Unmanned device for forage harvesting and gathering

By designing an unmanned forage harvesting and collection device that integrates walking, harvesting, and image collection mechanisms, the problems of high labor intensity and insufficient specimen collection in existing technologies have been solved, realizing the automation of efficient forage harvesting and specimen collection.

CN117598093BActive Publication Date: 2025-11-04INNER MONGOLIA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY

Patent Information

Application Number
CN202311601186.1
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-11-27
Publication Date
2025-11-04
Estimated Expiration
2043-11-27

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Technical Problem

Existing forage harvesters are labor-intensive and lack forage specimen collection capabilities, resulting in a large workload and low efficiency in autumn harvesting and storage.

Method used

Design an unmanned device that integrates a walking mechanism, a harvesting mechanism, a collection mechanism, and an image collection mechanism. The device controls walking and harvesting through a controller to achieve automatic harvesting of forage and collection of specimens. It is equipped with a power battery and a trailer to improve efficiency.

Benefits of technology

It enables efficient harvesting of forage and specimen collection, reduces manual labor intensity, improves harvesting efficiency and collection integrity, and is adaptable to unmanned driving and remote control.

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Abstract

The application discloses an unmanned device for harvesting and collecting grass, which comprises a frame, a walking mechanism, a controller, a power battery, a harvesting mechanism, a collecting mechanism and an image collecting mechanism. The frame is internally formed with a chamber, and the chamber penetrates through the head end of the frame. The walking mechanism is arranged at the bottom of the frame and is used for driving the frame to move. The harvesting mechanism is arranged at the head end of the frame and is used for harvesting grass and pushing the harvested grass into the chamber. The collecting mechanism is arranged on the side wall of the harvesting mechanism and is used for collecting whole grass. The image collecting mechanism is arranged on the top of the frame and is used for collecting image information of grass in front of the frame. The controller is arranged on the frame and is used for controlling the walking mechanism, the harvesting mechanism, the collecting mechanism and the image collecting mechanism. The power battery is arranged in the frame and is used for providing electric energy. The device can improve the efficiency of grass harvesting and has the function of collecting grass specimens.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of forage harvesting, in particular to an unmanned device for forage harvesting and collecting. BACKGROUND

[0002] Forage is a plant for feeding livestock such as cattle and sheep, which contains various nutrients necessary for the growth and development of livestock, and also contains coarse fiber which is particularly important for maintaining the health of ruminant livestock. The forage on the Inner Mongolia grassland sprouts in spring, grows vigorously in summer, is harvested and stored in autumn, and supplies a large number of livestock for consumption in winter. The workload of harvesting, drying and transporting forage in autumn is quite large.

[0003] At present, forage is collected by manually driving a harvester, which has high labor intensity, and the current harvester does not have a forage specimen collection function. SUMMARY

[0004] The present application provides an unmanned device for forage harvesting and collecting, which can improve the efficiency of forage harvesting and has a forage specimen collection function.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present application provides the following technical solutions:

[0006] The present application provides an unmanned device for forage harvesting and collecting, which includes a vehicle frame, a walking mechanism, a controller, a power battery, a harvesting mechanism, a collecting mechanism and an image collecting mechanism. The inside of the vehicle frame forms a chamber, and the chamber penetrates the head end of the vehicle frame. The walking mechanism is arranged at the bottom of the vehicle frame and is used to drive the vehicle frame to move. The harvesting mechanism is arranged at the head end of the vehicle frame and is used to harvest forage and push the harvested forage into the chamber. The collecting mechanism is arranged on the side wall of the harvesting mechanism and is used to collect an entire forage. The image collecting mechanism is arranged on the top of the vehicle frame and is used to collect image information of forage in front of the vehicle frame. The controller is arranged on the vehicle frame and is used to control the walking mechanism, the harvesting mechanism, the collecting mechanism and the image collecting mechanism. The power battery is arranged in the vehicle frame and is used to provide electric energy.

