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Chinese cabbage is one of the major in Korea because it is the main ingredient of Kimchi. Recently Korean government promote mechanization of the upland crop production operations to improve the current mechanization level of 56%. Abreast the increment of life quality of the people, the recognition...

Chinese cabbage is one of the major in Korea because it is the main ingredient of Kimchi. Recently Korean government promote mechanization of the upland crop production operations to improve the current mechanization level of 56%. Abreast the increment of life quality of the people, the recognition of healthy food, and changes of domestic conditions, agricultural mechanization has been an important topic. In addition, it is also urgent due to the declining and aging of farmers. The ratio of agricultural crop farmers to total population is 5.7%. Among these, 48% are over 60 years old; 10 years later, agricultural production would be difficult to sustain without agricultural machinery. The harvesting labor force, which depends on manpower, is 11.8~23.08% of the total labor force. The mechanization rate of cabbage is about 57.5%, but the grafting and harvesting work using much labor input could not be promoted. The purpose of this study is to develop a self-propelled and small-sized cabbage harvester suitable for domestic small compartment environments. This harvester would solve the problems: reduction of cultivation area, aging labor force, and the increment of demand.

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