Publication Date: 2024/01/12
Abstract: The majority of farmers in tropical parts of the world cultivate areca nut as a commercial crop, India being a major producer of this crop with an annual yield of 3.6 lakh tonnes. The current market value for areca nut is 52000 INR per quintal making it a lucrative crop to cultivate. Mechanization of this job is very much required. This reduces occupational hazards and dependency on labourers. In this paper, we present the design of an engine-powered semi-automatic machine to climb areca trees thus eliminating manual climbing for harvesting and spraying purposes. Stability analysis gives the key parameters for the design of the chassis. Using the parameters, virtual simulation to validate the model and realization of the model through fabrication and testing. This machine is useful for climbing trees at a faster rate, less moving parts, use of self-weight for stability, portability, retrofit model are some of the advantages of this design.
Keywords: Areca Tree, Climbing Robots, Labour Scarcity, and Mechanization, Rolling Self-Locking, Stability Analysis.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10495318
PDF: https://ijirst.demo4.arinfotech.co/assets/upload/files/IJISRT23DEC1584.pdf
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