[0007] In the above scheme, the unmanned device for harvesting and collecting pasture has the following two uses: one is to harvest and collect pasture; the second is to collect whole pasture specimens. The device can be used for unmanned driving, and working condition one includes harvesting pasture or collecting pasture specimens in the pasture planting area based on the pre-stored map information of the controller, through the control of the controller and the driving of the walking mechanism; working condition two includes that the operator at the remote end issues instructions to the controller through the control panel, and operates the walking mechanism based on the image information fed back by the image collection mechanism (which can be a laser radar), and completes the harvesting and collection of pasture and the collection of specimens. Exemplarily, the controller pre-stores the image information (such as latitude and longitude data) of the to-be-processed pasture planting area, or sets a non-physical fence for the edge of the to-be-processed pasture planting area, the controller controls the walking mechanism to work, so that the whole device walks, the image collection mechanism collects the image information of the pasture, and the controller judges whether the pasture information is correct. If correct, the collection mechanism is first controlled to collect the whole pasture as a specimen, and then the harvesting mechanism is controlled to harvest and collect the pasture.

[0008] According to some embodiments of the present application, the harvesting mechanism includes a harvesting bucket, a harvesting cutter wheel, and a driving member;

[0009] The harvesting bucket is arranged at the head end, the harvesting cutter wheel is horizontally arranged on the bottom surface of the harvesting bucket and connected with the driving member, and the driving member drives the harvesting cutter wheel to rotate.

[0010] In the above scheme, the carriage drives the harvesting bucket to move forward, and in the process of moving forward, the rotating harvesting cutter wheel acts on the pasture, so that the pasture is broken at the stem. With the continuous advancement of the carriage, the pasture is pushed into the chamber and collected in the chamber.

[0011] According to some embodiments of the present application, along the length direction of the carriage, the harvesting bucket has a channel passing through both ends thereof, and the end of the bottom wall of the harvesting bucket away from the carriage is shovel-shaped.

[0012] The number of harvesting cutter wheels is multiple, and the multiple harvesting cutter wheels are arranged at the harvesting bucket in the width direction of the carriage. The driving member includes a gear box and a driving motor, the gear box has multiple output ends, each output end corresponds to one harvesting cutter wheel, and the driving motor drives the multiple harvesting cutter wheels to rotate through the gear box.

[0013] In the above scheme, by arranging multiple harvesting gears, the harvesting efficiency of the pasture can be improved, and the collection efficiency of the pasture can be improved.

[0014] According to some embodiments of the present application, the collection mechanism includes a collection cylinder, an extension mechanism, and a rotating mechanism; the extension mechanism is arranged on the side wall of the harvesting bucket through the rotating mechanism, and the extension end of the extension mechanism is connected with the collection cylinder.

[0015] One end of the collection cylinder has an opening, and the other end is closed;

[0016] The collection cylinder is switched between the first position and the second position under the driving of the rotating mechanism, the first position being that the opening of the collection cylinder is inclined downward, and the second position being that the opening of the collection cylinder is upward;

[0017] When the collection cylinder is in the first position: the telescopic mechanism pushes the collection cylinder deep into the ground.

[0018] In the above scheme, when it is necessary to collect an entire grass as a specimen, based on the image information obtained by the image collection mechanism, the controller determines a grass as a specimen target, controls the rotating mechanism to drive the collection cylinder to switch to the first position, the opening of the collection cylinder is inclined downward, and the opening is directly opposite the grass, and the telescopic mechanism works, so that the collection cylinder covers the grass and extends into the ground to cover the rhizome of the grass. As the entire device moves, the grass and its rhizome covered by the collection cylinder will be dug out of the ground, and then the rotating mechanism is controlled to drive the collection cylinder to switch to the second position, and the opening is upward to complete the collection of the grass.

[0019] According to some embodiments of the present application, the opening end of the collection cylinder is provided with a shovel.

[0020] In the above scheme, by providing the shovel, the collection cylinder is facilitated to extend into the ground, thereby improving the integrity of the grass collection.

