Abstract:
Cold-proof mode has widely been updated for some vineyards in Xinjiang Region of northern China. The cold-proof cloth is normally used to assist in soil buried operation for better insulation of heat and moisture in complete soil clearing. However, the machine is still lacking for the soil clearing of winter grape and cold-proof cloth recycling, particularly in the early stage of popularization and application for the cold-proof cloth assisted soil-buried mode. It is also difficult to realize the smooth winding of cold-proof cloth. In this study, a new speed control system was proposed for smooth winding of grape cold-proof cloth in spring in Xinjiang Region, China. The linear velocity of the cloth roll was set to be equal to the forward speed of the machine. This system automatically detected the winding state of the cold-proof cloth. In smooth winding of the cold-proof cloth, the theoretical rotation rate of the DC motor was calculated in real time, according to the real-time changes of forward speed in a machine and the radius of cloth roller. A PID controller was adopted to control the duty ratio of Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) signal, then to adjust the rotation rate of the DC motor, further to drive the cloth roller for winding the cold-proof cloth. As such, the forward speed of the machine was used to realize the real-time adjustment of rotation rate for the cloth roller. At the time of cold-proof cloth deflected winding, the rotation rate of the cloth roller was adjusted to advance or lag the target rotation rate so that the cold-proof cloth was to restore the smooth winding state. Specifically, this study included the structure design of grape cold-proof cloth winding device, the hardware and software design of the control system. A control model was established in Simulink module using the motor transfer function model. In the simulation, the PID parameters were set, where the coefficients of proportion, integral, and differential were 0.3, 0.2, and 0.000 05, respectively. A physical prototype was also processed for the speed system. The static calibration test was carried out for the rotation rate of the DC motor, in order to obtain the relation between the motor rotation rate and duty ratio of the PWM signal. A performance test was conducted to verify the feasibility of automatic deflection adjustment for the cold-proof cloth. The optimized mounting distance of 20 mm was achieved for the laser switching sensor. PID parameters in the simulation test were taken as the intermediate levels in the performance experiment for the rotation rate of the DC motor, where each coefficient was tested at 4 levels in turn. The optimized proportion, integral, and differential gain coefficient were 0.3, 0.1, and 0.000 05, respectively, indicating basic consistency with the simulated values. The steady-state response time of the control system was about 0.4 s with a response delay of about 0.1 s, indicating a relatively small influence and good control effect. The performance test of slant winding cold-proof cloth was carried out, where the flatness was taken as the evaluation index. It was found that the flatness of the cold-proof cloth was more than 90% and the average was 92.78%, suitable for the operational requirements. The speed system with better control performance can provide a technical reference for the design and optimization of recycling machinery for the grape cold-proof cloth.