Self-Propelled Poultry House with Ground-Penetrating Propulsion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Stationary poultry houses face challenges in maintaining cleanliness and reducing disease due to closed environments, and existing mobile solutions are inefficient as they require vehicles and have limitations with technical installations like electricity, water supply, and manure management.
Innovation Solution
A self-propelled mobile poultry house with a frame and propelling device that includes a ground-penetrating element and a power unit, allowing for movement without vehicles, featuring elongate elements with low friction surfaces and renewable energy options, enabling frequent location changes to reduce disease risk.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a stationary poultry house is used, then the structure is stable and easy to maintain, but the disease load increases and cleanliness becomes difficult to maintain
Solution Approach 1:
The poultry house is transformed from a stationary structure to a mobile one by integrating a propelling device with booms, ground penetrating elements, and a power unit. This allows the entire poultry house to be moved to new locations periodically, preventing disease accumulation in the ground and environment while maintaining structural integrity through the frame design with elongate elements and transverse connections.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the poultry house is moved frequently using vehicles, then disease reduction is achieved, but time consumption increases and mobility efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The poultry house is equipped with a self-propelling system including a power unit (battery or electricity source), force generating elements, and ground penetrating elements that enable the structure to move itself without external vehicles. The farmer simply needs to position the ground penetrating elements and activate the power unit, dramatically reducing the time and effort required for relocation compared to using trucks or cranes.
3Ease of operation
If technical installations for electricity and water are added to enable mobility, then self-propelling capability is achieved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The power unit serves multiple functions: it powers the propelling device for movement, and can also supply electricity to technical installations within the poultry house such as lighting, heating, and control systems. The water supply system is integrated into the mobile structure, providing both propulsion assistance and operational needs. This multi-functionality reduces overall system complexity despite the added capabilities.
4Force
If the frame uses materials with high friction surfaces, then ground grip is improved, but energy consumption increases and movement efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The frame's outer surfaces facing the ground are specifically designed with low friction properties through the use of polymeric materials or coated surfaces. This local modification reduces friction during movement while the ground penetrating elements provide sufficient grip when engaged with the ground for propulsion, optimizing the balance between energy efficiency and movement capability.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides a more efficient and disease-reducing mobile poultry house with enhanced mobility and stable technical installations, utilizing renewable energy and minimizing ground stress, thereby improving poultry health and farm efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
the ground penetrating element rotatably attached to one end of the second boom and configured to be ground penetrating
Implementation Method 2
the elongate elements are configured to have a slidable surface at least on an outer surface facing towards the ground
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AI summary
A mobile self-propelled poultry house (4) comprising a frame being configured to carry the poultry house, the frame comprising a plurality of elongate elements (5) extending in a longitudinal direction, wherein the elongate elements, the frame being connected at a first preselected position to a propelling device (1) comprising a first boom (2), a second boom (3) rotatably connected to the first boom (2), a ground penetrating element (6) rotatably attached to one end of the second boom (3), a force generating element (1) rotatably connected to the frame and a power unit connected to the force generating element (1), wherein the propelling device is configured to move the poultry house from one geographical position to another geographical position.