Abstract:Aiming to address the issues of significant resource consumption, data loss, and limited fault monitoring capabilities in field reliability testing of tractors, an intelligent tractor operation information monitoring system for reliability test analysis was developed. Based on reliability assessment standards and evaluation systems, the key parameters and calculation methods required for monitoring tractor unit reliability were determined, the hardware design of the tractor operation information monitoring system was developed, including components such as sensors and a data acquisition terminal. The software component and remote monitoring platform of the system were designed by using LabVIEW and the Windows 10 IoT system. Bench test, test track trials, and field tests were carried out, and the results showed that the monitoring system achieved an R2 of 0.9582 for measured tractor fuel consumption compared with actual values, with a maximum error of 0.47% for measured engine speed and a maximum error of only 3.1% for measured operation area compared with actual area, meeting the accuracy requirements for reliability test analysis. During a 75-hour field test, the developed system reliably monitored tractor operation reliability information. Specifically, the tractor’s high-load operation time was 54.56h, cumulative fuel consumption was 512.96kg, operation area was 57.75hm2, average hourly fuel consumption was 6.83kg/h, average fuel consumption per unit workload was 8.88kg/hm2, average productivity was 0.77hm2/h, and the average field operation load coefficient was 58%. Additionally, the monitoring system identified one fault that was undetectable by the operator. The monitoring system developed can provide an effective technical tool for the analysis and validation of tractor reliability tests.