- Published: September 16, 2022
- Updated: September 16, 2022
- University / College: The University of Adelaide
- Language: English
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Abstract: Thispaperstrivestodeveloparobotcapableofperformingoperationslikediggingthesoilandseedsowing. ThispapergivestheideaofE-yantrarobotwhichisusedfordiggingandsowingseedsprocess.
E-Yantraistheroboticplatform whichisdesignedanddevelopedbytheIIT, Bombayforlearningandeducationpurpose. Themaincomponentusedinthee-yantrarobotisAVRAtmega2560microcontrollerthatsupervisesandcontroltheentireprocess. Initiallytherobotdigsthesoilandthendispensetheseeds. Thisapplicationworksontheprocessofinternetofthings(IOT). Atpresentmostofthecountriesdonothavetheskilledmanpowerintheagriculturesectorthataffectsthegrowthofthedevelopingcountry. Thefarmershavetoupgradetheirtechnologyfordiggingandsowingseeds.
Thisprocessalsoeliminatestherequirementoflaborsinthefarm. Byusingthisapplicationseedsareprotectedfrom damageandalsogiveshighsowingrate. Keywords: E-yantra, IOT, Atmega2560, diggingandsowingseedI.
IntroductionToday India’s record of progress inagricultureoverthepastfewdecadeshasbeenquiteimpressive. Inthesedaystherearevariousseedsowingmachinesdevelopedbutthereisnosmartnessofworkdone. Manualmethodincludedispensingtheseedsbyhand. Inpreviousdaysdiggingtheholeanddroppingtheseedsbyusingbullocks and tractors are done, which takevarioustime.
Sincetheseprocessrequireslongertimeandhencelargenumberofhumanpowersarerequired foragricultureprocess. Ifskilledhuman powerisnotavailablethen alsoitmaycausesvariousproblemsinseedplantation. Indiais agrarian economies and most of ruralpopulationsdependonagriculturetoearntheirlivelihood.
Agriculture isthe largestlivelihoodprovidedinIndiamostlyintheruralareas. Thefarmersarein need ofseedsforploughing. Theseedsareavailableinpackets manufactureofsuchseed packets. The robotic systems play animmense role in all sections of societies, organizationandindustrialunits.
Theinnovativeideaofthispaperisthatsoilisdigandseedsaresownautomaticallybyusing e-yantra robot so that it reduces thePage| 2humaneffortsandalsoreducesthecost. TheeyantrarobotistheroboticplatformdevelopedbyIITBombaysuchthatvariousapplicationsareperformed in thee-yantramodule. E-yantramoduleconsistsofthreeflavours: Configuration-1: Master: P89v51RD2 Slave: ATmega2560Configuration-2: Master: ATmega2560Slave: ATmega8Configuration-3: Master: LPC2148 Slave: 2xATmega8AmongwhichthispaperworksonATmega2560asamasterconfiguration. Also, thispaperusestheconceptofinternetofthings(IOT). Theprocessistotallyautomatedsothatthereisnoneedofthefarmertovisitthefarmforwork. Theonemaydotheworkfromtheanyplaceintheworld.
Thisprocessisautomatedanddonotcausesthepollutionontheearth. Thistechnologyissafetyforallthelivingbeingsanddonotcausesanyharm. Thesystemisefficientandaccuratetouse. II. Methodology? Programming Software Atmelstudio6. 0AtmelStudioisthenewintegrateddevelopmentenvironment from Atmel.
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Atmel Studio carries andintegratestheGCCtoolchainforbothAVRandARM, AtmelSoftwareframework, AVRassemblerandsimulator.? E-yantraModulee -Yantra is the robotic platform which isdesignedanddevelopedbytheIIT, Bombayforlearning and education purpose. It is theadvanced roboticplatform having numberoffunctionalityalreadybuiltinit.
Alongwiththatthereisprovision in thesystem thatonecaninterface the external hardware on it fordifferentapplication.? MajorBuildingBlocksOfRobotTheMajorComponentsneededfordesigningaRobota. Sensors: ForSensingtheenvironments. b. Actuators: ForMovementof robotsand itsparts. c. Control: Controller/ProcessorasbrainofRobot.
d. Intelligence: User Written Command toperformdesiredsetofaction. Page| 3e. Power: Anecessityformakingasystemwork.
f. Communication: Robot can talk to anotherrobot/PC. Fire Bird V ATMEGA2560 technicalspecification? Microcontroller:• Atmel ATMEGA2560 as Mastermicrocontroller (AVR architecturebasedMicrocontroller)• Atmel ATMEGA8 as Slavemicrocontroller (AVR architecturebasedMicrocontroller)? Sensors:• Threewhitelinesensors (extendableto7)• FiveSharpIRrangesensor• EightanalogIRproximitysensors• Two position encoders(extendable tofour)• Batteryvoltagesensing• CurrentSensing(Optional)• FiveUltrasonicRangeSensors(Optional)? Indicators:• 2x16CharactersLCD• BuzzerandIndicatorLEDs? Control:• AutonomousControl• PC asMaster and RobotasSlave inwiredorwirelessmode? Communication:• USBCommunication• WiredRS232(serial)communication• WirelessZigBeeCommunication(2. 4GHZ)• Wi-Ficommunication (ifWi-Fimoduleisinstalled)• Bluetoothcommunication(ifBluetoothwirelessmoduleisinstalled)• Simplexinfraredcommunication(Frominfraredremotetorobot)? Dimensions:• Diameter: 16cm• Height: 8. 5cm• Weight: 1100gms? Power:• 9. 6V Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH)battery pack and externalAuxiliarypowerfrombatterycharger.
• On Board Battery monitoring andintelligentbatterycharger. Page| 4Fig. e-yantramoduleIII. ConclusionThemainfocusofthissystem isitsAutomatic way of sowing the seeds. Theseedsaresown in apropersequencewhichresultsinpropergerminationofseeds. Thisautomaticwayofsowingseedsusingarobotreduces the labor requirement. Here thewastage of seeds are also reduce to agreaterextent. Thissystem isdevelopedforthesowingofseedsin an automaticway. Herewiththehelpofarobottheseedsaredispensed in thesoilin a propersequenceherebyreducingthewastageofseeds. Theaim of thisprojectistoreduce the manpower, timeandincreasethesowingrate.
