Structural Optimization and Simulation Analysis of the Side Mounted Agricultural Truck Material Lifting Mechanism

At present, in the sales market of agricultural trucks, side mounted agricultural trucks are widely used due to their low transportation cost and ability to effectively prevent secondary leakage of crops. This system has the characteristics of simple use and good security. However, the side mounted compression type agricultural trucks used in China generally have defects in improving the overall quality of the machinery compared to similar foreign equipment. Therefore, in this article, the main components of the lifting mechanism are first obtained through basic data from the working environment. On this basis, comprehensive calculation of dimensions is carried out, and the rationality of the comprehensive results of dimensions is verified through kinematic analysis, Then, based on the size synthesis results, a three-dimensional model of the hanging bucket bracket was established through Solidworks. The three-dimensional model was imported into Ansys Workbench software for static and modal simulation analysis. On this basis, topology optimization was carried out. Based on the topology results, an appropriate optimization plan was selected, and static and modal simulation analysis was conducted again, The results show that the weight of the structure has been effectively reduced while meeting the requirements of strength and stiffness, achieving the goal of lightweight. This has certain practical significance and value for reducing production costs, energy conservation and emission reduction. © 2024, Taiwan Agricultural Engineers Society. All rights reserved.