[0021] According to some embodiments of the present application, the chamber penetrates the tail end of the vehicle frame;

[0022] The unmanned device for grass harvesting and collection further includes a trailer, the trailer is detachably connected to the tail end of the vehicle frame, the interior of the trailer forms a collection chamber, the collection chamber is communicated with the chamber, and the collection chamber is used to collect the grass harvested by the harvesting mechanism.

[0023] In the above scheme, by providing the trailer, a large amount of harvested grass can be effectively collected, and the effect of grass harvesting is improved. At the same time, since the trailer is detachably connected to the vehicle frame (for example, clamped or connected through a trailer hook), the trailer can be detached from the vehicle frame to expose the opening of the trailer for easy removal of the grass.

[0024] According to some embodiments of the present application, the unmanned device for grass harvesting and collection includes a first belt conveying mechanism and a second belt conveying mechanism;

[0025] The first belt conveying mechanism is arranged in the chamber and extends from the head end to the tail end of the vehicle frame; and the second belt conveying mechanism is arranged in the collection chamber and extends along the length direction of the trailer.

[0026] Among them, along the direction of gravity, the second belt conveying mechanism is located below the first belt conveying mechanism.

[0027] In the above scheme, the harvested grass can be orderly transported into the trailer by the first and second belt conveying mechanisms. Meanwhile, the efficiency of grass harvesting can be improved by limiting the positions of the first and second belt conveying mechanisms. In some embodiments, the inside of the harvesting bucket is provided with an inclined plate, the top of which is inclined to the first belt conveying mechanism. After the grass is harvested by the harvesting mechanism, it falls into the first belt conveying mechanism along the inclined plate.

[0028] According to some embodiments of the present application, the first belt conveying mechanism is provided with an electric drying mechanism for drying the grass on the first belt conveying mechanism.

[0029] In the above scheme, the harvested grass is in the form of small-sized material. The material is dried by the electric drying mechanism during the conveying process of the first belt conveying mechanism, so as to effectively remove the moisture in the material and make it hay, which is beneficial to livestock breeding. In some embodiments, the electric drying mechanism can be arranged above the power battery. The heat of the electric drying mechanism is used to heat the power battery, so as to reduce the impact of low temperature on the battery in the season of grass harvesting (cold weather) and improve the endurance of the unmanned device.

[0030] According to some embodiments of the present application, the trailer is provided with a fan at the end away from the frame, which is used to exhaust the gas in the trailer.

[0031] In the above scheme, the heat and moisture in the trailer can be exhausted by the fan, so as to make the hay in a suitable humidity and temperature, reduce the risk of hay burning, and make the hay in a suitable temperature.

[0032] According to some embodiments of the present application, the power battery is detachably arranged on the frame.

[0033] In the above scheme, the power battery can be detachably arranged on the frame by bolts, so as to replace the new power battery when the power battery is out of power, and improve the endurance of the unmanned device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0034] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. It should be understood that the following drawings only show some embodiments of the present application, and therefore should not be regarded as a limitation on the scope. For those skilled in the art, other related drawings can also be obtained without creative labor.

[0035] Figure 1 A schematic view of the unmanned device for harvesting and collecting grass in some embodiments of the present application in a state;

[0036] Figure 2This is a schematic diagram of an unmanned device for forage harvesting and collection in another state, as described in some embodiments of this application.

[0037] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the harvesting mechanism and the collection mechanism in one state in some embodiments of this application;

[0038] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the harvesting mechanism and the collection mechanism in another state in some embodiments of this application.

[0039] Icons: 10-Frame, 11-Cavity, 20-Walking Mechanism, 30-Controller, 40-Power Battery, 50-Harvesting Mechanism, 51-Harvesting Bucket, 52-Harvesting Blade Wheel, 53-Gearbox, 60-Collection Mechanism, 61-Collection Cylinder, 62-Telescopic Mechanism, 63-Rotating Mechanism, 70-Image Collection Mechanism, 80-Trailer, 81-Collection Chamber, 91-First Belt Conveyor Mechanism, 92-Second Belt Conveyor Mechanism, 93-Electric Drying Mechanism, 94-Fan. Detailed Implementation

[0040] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of this application clearer, the technical solutions of the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this application, and not all embodiments. The components of the embodiments of this application described and shown in the accompanying drawings can generally be arranged and designed in various different configurations.

