Guiying Ren

Vibration technology is a commonly used method for detaching citrus fruits, and studying the vibrational properties of citrus trees can helpfully improve the effectiveness of vibrating harvesters. The existing mechanical properties of wood have shown that tree materials in nature have transversely isotropic characteristics instead of isotropic ones. However, in the study of the vibrational characteristics of fruit trees, the material of fruit trees is still defined as isotropic. This paper presents a vibration simulation approach for transversely isotropic citrus trees using the Frenet frame to reveal the true physical characteristics of fruit trees. A comparison was carried between the vibration spectrum obtained from experiments on citrus branches and the simulated spectra from transversely isotropic and isotropic material models. The findings reveal that the simulated vibration spectra for the transversely isotropic citrus branch can closely match the experimentally measured spectra. This supports the effectiveness of simulation method for transversely isotropic citrus trees. Furthermore, simulations of the vibration frequency response characteristics for citrus trees with both transversely isotropic and isotropic materials showed notable differences in their spectra. The proposed simulation method for transversely isotropic citrus trees offers a more precise depiction of their actual vibrational properties. This simulation technique is crucial for optimizing the parameters of citrus harvesting equipment, leading to enhanced machine performance.