Abstract:Aiming at the problems such as large turning radius, poor steering stability and difficult to adapt to the working environment of the existing paddy field weeder, a hydraulic steering system for the chassis of paddy field weeder was designed. Firstly, the simulation model of the steering hydraulic system was established by Amesim software, and the corresponding relationship between the displacement of the front and rear steering cylinders under different angle signals was analyzed. Secondly, in Recurdyn, the differential steering was used to simulate the four-wheel steering condition of the rice weeder chassis model, and explore the changes of vertical and lateral centroid acceleration of the chassis in the steering process. Finally, the steering hydraulic system was applied to the chassis of a paddy field weeder, and the minimum turning radius test and steering cylinder displacement test were carried out. The results showed that the minimum turning radius of chassis of paddy field weeder was 3.04 m, which was 1.3% smaller than the theoretical calculation value of 3.08 m, but the error was within the acceptable range, which met the design requirements and effectively reduced the seedling compression rate. Under different angle conditions, the average error of front and rear cylinder displacement was 0.3 mm, and the maximum error was 1.2%, which met the requirements of four-wheel steering, and ensured the stability and operation accuracy of the paddy field weeder in the steering process. The research can provide a feasible scheme for the steering system of the paddy field weeder chassis, and it effectively improved the existing problems of the paddy field weeder.