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Autonomous Mobility Agricultural Robot SS Karthik1, Velkur Harsath Kumar2, Shreeraj Halemane3, Ruthvik Yadav4 *1,2,3,4Formerly, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, RNS Institute Of Technology, VTU, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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Abstract - India is an agriculture-based country in where,
In the earlier decades agricultural technology was not developed well. Hence, they were seeded by hand. Since the technology is quite developed it’s not required to do seeding in sunlight. By using robotic technology, one can sit in their comfort zone and perform seeding operation just by tracking the robot’s motion. The main reason behind the automation of farming processes is to save the time and energy required for performing repetitive farming tasks and increase the productivity of yield by treating every crop individually using the precision farming concept. Designing such robots is modelled based particular approach and certain considerations agricultural environment in which it is going to work. These considerations and different approaches are discussed in this paper. Ploughing the land and sowing the seeds are the primary operations in the plantation in Agriculture. The work replaces human power with robotic means. The idea behind this work is to make agriculture cost-effective by reducing the human intervention and fossil fuel. With this view, a multipurpose ploughing machine is designed and developed. This Robot will be very useful for agricultural purposes and very simple to construct.
up to 70% of people depend on farming as their main source of income. Also economically, farmers are very poor due to which they cannot purchase tractors and other costly equipment hence they use the traditional method of farming such as bullocks, horses and he-buffalo for operations. This will not satisfy the need for energy requirements of agriculture as compared to other countries in the world. So, our thought process is that human and animal efforts can be minimized to a large extent by some advanced mobility solution which will be suitable for small scale farmers from both an economic and labour-efficiency perspective. Hence, we put forward this robot which will satisfy all such needs and solve the difficulties. In this project, we used a 12V motor for digging/ploughing operation, the next two operations are the manual base which is sowing (using a barrel with help of a motor and patterned openings) and levelling (a simple earth flattener where height can be adjusted). Overall, these functions are controlled by an Arduino Uno Controller with our indigenous programming, one can program it based on their needs and requirements. This machine performs three farming operations (digging, sowing & levelling) which are used in small scale farming. By using the above implements, one may perform various farming operations efficiently and economically. Also in the in the future the same technology can be implemented with a Solar Panel so it can recharge utilize the Solar Power and save traditionally produced electricity.
1.1 OBJECTIVES •To create a prototype model first that can club ploughing, seeding and levelling. •To be used for peanuts, Toor dal, Ragi, Jowar, corn and other grain crops. •Minimize the engine emission near the fields and environment. •Implement autonomous technology for reducing as much human intervention as possible. •To create a vehicle that can alternate the purpose of a tractor comparatively at a lower cost. •Effective utilization of time and energy required for performing repetitive farming tasks and increase the productivity of the fields.
Key Words: Autonomous Field Robots, Robotics, Embedded C Programming, Arduino Uno, H-Bridge Motor Control, Geared DC Motors, Agricultural Technology, Offhighway technology, Ploughing.
1.INTRODUCTION In India generally, the conventional methods of seed sowing include use of an animal-drawn funnel and pipes driller/drilling with the help of a tractor a tractor. The first methods required lot of man power and a very time and energy-consuming. However, operators of tractor-based drilling equipment are subjected to significant noise and vibrations, which can negatively impact their health and productivity. At present, the primary focus in the development of autonomous field robots is on enhancing speed, improving energy efficiency, refining guidance sensors and their accuracy, and integrating advanced technologies such as wireless communication and GPS.
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