The Development of an Air Suction Precision Seed-Metering Device for Rice Plot Breeding
To address the lack of specialized seeding equipment and low manual seeding efficiency in rice plot breeding, this study developed an air suction precision seed-metering device for rice plot breeding, featuring automatic seed-switching and seed-clearing functions controlled by an STM32 microcontroll...
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| author | Wei Qin Yuwu Li Cheng Qian Zhuorong Fan Daoqing Yan Guo Zou Siqian Liu Zaiman Wang Ying Zang Minghua Zhang |
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| description | To address the lack of specialized seeding equipment and low manual seeding efficiency in rice plot breeding, this study developed an air suction precision seed-metering device for rice plot breeding, featuring automatic seed-switching and seed-clearing functions controlled by an STM32 microcontroller. Firstly, based on morphological analysis and MATLAB image processing, an active contour method was used to construct a suction hole model. Secondly, to meet the non-contaminated switching requirements between rice varieties, an electrically controlled seed-switching and seed-clearing mechanism was developed based on QR code-based precise recognition and positioning. Using 10 rice varieties as experimental materials, performance tests were conducted. The results showed that the seed-switching mechanism had single and cumulative errors under 0.4°, and the seed-clearing rate reached 100% with an average clearing time below 0.88 s. At a rotational speed of 20 r·min<sup>−1</sup> and negative pressure of 3200 Pa, seed-filling performance was optimal for all rice varieties. Among them, the rice variety Nayou 6388 exhibited the best seed-filling performance, with a 0.8% missing seed rate, 97.6% single and double seed rate, and 1.6% multiple seed rate. In double-row coordinated tests, each seed-metering device independently completed seed switching and maintained synchronized operation, meeting agronomic requirements for accurate seed switching/clearing and precision seed filling in rice plot breeding. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3a934bbbf2ef410cb2a1aa4690bdfeff2025-08-20T02:45:46ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952025-07-01157164210.3390/agronomy15071642The Development of an Air Suction Precision Seed-Metering Device for Rice Plot BreedingWei Qin0Yuwu Li1Cheng Qian2Zhuorong Fan3Daoqing Yan4Guo Zou5Siqian Liu6Zaiman Wang7Ying Zang8Minghua Zhang9Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, ChinaGuangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, ChinaGuangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, ChinaGuangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, ChinaGuangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, ChinaGuangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, ChinaGuangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, ChinaGuangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, ChinaGuangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, ChinaGuangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, ChinaTo address the lack of specialized seeding equipment and low manual seeding efficiency in rice plot breeding, this study developed an air suction precision seed-metering device for rice plot breeding, featuring automatic seed-switching and seed-clearing functions controlled by an STM32 microcontroller. Firstly, based on morphological analysis and MATLAB image processing, an active contour method was used to construct a suction hole model. Secondly, to meet the non-contaminated switching requirements between rice varieties, an electrically controlled seed-switching and seed-clearing mechanism was developed based on QR code-based precise recognition and positioning. Using 10 rice varieties as experimental materials, performance tests were conducted. The results showed that the seed-switching mechanism had single and cumulative errors under 0.4°, and the seed-clearing rate reached 100% with an average clearing time below 0.88 s. At a rotational speed of 20 r·min<sup>−1</sup> and negative pressure of 3200 Pa, seed-filling performance was optimal for all rice varieties. Among them, the rice variety Nayou 6388 exhibited the best seed-filling performance, with a 0.8% missing seed rate, 97.6% single and double seed rate, and 1.6% multiple seed rate. In double-row coordinated tests, each seed-metering device independently completed seed switching and maintained synchronized operation, meeting agronomic requirements for accurate seed switching/clearing and precision seed filling in rice plot breeding.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/15/7/1642air suction seed-metering devicerice plot breedingMATLABseed-switching mechanismseed-clearing mechanism |
| spellingShingle | Wei Qin Yuwu Li Cheng Qian Zhuorong Fan Daoqing Yan Guo Zou Siqian Liu Zaiman Wang Ying Zang Minghua Zhang The Development of an Air Suction Precision Seed-Metering Device for Rice Plot Breeding Agronomy air suction seed-metering device rice plot breeding MATLAB seed-switching mechanism seed-clearing mechanism |
| title | The Development of an Air Suction Precision Seed-Metering Device for Rice Plot Breeding |
| title_full | The Development of an Air Suction Precision Seed-Metering Device for Rice Plot Breeding |
| title_fullStr | The Development of an Air Suction Precision Seed-Metering Device for Rice Plot Breeding |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Development of an Air Suction Precision Seed-Metering Device for Rice Plot Breeding |
| title_short | The Development of an Air Suction Precision Seed-Metering Device for Rice Plot Breeding |
| title_sort | development of an air suction precision seed metering device for rice plot breeding |
| topic | air suction seed-metering device rice plot breeding MATLAB seed-switching mechanism seed-clearing mechanism |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/15/7/1642 |
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