ABSTRACT
Nowadays the population is increasing faster and greater, and the demand for the food industry is enormous, leading to smart technology assistance for farmers to upgrade their cultivating process and increase the yield. The existing technology for agriculture focuses on monitoring. However, the initial process of seed sowing is still labor-intensive, and time-consuming leading to less productivity. Small-scale farmers find labor charges unaffordable. Therefore, there is a huge need for a smart seed sowing system to improve precise sowing and reduce labor costs. Hence, the project presented aims to design and develop a seed sowing robot or machine which is controlled via Bluetooth module at an affordable cost with a simple interface for farmers, which is user friendly.
The proposed model is controlled by a smartphone application. A Bluetooth module is used to receive the controlling signals and transmit them to the robot. A Rack and Pinion mechanism is considered for drilling the soil and a servo motor is connected to the seed tanker to disperse the seed. TIVA C series controller board controls all the operations in the robot. The distance between seeds and the considered depth of seeds planted are programmed for 32various crops. The designed robot monitors the path that has to be followed to sow the seeds.
The system structure is stable and a 3D design is developed to justify the stability of the system in motion. The robot is stable at various soil types at different humidity levels.
This system outperforms the existing model with high stability and precision in seed sowing distance as per the crop requirement.
