Solar powered 4-wheel drive autonomous seed sowing robot for rough terrain

Abstract

In the era of fourth industrial revolution, automation is a growing trend in almost every industry. The innovation in agriculture equipment is one of the major phase for civilized life, and the development of agricultural tools is a fundamental need towards the improvement of agriculture. Farmers use the same traditional methods and equipment for all ages, for example: seeds, spraying, weeding, etc., which have problems such as slow growth rate, irrigation, fertilization, crop monitoring of large areas. An autonomous, low-maintenance and portable robot can serve this purpose more accurately and efficiently with much better performance output. This article introduces the proposed model and design of a solar powered 4- wheel drive robot which works to plant seeds while cultivating the soil in a multi terrain surface. The robot avoids human effort ranging from the field path following to uniformly sowing of seeds at equal distance intervals using field area constraints prescribed by the farmer. This article presents the step by steps designing a robot and the parameters to be considered before creating a prototype. This robot increases the efficiency of seeding by exact measurement and distance, flattening of a surface, spraying of initial water, and also reduces random spreading of seeds problems.