型)보다 소형(小型)트랙터가 많았다. 아. 월별(月別) 이용시간(利用時間)은 5월(月)에 가장 높은 피크현상(現象)을 가졌으며, 자가이용시간(自家利用時間)이 경영형태(經營形態)에 따라서는 현저(顯著)한 차이(差異)를 가졌으나 마력별(馬力別)로는 별차(別差)가 없었던 반면(反面)에, 총이용시간(總利用時間)은 정반대(正反對)의 현상(現象)으로 마력(馬力)에 따른 차이(差異)는 현저(顯著)하나 경영형태(經營形態)에 따른 차이(差異) 별로 없는 것으로 나타났다. 자. 운전자(運轉者)의 학력수준(學力水準)이 높고 연령(年歷)이 많을 수록 이용시간(利用時間)은 감소(減少)되었으며 이는 학력(學歷)이 높고 연령(年歷)이 많은 경우(境遇) 임작업(賃作業)을 기피(忌避)하는 현상(現象)때문인 것으로 사료(思料)되었다. 차. 대당평균(臺當平均) 연간(年間) 임작업시간(賃作業時間)은 171.3hr으로 이중 균평작업(均平作業)이 35.4%로 가장 높았으며, 임작업율(貨作業率)은 수도작농가(水稻作農家)가 63.7%, 축산농가(畜産農家) 31.7%, 과수농가(果樹農家) 22.4%이었으며 작업별(作業別)로는 균평작업(均平作業)의 임작업율(賃作業率)이 78.2%로 가장 높았다. 카. 임작업료(賃作業料)는 경운정지작업(耕耘整地作業)은 ha당(當) 40,000선(線)이었으며 지역(地域)에 따라 영남지방(嶺南地方)이 가장 비싸고 중부지방(中部地方)이 비교적(比較的) 싼것으로 나타났다. 다. 경운작업능률(耕耘作業能率)은 논에서 소형(小型)은 7.8hr/ha, 대형(大型)트랙터는 4.3hr/ha이었으며, 정지작업능률(整地作業能率)은 각각(各各) 6.5, 4.3hr/ha이었다.