Research Article

Modeling and Simulation of Theoretical Digging Force of an Excavator Based on Arbitrary Posture

Table 1

Comparison between measured values and theoretical values of maximum theoretical digging force.

Maximum digging forceEngine rotation speed/rpmLength of hydraulic cylinder of bucket/mmLength of hydraulic cylinder of bucket rod/mm1st test value/KN2nd test value/KN3rd test value/KNAverage/KNCalculate value/KNError rate (%)

Maximum digging force of bucket20601698--68.568.269.168.673.1446.60
Maximum digging force of bucket rod20602155213256.156.656.455.259.6998.20

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