Application of Variable Distance Photoelectric Sensor in Precision Automatic Sowing and Fertilization

In order to realize the real-time monitoring of precision automatic seeding and fertilization, a monitoring system of precision automatic seeding and fertilization integrated machine based on variable distance photoelectric sensor is designed. In this system, STM32F103R8T6 single chip microcomputer hardware system is used as the lower computer to judge the running state of the machine. Through Modbus protocol, the received information is transmitted to the upper computer interface of MCGSTPC touch screen for real-time display. In the laboratory test, the designed seed metering device and fertilizer applicator can meet the requirements of wide precision sowing and wide uniform fertilization. All indicators can meet the requirements. In the field experiment, the phenomenon of seed leakage (fertilizer leakage) failure and response delay will occasionally appear. Moreover, the alarm accuracy of the monitoring system is more than 95%, and the response time of fertilizer missing, blocking and leakage is short. Therefore, the system designed in this study can realize the real-time and high-precision monitoring of precision automatic seeder, which is helpful to improve the quality of precision seeder.