简介:Theeffectsofbiomimeticdesignsoftinefurrowopenersurfaceonequivalentpressureandpressureinthedirectionofmotiononopenersurfaceagainstsoilwerestudiedbyfiniteelementmethod(FEM)simulationandtheeffectsofthesedesignsontoolforceandpowerrequirementswereexaminedexperimentally.Geometricalstructuresofthecuticlesurfacesofdungbeetle(CoprisochusMotschulsky)wereexaminedbystereoscopy.ThestructuresofthecuticlesurfacesandUltraHighMo-lecularWeightPolyethylene(UHMWPE)materialweremodeledonsurfaceoftinefurrowopenerasbiomimeticdesigns.SevenfurrowopenerswereanalyzedinANSYSprogram(aFEMsimulationsoftware).ThebiomimeticfurrowopenersurfaceswithUHMWPEstructureswerefoundtohavelowerequivalentpressureandpressureinthedirectionofmotionascomparedtotheconventionalsurfaceandtothebiomimeticsurfaceswithtexturedsteel-35structures.ItwasfoundthatthetoolforceandpowerwereincreasedwiththecuttingdepthandoperatingspeedandthebiomimeticfurrowopenerwithUHMWPEtubularsectionridgesshowedthelowestresistanceandpowerrequirementagainstsoil..