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DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF SOLAR ENERGY BASED MULTIPURPOSE AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE Harishchandra Kumar Ram1, Manu Kumar Yadav1, Deepak Kumar 1, Shubham Yadav1, Mr. Ashish Kumar Srivastava2 1 B. Tech Mechanical Engineering final year, Goel Institute of Technology &Management, Lucknow 2 Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Goel Institute of Technology &Management,
Lucknow ---------------------------------------------------------------------***-------------------------------------------------------------------Abstract -: Agriculture is one of the major occupations in can also work in tough weather or dangerous places where
it’s hard for humans to go. These robots help save money, increase crop production, and reduce wastage of seeds, water, and other resources.
India and plays a vital role in the Indian economy. Over the past few decades, Indian agriculture has witnessed impressive growth. However, despite numerous innovations in this field, many of these ideas are not being effectively implemented on the ground. This is often due to the high costs involved and the complexity of these solutions for rural farmers. To address these challenges, we propose replacing human and animal efforts with advanced mechanical solutions that are economically viable and easy to operate for small-scale farmers. In response to this need, we are developing a solar-powered multipurpose agricultural machine designed to perform key functions such as weeding, seed sowing, and pesticide spraying. This innovation aims to reduce labor dependency and increase efficiency in farming practices.
1.2 Objective
Key Words :-Agricultural, solar, growth, farming, Arduino:
To reduce the hard work of farmers by using a small machine in farming.
To do four farming tasks at the same time, which helps save time and increase crop production.
To finish more work in less time, making the farming process faster and easier.
To use solar energy for charging the battery, as the machine works in the sunlight while moving through the field.
1.INTRODUCTION
1.3 Solar power
Agriculture is the backbone of India. The history of farming in our country goes back to the time of the Indus Valley Civilization and even earlier in parts of South India. Today, India is the second-largest producer of farm goods in the world. Special vehicles are used in many fields like industry, medicine, and the military. Now, these special vehicles are also being used more in the field of agriculture. In India, farmers face many problems like increasing input costs, lack of skilled labour, shortage of water, and difficulty in monitoring crops. To solve these problems, automation technology is being introduced in farming. Automation can help farmers by reducing the effort needed to do farming activities. Machines and vehicles are being developed to do jobs like weeding, seed sowing, land levelling, and water spraying. But so far, there is no single vehicle that can do all of these jobs together. That’s why we are working on developing a robotic vehicle that can do all these farming tasks automatically and efficiently. This will make farming easier and reduce the need for manual work
Every day, the sun gives us a huge amount of energy called solar energy. In fact, the sun gives off more energy in one day than the whole world uses in a year. This energy comes from deep inside the sun through a process called nuclear fusion, where hydrogen turns into helium and produces heat and light. It takes just over eight minutes for sunlight to travel the 93 million miles from the sun to Earth. Solar energy travels very fast—at the speed of light (about 3 lakh kilometres per second). Even though only a small part of the sun’s energy reaches Earth, it is still more than enough to meet all our energy needs. Because sunlight comes every day and doesn’t run out, solar energy is called a renewable energy source. Today, people use it to heat water, warm homes, and make electricity. However, even though solar energy has many benefits, it currently makes up less than one percent of the total energy used in some countries like the U.S. Most solar energy is used in homes and to generate power for electricity.
1.1 KEY FEATURES
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2. APPLICATION AREA
Agricultural vehicle have many useful features. They can do farming work faster and more accurately than people. They
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