Dynamic responses of sweet cherry trees under vibratory excitations

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 305-314

  Du, Xiaoqiang ^a   Chen, Du ^a,b   Zhang, Qin ^a   Scharf, Patrick A ^a   Whiting, Matthew D ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC RESPONSE; FORESTRY; KINETIC ENERGY; KINETICS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES;

ACCELERATION RESPONSE; DISPLACEMENT RESPONSE; ENERGY DISTRIBUTIONS; IMPACT EXCITATION; MECHANICAL HARVEST; MONITORING POINTS; SINUSOIDAL EXCITATIONS; VIBRATION EXCITATION;

VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

FORESTRY; FREQUENCIES; FRUITS; TREES; VIBRATION;

PRUNUS AVIUM;

EID: 84862790964     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2011.12.009     Document Type: Article

References (27)

1. Bull M. WSU scientists perfecting mechanical harvest of sweet cherries 2011, Available at, Accessed on 23.08.11. http://researchnews.wsu.edu/physical/143.html.
2. Castro-García S., Blanco-Roldán G.L., Gil-Ribes J.A., Agüera-Vega J. Dynamic analysis of olive trees in intensive orchards under forced vibration. Trees - Structure and Function 2008, 22(6):795-802.
3. Cooke J.R., Rand R.H. Vibratory fruit harvesting: a linear theory of fruit-stem dynamics. Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research 1969, 14(3):195-209.
4. D'Agostino A., Giametta F., Giametta G., Mauro S., Zimbalatti G. Preliminary tests to assess the dynamics of the vibrations transmitted on olive trees by mechanized harvest by shakers. Proc. of the Vth international symposium on olive growing, ISHS Acta Horticulturae 2008, Vol. 791:285-295.
5. Erdoĝan D., Guner M., Dursun E., Gezer I. Mechanical harvesting of apricots. Biosystems Engineering 2003, 85(1):19-28.
6. James K.R., Haritos N., Ades P.K. Mechanical stability of trees under dynamic loads. American Journal of Botany 2006, 93(10):1522-1530.
7. Kondo N., Nishitsuji Y., Ling P.P., Ting K.C. Visual feedback guided robotic cherry tomato harvesting. Transactions of the ASAE 1996, 39(6):2331-2338.
8. Markwardt E.D., Guest R.W., Cain J.C., LaBelle R.L. Mechanical cherry harvesting. Transactions of the ASAE 1964, 7(1):70-74. 82.
9. Muscato G., Prestifilippo M., Abbate N., Rizzuto I. A prototype of an orange picking robot: past history, the new robot and experimental results. Industrial Robot: An International Journal 2005, 32(2):128-138.
10. Norton R.A. How to grow sweet cherries 1997, Available at, Accessed on 08.02.11. http://www.vegetablegardener.com/item/2385/how-to-grow-sweet-cherries.
11. Peterson D.L. Harvest mechanization progress and prospects for fresh market quality deciduous tree fruits. HortTechnology 2005, 15(1):72-75.
12. Peterson D.L., Wolford S.D. Mechanical harvester for fresh market quality stemless sweet cherries. Transactions of the ASAE 2001, 44(3):481-485.
13. Sarig Y., Thompson J.F., Brown G.K. Alternatives to immigrant labor? The status of fruit and vegetable harvest mechanization in the United States 2000, Center for Immigration Studies, Washington D.C., Available at, Accessed on 08.03.11. http://www.cis.org.
14. Savary S.K.J.U., Ehsani R., Salyani M., Hebel M.A., Bora G.C. Study of force distribution in the citrus tree canopy during harvest using a continuous canopy shaker. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 2011, 76(1):51-58.
15. Savary S.K.J.U., Ehsani R., Schueller J.K., Rajaraman B.P. Simulation study of citrus tree canopy motion during harvesting using a canopy shaker. Transactions of the ASABE 2010, 53(5):1373-1381.
16. Schertz C.E., Brown G.K. Basic considerations in mechanising citrus harvest. Transactions of the ASAE 1968, 11(3):343-346.
17. Sessiz A., özcan M.T. Olive removal with pneumatic branch shaker and abscission chemical. Journal of Food Engineering 2006, 76(2):148-153.
18. So J.D. Vibration characteristics of boxthorn (Lycium chinense Mill) branches. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 2001, 17(6):755-760.
19. Tanigaki K., Fujiura T., Akase A., Imagawa J. Cherry-harvesting robot. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 2008, 63(1):65-72.
20. Tsatsarelis C.A. Vibratory olive harvesting: the response of the fruit-stem system to fruit removing actions. Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research 1987, 38(2):77-90.
21. Upadhyaya S.K., Cooke J.R. Limb impact harvesting, part III: model studies. Transactions of the ASAE 1981, 24(4):868-871. 878.
22. Upadhyaya S.K., Cooke J.R., Pellerin R.A., Throop J.A. Limb impact harvesting, part II: experimental approach. Transactions of the ASAE 1981, 24(4):864-867.
23. Upadhyaya S.K., Cooke J.R., Rand R.H. Limb impact harvesting, part I: finite element analysis. Transactions of the ASAE 1981, 24(4):856-863.
24. Upadhyaya S.K., Rand R.H., Cooke J.R. Dynamics of fruit tree trunk impact. Transactions of the ASAE 1981, 24(4):846-855.
25. Whiting M.D. Upright fruiting offshoots 2009, Available at, Accessed 25.08.11. http://fruit.prosser.wsu.edu/UFO.html.
26. Whitney J.D., Churchill D.B., Hedden S.L., Smerage G.H. Trunk shakers for citrus harvesting - part I: measured trunk shaker and tree trunk motion. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 1988, 4(2):93-101.
27. Whitney J.D., Smerage G.H., Block W.A. Dynamic analysis of a trunk shaker-post system. Transactions of the ASAE 1990, 33(4):1066-1070.