Inventors from the Crimean Engineering and Pedagogical University (KIPU) have patented a utility model — a self-propelled robotic tracked platform for agriculture. The machine is capable of performing several technological operations in a single pass, which increases its multifunctionality and reliability.
The platform consists of a load-bearing frame on a tracked chassis, a control unit, a power supply unit, DC electric motors with reduction gearing connected to the tracks, controllers, obstacle sensors, video cameras, and a GPS tracker. The interchangeable cargo platform is made in the form of two parallel guides with longitudinal T-slots and round cutouts, along which I-beam-shaped runners move. The interchangeable agricultural module is secured by a locking mechanism with spring-loaded hemispherical fasteners.
At the front and rear, additional equipment is mounted on the frame — three-point linkage systems with hydraulic cylinders. The lower and upper links are connected by an A-shaped coupling device that provides automatic coupling with interchangeable modules. Inside the platform, a hydraulic cylinder control system is installed, consisting of a hydraulic power unit and hydraulic distributors.
The technical result is the creation of a multifunctional and reliable robotic platform capable of performing several operations in a single pass.
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