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Design and Manufacturing of Pick and Drop system for Automatic Vegetable Transplanter Rushikesh Landge1, Om Hure2, Ganesh Tambe3, Dipak Aher4, Sachin Gadakh5 1,2,3,4B.E. Students, Department of Mechanical Engineering, AVCOE, Sangamner, Maharashtra, India.
5Assistant Prof. Department of Mechanical Engineering, AVCOE, Sangamner, Maharashtra, India. ---------------------------------------------------------------------***---------------------------------------------------------------------
Abstract - It has been a challenge to design, develop, and
transplanters utilized in developed countries, characterized by complex designs and multiple grippers [15-16], are unsuitable for India's smaller field sizes. Therefore, there is a pressing need to develop a new pick and drop system tailored specifically to the Indian agricultural context. This system aims to achieve an efficiency level of 70 to 80%, significantly surpassing manual planting while rivalling advanced international models. With a target of planting up to 2000 seedlings per hour, this innovation promises increased productivity and precision in seedling placement [17-18], thereby addressing the limitations of pneumatic systems and enhancing crop quality. By focusing on mechanical kinematic links [19-20], this new system aims to ensure affordability and suitability for smaller field sizes prevalent in India. The potential benefits of this project include reducing reliance on manual labour, enhancing planting speed and efficiency, and improving crop quality and yield. Additionally, the integration of automation and sensor technology is envisaged to further enhance precision and efficiency [21-23]. Cost-effective materials and manufacturing techniques will also be explored to facilitate wider adoption of the technology.
manufacture innovative Pick-Drop mechanisms for an Automated Multi-Vegetable Transplanter. The transplanter is intended to streamline the process of planting various vegetables in agricultural fields, improving efficiency and reducing labour requirements. Developing sophisticated pick and drop systems for precise handling and placement of vegetable plants and advanced planting systems that can precisely plant different vegetable varieties at specific intervals to integrate the systems into an automated multivegetable transplanter that can be easily operated by agricultural workers. A transplanting experiment of the prototype was carried out, the picking success rate had reached 70%-75% and transplanting success rate was 80%88% during experiment, which showed that the integrated operation of picking and planting seedlings can be realized by the proposed mechanism. This mechanism runs fully mechanically. Key Words: Automated Multi-Vegetable Transplanter, Pick and Drop Mechanism, Innovative Design, Precision Planting, Agricultural Automation, Transplanting Experiment, Mechanical Operation.
In summary, this project holds tremendous potential for transforming Indian agriculture by tackling critical challenges related to manual labour dependence and planting accuracy. The development of a mechanicallydriven, India-specific pick-and-drop system promises sustainable and productive vegetable farming practices [24]. To enhance the technical summary, it is recommended to include images depicting existing manual planting methods in India [25], examples of international automatic vegetable transplanters, schematic diagrams of the proposed pick-and-drop mechanism using mechanical linkages, and visualizations illustrating the potential benefits in terms of planting speed, accuracy, and labour reduction. These elements will contribute to creating a more engaging and informative overview of the project's goals, challenges, and potential impact on Indian agriculture.
1.INTRODUCTION In India, a significant portion, approximately 70 to 75%, of the population relies on agriculture, particularly for cultivating vegetables such as tomatoes, brinjals, chilies, and cabbage [1]. However, the traditional manual labourintensive methods used for planting these crops are inefficient and face challenges due to labour shortages [23]. Contrastingly, developed nations like China, America, Italy, France, and Japan have introduced semi-automatic and automatic vegetable transplanters to address these issues effectively [4-7]. Innovative technologies such as Ferrari's gear and linkage system and Yanmar's ejector clamping mechanism have demonstrated success rates ranging from 80 to 90% in seedling picking and planting while minimizing damage [8], [9-11]. Additionally, pneumatic systems have been employed for precise seedling handling [12-14], although their effectiveness is hampered by mechanical stress and wear, particularly at increased transplanting speeds. The use of pick and drop mechanisms has been identified as a technical bottleneck hindering further advancements in this field. The
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2.LITERATURE REVIEW To initiate this project, we conducted a thorough review of transplanting literature from various research papers. In
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