International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET) Volume: 04 Issue: 04 | Apr -2017
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DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF POTATO PLANTING MACHINE Wakchaure Prashant1, Aher Shriram2, Raut Vikas3, Datir Swapnil4, Bhakare Onkar5, Parasur Atish6. Assistant Professor, Department of Production Engineering, AVCOE Sangamner, Maharashtra, India1 U.G. Student, Department of Production Engineering, AVCOE Sangamner, Maharashtra, India2,3,4,5,6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------***---------------------------------------------------------------------
Abstract -A potato seed planter includes one or more
planting units with an endless conveyor. A plurality of cups is attached to the conveyor and each cup receives a potato seed as the conveyer travels upwardly between upper and lower sprockets. As the cups pass around the upper sprocket, any extra seeds in cups are removed by centrifugal force, differential velocity and/or a vibration unit. These extra potato seeds are recycled and returned to the seed bowl. The cups then travel through a generally horizontal simulation section and around a third sprocket. The cups are inverted as they pass around the third sprocket and the seeds fall onto the back surface of the next forwardly adjacent cup. A guide structure holds the seeds in the desired position until they reach a discharge area where the individual seeds are discharged into the furrow. The functioning of potato planters is based on transport and placement of the seed potatoes by a cup-belt. The capacity of this process is rather low when planting accuracy has to stay at acceptable levels. The main limitations are set by the speed of the cup-belt and the number and positioning of the cups. It was hypothesized that the inaccuracy in planting distance, that is the deviation from uniform planting distances, mainly is created by the construction of the cup-belt planter. To determine the origin of the deviations in uniformity of placement of the potatoes a theoretical model was built. The model calculates the time interval between each successive potato touching the ground. Referring to the results of the mode.
Keywords: Potato plantation, potato seed, transmission system, conveyor, hopper.
1. INTRODUCTION In India more than sixty percent peoples are dependent on agriculture fields and state government for development of sectors . Potato seed being vital input to agriculture, endless efforts are being made to assure availability of quality foods grains to farmers in order to sustain the agricultural development and best vegetables to consumer end. In this situation the demand of quality potatoes are very high and our proposed potato planting Š 2017, IRJET
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In view of above, our project has been formulated with the objective to produce quality potato, with minimum cost. The paper is designed based on the principles of farmers view and the system is automatic type. By using automation the productivity of the product can be increase. 2. LITERATURE SURVEY 1. Jackson, Michigan et al. Have first mechanical potato planter has been attributed to the Aspin wall Manufacturing Co. in 1878. Because of the invention’s success, the company devoted itself solely to creating and building potato equipment in 1883 in. 2. The Aspin wall Co. later built another plant in Ontario, Canada, in keeping with the demand for its products. Fred Bateman et al. [2] Have owner of the Iron Age Co. in Glenoch, New Jersey, developed an assisted-feed planter solving the problem of missed hills. This assistive device placed the seeds on a rotating plate, much like a lazy Susan, before dropping them into the hole. This device ensured that a piece of potato was ready to be fed into the furrow. It also allowed the driver to manually deposit a potato seed into position if necessary. 3. CONSTRUCTION& WORKING In Our potato planting machine consists of mainly digger, potato seed container, fertilizer container, two sets of roller chain drive mechanisms then a set two discs. Firstly dried pieces of potatoes will be loaded into the potato seed container and fertilizer into fertilizer container. Here one roller chain drive mechanism will be provided for free moment of wheels, carrying heavy load. Another will be provided for carrying seed potatoes from the container and place it into the land. This chain consists of set of cups attached to the chain. As the tractor pulls or drives the machine then the digger will make the row with required depth. Then chain drive with
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