Abstract:Aiming to address the issues of low manual mowing efficiency and poor stubble height stability in the monitoring of aboveground biomass in grasslands, a rolling knife-type mowing and grass-collecting device was designed. Through technical requirement analysis and theoretical analysis, the overall structure of the device was developed, and the main structural and operational parameters of the rolling knife cutter were determined. Using push angle, rolling knife rotation speed, and forward speed as experimental factors, and average cutting force and stubble height stability coefficient as experimental indicators, an optimal parameter combination was obtained through a three-factor three-level simulation experiment and the NSGA-Ⅱ algorithm. The optimal parameters were found to be a push angle of 2. 95°, rolling knife rotation speed of 603 r / min, and forward speed of 0. 11 m / s. With the push angle set to be 3°, a prototype was manufactured, and a two-factor three-level field experiment was conducted with rolling knife rotation speed and forward speed as factors, and stubble height stability coefficient as the experimental indicator. The optimal operational parameter combination from this experiment was with rolling knife rotation speed of 606 r / min and forward speed of 0. 10 m / s. Furthermore, with manual mowing as the control, a performance test of the prototype under the optimal parameter combination was conducted. The results showed that the stubble height stability coefficient of the designed device was 16% ~ 21% higher than that of the manual group, and its operational efficiency was 18 ~ 24 times that of manual work. In addition, all other errors met the relevant standards. This device can replace manual labor in grassland aboveground biomass monitoring, and provide a reference for the design of mechanized mowing and grass-collecting equipment for grassland aboveground biomass monitoring.