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https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-16-303-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-16-303-2025
Research article
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02 Jul 2025
Research article |  | 02 Jul 2025

Design and tests of a planetary non-circular gear train transplanting mechanism for flower plug seedlings

Bingliang Ye, Xiwei Wang, Tao Tang, Gongjun Zeng, and Yang Zheng

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To address the problems relating to the low efficiency and high labor intensity of manual operation in transplanting potted flower plug seedlings, an automatic bowl-clamping-type transplanting mechanism with a planetary gear train based on incomplete non-circular gear transmission is proposed.The design of the mechanism combines forward parameter modification (guiding optimization design) and reverse design, providing a reference for solving practical problems in flower seedling transplanting.
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