[0041] Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of this application provided in the accompanying drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed application, but merely to illustrate selected embodiments of the application. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of this application without inventive effort are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0042] It should be noted that similar labels and letters in the following figures indicate similar items. Therefore, once an item is defined in one figure, it does not need to be further defined and explained in subsequent figures.

[0043] In the description of the embodiments of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the drawings shown or the orientation or positional relationship commonly understood by those skilled in the art, and are only for the purpose of facilitating the description of the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation of the present application.

[0044] In the description of the embodiments of the present application, it should be noted that unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "set", "mount", "connected", "connected" should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or integrally connected; it can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or it can be the communication between two elements. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0045] It should be noted that the embodiments in the present application and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other without conflict.

[0046] The present application provides an unmanned device for harvesting and collecting grass, which is used for unmanned harvesting and collecting grass.

[0047] Please refer to Figures 1-4 , Figure 1 for the schematic diagram of the unmanned device for harvesting and collecting grass in some embodiments of the present application in a state, Figure 2 for the schematic diagram of the unmanned device for harvesting and collecting grass in some embodiments of the present application in another state, Figure 3 for the schematic diagram of the harvesting mechanism and the collecting mechanism in some embodiments of the present application in a state, Figure 4 for the schematic diagram of the harvesting mechanism and the collecting mechanism in some embodiments of the present application in another state.

[0048] The unmanned device for harvesting and collecting grasses includes a frame 10, a walking mechanism 20, a controller 30, a power battery 40, a harvesting mechanism 50, a collecting mechanism 60, and an image collecting mechanism 70. The frame 10 has a cavity 11 formed inside, which extends through the head end of the frame 10. The walking mechanism 20 is arranged at the bottom of the frame 10 to drive the frame 10 to move. The harvesting mechanism 50 is arranged at the head end of the frame 10 to harvest grasses and push the harvested grasses into the cavity 11. The collecting mechanism 60 is arranged on the side wall of the harvesting mechanism 50 to collect whole grasses. The image collecting mechanism 70 is arranged on the top of the frame 10 to collect image information of grasses in front of the frame 10. The controller 30 is arranged on the frame 10 to control the walking mechanism 20, the harvesting mechanism 50, the collecting mechanism 60, and the image collecting mechanism 70. The power battery 40 is arranged inside the frame 10 to provide electric energy.

[0049] In some embodiments, the walking mechanism 20 includes wheels, a steering member, a vehicle motor, and the like, which are arranged on the frame 10. The vehicle motor drives the wheels to rotate, and the steering member drives the wheels to steer.

[0050] In some embodiments, the controller 30 can be a vehicle-grade control assembly, which can control the vehicle motor, the steering system of the vehicle, the harvesting mechanism 50, the collecting mechanism 60, and the image collecting mechanism 70 to work.

[0051] In some embodiments, the power battery 40 can be a lithium battery.

[0052] In some embodiments, the image collecting mechanism 70 includes, but is not limited to, a laser radar, a ccd camera, a camera, and the like, which can collect image information.

[0053] In the above scheme, the unmanned device for harvesting and collecting pasture has the following two uses: one is to harvest and collect pasture; the second is to collect whole pasture specimens. The device can be used for unmanned driving, and working condition one includes harvesting pasture or collecting pasture specimens in the pasture planting area based on the pre-stored map information of the controller 30, through the control of the controller 30 and the driving of the walking mechanism 20; working condition two includes that the operator at the remote end sends instructions to the controller 30 through the control panel, and drives the walking mechanism 20 to walk based on the image information fed back by the image collection mechanism 70 (which can be a laser radar), and completes the harvesting and collection of pasture and the collection of specimens. Exemplarily, the controller 30 pre-stores the image information (such as latitude and longitude data) of the to-be-processed pasture planting area, or sets a non-physical fence for the edge of the to-be-processed pasture planting area, the controller 30 controls the walking mechanism 20 to work, so that the whole device walks, the image collection mechanism 70 collects the image information of the pasture, and the controller 30 judges whether the pasture information is correct. If correct, the collection mechanism 60 is first controlled to collect the whole pasture as a specimen, and then the harvesting mechanism 50 is controlled to harvest and collect the pasture.

