Abstract:Aiming to address the challenges of high labor intensity, low efficiency, and poor quality in manual ridge construction caused by unsuitable soil moisture content, a bilateral paddy field ridger building machine equipped with a variable spray system was designed. It was elaborated on the hardware composition and control strategy of the variable spray system, which enabled manual and automatic flow adjustment to precisely regulate soil moisture content within the optimal range of 26%~28% . Using EDEM simulation software, the soil-engaging components rotary tillage and soil collection processes were simulated. An orthogonal experiment was conducted with forward speed, working speed, and soil-taking depth as test factors, and soil collection rate and coefficient of variation of soil collection uniformity as evaluation indicators. A regression model was established to optimize the best working parameter combination, laying the foundation for subsequent field experiments. The results showed that under the optimal ridge-building moisture content, the ridger operated at the best parameter combination: forward speed of 0.8km/h, working speed of 415r/min, and soil-taking depth of 150mm. The average firmness of the constructed ridges was increased with time, while the coefficient of variation of firmness was gradually decreased, and stabilized after 24h of air-drying. The average firmness at various measurement points on the ridge top was no less than 1 538 kPa, and on the ridge side, no less than 2612kPa, both meeting agronomic requirements. The research result can contribute to advancing high-standard farmland construction and accelerating the full mechanization of rice cultivation.