FABRICATION OF AUTOMATED SEED SOWING MACHINE USING SOLAR POWER

Author (s) : SANGEETHA S M, GANESAN S , RAMESH BABU A

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Abstract :
Today’s era is marching towards the rapid growth of all sectors including the agricultural sector. To meet the future food demands, the farmers have to implement the new techniques which will not affect the soil texture but will increase the overall crop production. The aim of this project is to design and develop a solar operated seed sowing machine. The seed sewing machine is a key component of agricultural field. The various technique used in India for seed sowing and fertilizer placement are manual, ox and tractor operator. The manual and ox operator technique are time consuming and productivity is low. Tractor is running on fossil fuel which emits carbon dioxide and other pollution every second. This evident has led to widespread air, water and noise pollution and most importantly has led to a realistic energy crisis in the near future, in order to make the development of our farmer as well as nation sustainable and cause less harm to our environment. Now the approach of this project is to develop the seed sowing machine which is to minimize the working cost and the time for digging as well as operate on clean energy. In this machine solar panel is used to capture solar energy and then it is converted into electrical energy which in turn is used to charge 12V battery, which then gives the necessary power to a shunt wound DC motor. This power is then transmitted to the DC motor to drive the wheels. And to further reduction of labor dependency, IR sensors are used to maneuver robot in the field. Here 4 post sensors are used to define the territory and robot senses the track length and pitch for movement from line to line. Seed sowing and digging robot will move on different ground contours and performs digging, sowing the seed and water the ground after closing.

Keywords : Agricultural sector , DC motor

Conference Date : 30/08/2019

Pages : 241

Paper ID : 19232