Abstract:In order to achieve light and simplified precision seeding for rapeseed, the hillseeding centralized metering device was carried out. According to the mechanical and physical properties, and precision seeding requirements of rapeseed, the involutetype modelhole which could contain 1~3 seeds was designed by using empirical equations. The main structural parameters of involutetype modelhole and hillseeding wheel were determined. Effects of modelhole structure on seed feeding performance were investigated by using the EDEM simulation approach and using EDEM software. It was found that the involutetype modelhole was helpful for seed filling, and each modelhole was filled with one or two seeds for modelhole’s length of 3.5mm, the type Ⅱ modelhole and modelhole’s depth of 2.6mm. The consistency of seeding’s time improved through the seed guard belt and the hill diameter was lower while the gap between guard belt and seeding wheel was 0.2mm. The bench test results showed that seed varieties, rotational speed of metering wheel and their interaction had significant effects on the qualified rate of seeding. The qualified rate of seeding was increased first and then decreased with the increase of rotational speed. When rotational speed was 20~40r/min, the qualified rate of seeding was larger than 94% with 1~3 seeds in each modelhole, and the variation coefficient of hill spacing was less than 12%. The standard error of the seeds’ number of 50 hills was within 10, and the variation coefficient of uniformity of seeds’ quantity was less than 100%. The field experiment results showed that the average seedlings per hill was 2.05, which can realize adjustment of precision seeding for rapeseed. The seed hillseeding device could ensure the performance of filling and protecting seeds, and realize six rows of hillforming seeding. This research can provide basis for structural design of hillseeding centralized metering device and precision hillforming seed sowing for rapeseed.