Abstract:As an advanced numerical simulation method, coupled simulation technology can combine multiple independent simulation models of physical fields or physical phenomena to realize the combination of numerical simulation methods in different fields or different physical models, exchange information and interact with each other. It showed a broad application prospect in the field of agricultural engineering and provided a way for the digital and intelligent design of modern agricultural equipment. In order to systematically summarize the application status of coupling simulation technology in the field of agricultural engineering and analyze the future development trend of this technology, the basic principle, simulation process and types of coupling simulation technology and related numerical simulation technology and software were summarized. The application examples of discrete element-structural finite element coupling, discrete element-computational fluid dynamics coupling, discrete element-multibody dynamics coupling, continuum fluid-solid coupling and rigid-flexible coupling in the field of agricultural engineering were sorted out. At the same time, combined with the application status of coupling simulation technology, the problems existing in the current technology in model construction and accuracy, algorithm and computing resources, data integration and processing, simulation software design and standardization were analyzed. The application development trends of coupling simulation technology were proposed, including multi-scale modeling and intelligent verification system, high-performance algorithm and computing power, intelligent data governance and interaction mode, standardization construction, intelligent integration and scene expansion, etc., which provided reference for the further application and development of coupling simulation technology in the field of agricultural engineering.