Virtual design and simulation of 4U-1A Potato Harvester

A feature-based parametric modeling software, Autodesk Inventor, is used for the main working subassemblies of 4U-1A Potato Harvester modeling. The movement of swing sieve, a key part of potato harvester, is simulated using the ADAMS. The complex velocity, acceleration and displacement curves as well as collision pressure curves are analyzed to provide theoretical foundation for the work of 4U-1A Potato Harvester.