Abstract:In order to solve the problem of lack of accurate modeling and parameter support for multi-component heterogeneous particles in the clearing link during the combined millet harvesting process, a research on the modeling and parameter calibration of grain threshing mixture was carried out. Based on the compositional characteristics of millet threshing mixture, three types of typical particle models were constructed for seeds, millet panicle clusters and stalks, and the discrete element method combined with the auto-filling technology was used to model spheres, heteromorphs and cylinders, respectively, and the modeling morphology was optimized through the analysis of the number of filled spherical surfaces and the degree of morphological differences. Based on the determination of physical parameters of particles, using the angle of repose as an index, the parameter calibration method combining Plackett-Burman test, the steepest ascent test and Box-Behnken response surface optimization was adopted to realize the correction of contact parameters of seeds, millet panicle clusters and short stalks, and the average errors of simulation and actual angle of repose were 1.94%, 3.72% and 1.16%, respectively. In order to verify the accuracy of the model, high-speed camera validation tests were carried out, and the particle trajectories were extracted by using TEMA software and compared with the simulation results. The results showed that the overlap of the three types of particle trajectories was greater than 0.75, and the obtained mean absolute error and root mean square error were at a low level, indicating that the simulation trajectories were highly consistent with the measured results in terms of amplitude and trend, which verified the accuracy, and the model constructed was highly consistent with the measured results. The results showed that the modeling method and calibration parameters constructed had good physical consistency and engineering applicability, which can provide effective support for the particle dynamics simulation and mechanism research of millet cleaning process.