Mechanism design and performance test of Artemisia selengensis leaf separator

In order to improve the efficiency of removing leaves from Artemisia selengensis and decrease the cost of artificial labor working，a new type of leaves-removing machine was designed. The whole structure and working principle of key parts were introduced，also the designing reasons for relevant parameters were analyzed and confirmed to conveying device and leaves separating device of this machine. Dual factors response surface of machining efficiency and missing rate with transmission speed and leaves-removing speed were drawn. The transmission speed was 130 mm/s and the leaves-removing speed was 160 mm/s as the optimized data. The prototype was manufactured and experiments were carried out. The results indicated that the gripping rate were 76% and the removing leaf rate was 69%. The good feasibility and practical value of this machine were confirmed by the experiments. This machine can provide a new way to separate the leaves of A. selengensis after harvest