Solar Powered Robotic Seed Sowing Agribot using Linear Actuator

K. Suresh*, R. Ajith Kumar**, M. Haridoss***, K. Gokul****
*-**** Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Engineering College, Puducherry, India.
Periodicity:December - February'2020
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jele.10.2.16732

Abstract

Agriculture plays the primary role in food production. Ploughing the land and sowing seeds are important prerequisites for any plantation or cultivation. In the traditional method, the farmer sows the seed manually without using any machinery. The main problem of traditional technology is that uniform seed distribution cannot be achieved. The basic goal of seed sowing process is to sow the seeds at required depth and at required spacing. The foremost objective of this paper is to design the Agribot (Automatic Seed Sowing Machine) using solar energy. In this proposed system, ultrasonic sensors give the signal to the micro-controller. It gives the signal to the motor driver circuit, then Agribot turns automatically and with the help of a linear actuator it sows the seeds in the next line after sensing the furrows in the agricultural field. Solar panel is used to charge the battery that provides the necessary power to the gear motors. The boost converter is connected between the solar panel and the battery. ATmega328 microcontroller is used to control all the operations performed by the machine. The Agribot has been designed and tested in real time (small scale).

Keywords

Mechanization, Seed Sowing, Agribot, Agricultural Automation.

How to Cite this Article?

Suresh, K., Kumar, R. A., Haridoss, M., & Gokul, K. (2020). Solar Powered Robotic Seed Sowing Agribot using Linear Actuator. i-manager's Journal on Electronics Engineering, 10(2), 16-26. https://doi.org/10.26634/jele.10.2.16732

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