[0054] According to some embodiments of the present application, please refer to Figure 3 and Figure 4 , the harvesting mechanism 50 includes a harvesting bucket 51, a harvesting cutter wheel 52, and a driving member. The harvesting bucket 51 is arranged at the head end, the harvesting cutter wheel 52 is rotatably laid on the bottom surface of the harvesting bucket 51 and connected with the driving member, and the driving member drives the harvesting cutter wheel 52 to rotate.

[0055] The driving member is a device capable of driving the harvesting cutter wheel 52 to rotate, for example, the driving member includes a motor. The harvesting cutter wheel 52 can be rotatably installed on the harvesting bucket 51.

[0056] In the above scheme, under the driving of the walking mechanism 20, the vehicle frame 10 drives the harvesting bucket 51 to move forward, and in the process of moving forward of the harvesting bucket 51, the rotating harvesting cutter wheel 52 acts on the pasture, so that the pasture is broken at the stem. With the continuous advancement of the vehicle frame 10, the pasture is pushed into the chamber 11 and collected in the chamber 11.

[0057] According to some embodiments of the present application, along the length direction of the vehicle frame 10, the harvesting bucket 51 has a passage through both ends thereof, and the end of the bottom wall of the harvesting bucket 51 away from the vehicle frame 10 is shovel-shaped.

[0058] The number of harvesting cutter wheels 52 is multiple, and the multiple harvesting cutter wheels 52 are arranged at the harvesting bucket 51 in the width direction of the vehicle frame 10. The driving member includes a gear box 53 and a driving motor, the gear box 53 has multiple output ends, each output end corresponds to one harvesting cutter wheel 52, and the driving motor drives the multiple harvesting cutter wheels 52 to rotate through the gear box 53.

[0059] In the above scheme, by arranging multiple harvesting gears, the harvesting efficiency of the forage grass can be improved, and the collection efficiency of the forage grass can be improved.

[0060] According to some embodiments of the present application, the collecting mechanism 60 comprises a collecting cylinder 61, an extension mechanism 62, and a rotating mechanism 63; the extension mechanism 62 is arranged on the side wall of the harvesting hopper 51 through the rotating mechanism 63, and the extension end of the extension mechanism 62 is connected with the collecting cylinder 61. One end of the collecting cylinder 61 has an opening, and the other end is closed.

[0061] The collecting cylinder 61 is switched between a first position and a second position under the driving of the rotating mechanism 63; in the first position, the opening of the collecting cylinder 61 is inclined downward; in the second position, the opening of the collecting cylinder 61 is upward.

[0062] When the collecting cylinder 61 is in the first position, the extension mechanism 62 pushes the collecting cylinder 61 to penetrate into the ground.

[0063] In some embodiments, the collecting cylinder 61 can be made of aluminum alloy. The bottom wall of the collecting cylinder 61 can be made into a sieve screen, and when the collecting cylinder 61 is in the second position, the soil collected with the whole forage grass can be leaked out through the sieve screen.

[0064] In the above scheme, when it is necessary to collect the whole forage grass as a specimen, based on the image information obtained by the image collecting mechanism 70, the controller 30 determines that a forage grass is a specimen target, controls the rotating mechanism 63 to drive the collecting cylinder 61 to switch to the first position, the opening of which is inclined downward and directly faces the forage grass, and controls the extension mechanism 62 to work, so that the collecting cylinder 61 covers the forage grass and penetrates into the ground to cover the rhizome of the forage grass. As the whole device moves, the forage grass and its rhizome covered by the collecting cylinder 61 are dug out of the ground, and then the rotating mechanism 63 is controlled to drive the collecting cylinder 61 to switch to the second position, and the opening of the collecting cylinder 61 is upward to complete the collection of the forage grass.

