Abstract:Due to the low temperature and strong wind in Ningxia in winter,in order to prevent the grapevines from being frostbitten and air-dried,it is necessary to prune the vines and remove them from the shelves,and take soil from the rows to bury them for the winter. In response to the problem of grapevines freezing in winter due to poor soil coverage caused by inadequate soil fragmentation in moldboard-type grape burying machines used in open field vineyards in northern China,an adjustable-width vine-burying and soil-compaction machine equipped with a compaction roller was developed. Discrete element method (DEM) simulations were employed to select the appropriate compaction roller type and optimize the machine's operational parameters. A discrete element model of soil clods and soil substrate was established by using EDEM software,and soil fragmentation performance tests were simulated for three types of compaction rollers: iron cage,pointed rubber,and curved rubber rollers. Based on the simulation results,the iron cage roller was selected as the optimal roller type. A three-factor,five-level quadratic regression orthogonal test was designed to explore the best parameter combination for the soil fragmentation process with the iron cage roller. Operational parameters were then optimized according to the simulation results,and field trials were conducted by using these optimized parameters to validate the machine's performance. The simulation results indicated that the main factors influencing soil bond breakage rate in descending order were the number of tubes,forward speed,and compaction force,with a significant interaction effect between the number of rods and forward speed. Similarly,the main factors affecting soil pressure in descending order were the number of rods,forward speed,and compaction force. A multi-objective parameter optimization was performed to maximize both soil bond breakage rate and soil pressure,resulting in an optimal combination of a forward speed of 3.53 km/h,compaction force of 452 N,and 21 cylindrical rods. Field tests under these optimal parameters achieved a soil fragmentation rate of 82.3%,with soil compaction increased by 11.6 kPa after compaction. In grapevine burying operations,the machine achieved a soil cover thickness of 401 mm and a width of 1 120 mm,the results met the relevant standards and fulfilled the requirements for grapevine burial operations.