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Future-Proof Solutions for Intelligent and Sustainable Machinery and Equipment
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Future-Proof Solutions for Intelligent and Sustainable Machinery and Equipment

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Robotics and Automation".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 July 2024 | Viewed by 1913

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Dr. Łukasz Gierz

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Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, 60-965 Poznan, Poland
Interests: innovative machines and devices for the agri-food and forestry sector; DEM and FEM simulation studies; artificial intelligence; neural networks; machine learning; computer image analysis; SLA/DLP; mechanical and thermal properties; application of coatings in devices and machines; photopolymerization; photocurable coatings
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Dear Colleagues,

Innovative machines and devices for the agri-food and forestry sectors have been dynamically developing for several years, creating space for the development of all fields of science. For many scientists, this means a great opportunity for dynamic development, which translates into lower production costs of products and a significant increase in efficiency, and thus better quality of products. The use of modern and even innovative design solutions and algorithms in control systems, machine learning, and artificial intelligence methods, as well as simulation methods, allows the optimization of individual processes and sets of innovative machines. The constantly growing expectations of the market and potential customers force the development of new and innovative machines and devices and their automation through the use of innovative algorithms in automation and control systems. Intelligent machines, devices, and systems are becoming an inseparable element of industry 4.0, agriculture 4.0, and sustainable food system 4.0, and even a guide to defining 5.0 techniques. The synergy of know-how, patents, and science can increase the potential and competitiveness of innovation for broader and fairer global growth.

Dr. Łukasz Gierz
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • innovative solutions
  • 5.0 techniques
  • 4.0 sustainable food system
  • 4.0 industry
  • 4.0 agriculture
  • digital technology
  • simulation methods
  • artificial vision
  • artificial intelligence (AI)
  • machine learning methods

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Transverse Movement Kinetics of a Unit for Inter-Row Crops—Case Study: Cultivator Unit
by Pavol Findura, Volodymyr Nadykto, Volodymyr Kyurchev and Łukasz Gierz
Appl. Sci. 2024, 14(2), 580; https://doi.org/10.3390/app14020580 - 09 Jan 2024
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Due to the negative impact of chemical inter-row weed control on the environment, mechanical weed control is increasingly used in practice. Machine-tractor units (MTU) are used with the row cultivator’s rear and frontal central position for its implementation. We have designed a unit [...] Read more.
Due to the negative impact of chemical inter-row weed control on the environment, mechanical weed control is increasingly used in practice. Machine-tractor units (MTU) are used with the row cultivator’s rear and frontal central position for its implementation. We have designed a unit in which side cultivators are used along with the central one. This paper considers the transverse movement kinematics of such an MTU’s outside right and left cultivators’ working devices in the horizontal plane. The present emulation of side machines is made by changing the longitudinal coordinate of their location relative to the tractor’s front and rear axles. Calculations have established that the frontal cultivator responds more intensively to the control action by changing the turning angle of the tractor’s steering wheels. However, if the value of this parameter is less than 2.75°, a rear-mounted cultivator is preferred, because in this case, the values of lateral deviations for the external, left, and right working device are smaller. When the turning angle of tractor wheels is from 1° to 3° (typical for MTU row work), a threefold increase in the working width of the cultivator causes a slight antiphase deviation in its external working devices (an increase or decrease in the amplitude of these deviations does not exceed 4%). The model that we have developed allows us to select the values of the MTU design parameters for which the lateral displacement will be very small (close to zero). As the turning angle of the tractor wheels increases to 3°, the external left and right working devices of the cultivators react inversely. This means that in the case of the rear machine, the values of lateral displacements increase, while in the case of the front machine, they decrease. At a turning angle of the tires of the tractor wheels close to 2.5°, the lateral displacements for the rear and front machines are the same. Full article
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Parametric Optimization of a New Gear Pump Casing Based on Weight Using a Finite Element Method
by Olga Zharkevich, Tatyana Nikonova, Łukasz Gierz, Andrey Berg, Alexandra Berg, Darkhan Zhunuspekov, Łukasz Warguła, Wikotor Łykowski and Ksawery Fryczyński
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(22), 12154; https://doi.org/10.3390/app132212154 - 08 Nov 2023
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Reducing the weight of the structures and choosing the materials used in mechanical engineering is an important and pressing economic and environmental problem. The design of a gear pump is developed from the point of view of the geometry of the gears, as [...] Read more.
Reducing the weight of the structures and choosing the materials used in mechanical engineering is an important and pressing economic and environmental problem. The design of a gear pump is developed from the point of view of the geometry of the gears, as well as the casing. This paper tested a gear pump casing using the environment of the ABAQUS 2020 system in the field of statistical strength analysis using the finite element method. The tests were carried out on the pump body and the front and rear covers, which were made of three types of materials (cast iron, aluminum, and polycarbonate), at a pressure of 28 MPa. After loading, the maximum stresses in the aluminum casing (177 MPa), the cast iron casing (157 MPa), and the polycarbonate (200 MPa) were determined. The largest stress concentrators are the grooves at the bottom of the pump casing. Rounding the internal chamber of the casing with a radius of 4 mm made it possible to reduce stress in this zone by 10 MPa. The parametric optimization of the front and back covers of the gear pump made it possible to reduce the total weight of the aluminum structure by 14%, the cast iron by 12%, and the polycarbonate by 16%. The 3D models show areas of minimal stress where the size and weight of the structure could be reduced in the future using a comprehensive approach involving parametric and topological analysis. Full article
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