[0065] According to some embodiments of the present application, please refer to Figure 2 and Figure 4 , the opening end of the collecting cylinder 61 is provided with a bucket.

[0066] In the above scheme, by arranging the bucket, the collecting cylinder 61 can penetrate into the ground, so that the integrity of the forage grass collection is improved.

[0067] According to some embodiments of the present application, the chamber 11 penetrates through the tail end of the vehicle frame 10. The unmanned device for forage grass harvesting and collecting further comprises a trailer 80, which is detachably connected to the tail end of the vehicle frame 10, and the interior of the trailer 80 forms a collection chamber 81, which is communicated with the chamber 11, and the collection chamber 81 is used to collect the forage grass harvested by the harvesting mechanism 50.

[0068] In the above scheme, by setting the trailer 80, a large amount of harvested grass can be effectively collected, and the effect of grass harvesting is improved. At the same time, because the trailer 80 is detachably connected with the vehicle frame 10 (for example, clamped or connected through a tail hook), the trailer 80 can be detached from the vehicle frame 10, so as to expose the opening of the trailer 80 to facilitate the removal of the grass.

[0069] According to some embodiments of the present application, the unmanned device for grass harvesting and collection includes a first belt conveying mechanism 91 and a second belt conveying mechanism 92. The first belt conveying mechanism 91 is arranged in the chamber 11 and extends from the head end to the tail end of the vehicle frame 10; the second belt conveying mechanism 92 is arranged in the collection chamber 81 and extends along the length direction of the trailer 80.

[0070] Among them, along the direction of gravity, the second belt conveying mechanism 92 is located below the first belt conveying mechanism 91.

[0071] In the above scheme, by setting the first belt conveying mechanism 91 and the second belt conveying mechanism 92, the grass harvested by the harvesting mechanism 50 can be transported in an orderly manner into the trailer 80 for collection. At the same time, by limiting the positions of the first belt conveying mechanism 91 and the second belt conveying mechanism 92, the efficiency of grass harvesting can be improved. In some embodiments, a slope is arranged inside the harvesting bucket 51, the top of the slope is inclined to the first belt conveying mechanism 91, and the grass harvested by the harvesting mechanism 50 falls into the first belt conveying mechanism 91 along the slope.

[0072] According to some embodiments of the present application, the first belt conveying mechanism 91 is provided with an electric drying mechanism 93 for drying the grass on the first belt conveying mechanism 91.

[0073] The electric drying mechanism 93 can include a resistance wire, which can be connected to the power battery 40.

[0074] In the above scheme, the grass harvested by the harvesting mechanism 50 is in the form of small-sized material, and the material is affected by the electric drying mechanism 93 during the conveying process of the first belt conveying mechanism 91, so as to effectively remove the moisture in the material and make it into hay, which is beneficial to livestock breeding. In some embodiments, the electric drying mechanism 93 can be arranged above the power battery 40, and the heat of the electric drying mechanism 93 is used to heat the power battery 40, so as to reduce the impact of low temperature on the battery in the grass harvesting season (cold weather), and improve the endurance of the unmanned device.

[0075] According to some embodiments of the present application, the trailer 80 is provided with a fan 94 at the end away from the vehicle frame 10, and the fan 94 is used to exhaust the gas in the trailer 80.

[0076] In the above scheme, the fan 94 is arranged to discharge the heat and water vapor in the trailer 80, so that the hay is at a suitable humidity and temperature, reducing the risk of hay burning and making the hay at a suitable temperature.

[0077] According to some embodiments of the present application, the power battery 40 is detachably arranged on the frame 10.

[0078] In the above scheme, the power battery 40 is detachably arranged on the frame 10 by means of bolts, so that when the power battery 40 is out of power, a new power battery 40 can be replaced, improving the endurance of the unmanned device.

