SOLAR SEED SOWING MACHINE

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, sow the seed and water the ground
after closing.