[0079] The above only describes the preferred embodiments of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application. Those skilled in the art can make various modifications and changes to the present application. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. An unmanned device for harvesting and collecting forage, characterized in that, It includes the chassis, walking mechanism, controller, power battery, harvesting mechanism, data acquisition mechanism, and image collection mechanism; The frame has a cavity inside, which extends through the front end of the frame; The walking mechanism is located at the bottom of the vehicle frame and is used to drive the vehicle frame to move; The harvesting mechanism is located at the head end of the vehicle frame and is used to harvest forage and push the harvested forage into the cavity. The collection mechanism is located on the side wall of the harvesting mechanism and is used to collect whole haystacks; The image collection mechanism is located on the top of the vehicle frame and is used to collect image information of the pasture in front of the vehicle frame; The controller is mounted on the vehicle frame and is used to control the walking mechanism, the harvesting mechanism, the collection mechanism, and the image collection mechanism. The image collection mechanism collects image information of the forage. The controller determines whether the forage information is correct. If it is correct, it first controls the collection mechanism to collect whole forage plants as specimens for preservation, and then controls the harvesting mechanism to harvest and collect the forage. The power battery is installed inside the vehicle frame and is used to provide electrical energy; The harvesting mechanism includes a harvester bucket, a harvester blade wheel, and a drive component; The harvester bucket is located at the head end, and the harvesting blade is rotatably laid flat on the bottom surface of the harvester bucket and connected to the driving component. The driving component drives the harvesting blade to rotate. The collection mechanism includes a collection cylinder, a telescopic mechanism, and a rotating mechanism. The telescopic mechanism is located on the side wall of the harvester bucket through the rotating mechanism, and the telescopic end of the telescopic mechanism is connected to the collection cylinder. The collection tube has an opening at one end and a closed shape at the other end; The collection tube switches between a first position and a second position under the drive of the rotating mechanism. The first position is when the opening of the collection tube is tilted downwards; the second position is when the opening of the collection tube is facing upwards. When the collection tube is in the first position, the telescopic mechanism pushes the collection tube deeper into the ground surface; The collection tube is equipped with a bucket at its open end.

2. The unmanned device for harvesting and collecting forage according to claim 1, characterized in that, Along the length of the frame, the harvester bucket has a channel passing through both ends thereto, and the bottom wall of the harvester bucket away from the frame is shovel-shaped at the end. The number of harvesting blades is multiple, and the multiple harvesting blades are spaced apart in the harvesting bucket along the width direction of the frame. The driving component includes a gearbox and a drive motor. The gearbox has multiple output ends, each of which corresponds to one harvesting blade. The drive motor drives the multiple harvesting blades to rotate through the gearbox.

3. The unmanned device for harvesting and collecting forage according to claim 1, characterized in that, The chamber extends through the rear end of the vehicle frame; The unmanned device for harvesting and collecting forage also includes a trailer detachably connected to the rear end of the frame. The trailer has a collection chamber inside, which is connected to the chamber and is used to collect the forage harvested by the harvesting mechanism.

4. The unmanned device for harvesting and collecting forage according to claim 3, characterized in that, The unmanned device for harvesting and collecting forage includes a first belt conveyor mechanism and a second belt conveyor mechanism. The first belt conveyor mechanism is disposed in the chamber and extends from the head end of the frame to the tail end; the second belt conveyor mechanism is disposed in the collection chamber and extends along the length of the trailer. Along the direction of gravity, the second belt conveyor mechanism is located below the first belt conveyor mechanism.

5. The unmanned device for harvesting and collecting forage according to claim 4, characterized in that, The first belt conveyor is equipped with an electric drying mechanism for drying the hay on the first belt conveyor.

6. The unmanned device for harvesting and collecting forage according to claim 5, characterized in that, A fan is provided at the end of the trailer away from the frame, and the fan is used to exhaust the gas inside the trailer.

7. The unmanned device for harvesting and collecting forage according to claim 1, characterized in that, The power battery is detachably mounted on the vehicle frame.

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