Department of Farm Power and Machinery: Recent submissions

  • A Sensor based tractor drawn ginger planter 
    Mahesh Babu, T; Preman, P S (Department of Farm Machinery & Power Engineering, 2024)
    India is the largest producer of spices in the world and ginger contributes 43.00 per cent of world production of ginger. Ginger, turmeric, garlic, clove, etc. are some of the common spice crops. The production of ginger ...
  • Tractor operated pneumatic No-Till Pulse Planter with electronic control system 
    Kumar, Amit; Jayayan P R, (Guide) (Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, 2024)
    Addressing the global population surge expected to reach 10.4 billion by the mid-2080s, especially in densely populated regions like India, poses significant agricultural challenges. Integrating pulses into sustainable ...
  • Planning and estimation of a pilot project on agrivoltaic system for RARS Pattambi 
    Archana, IB; Akshay Parameswaran; Abhirami Bhaskar; Archana, A; Jayan, PR (Guide) (Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, 2024)
    Increase in world population, and rising living standards and industrialisation are driving global energy demand further upwards. To meet sustainable development goals and energy demand, the energy sector must be transformed ...
  • Finite Element Analysis of Soft Robotic Gripper For Pineapple Harvesting 
    Sumith Raju; Justin Basil Isac; Soorya Surendran; Afna Sharin, EP; Sindhu Bhaskar, (Guide) (Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, 2024)
    Nowadays, harvesting delicate and high-value fruits, vegetables, and edible fungi requires a large input of manual human labour. Robotic systems that selectively harvest crops are being developed. Robotic grippers serve ...
  • Coconut Embryo Scooping Tool / 
    Harsha, P; Nithya Robert; Fathima Mariyam Saadiya; Dilkhush Giri; Dhalin, D (Guide) (Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, 2024)
    A specialized coconut embryo plug scooping tool was developed to effectively extract the coconut endosperm along with the coconut embryo. The equipment comprises several key components like a scooping tool tip designed ...
  • Development and Evaluation of Power Tiller Operated Ridge Plastering Attachment 
    Meharban Shah, UM; Abhaya C Anil; Aditya Tiwari; Shubham Sonu; Sanchu Sukumaran (Guide) (Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, 2024)
    Mechanization indeed presents a promising solution to address the challenges faced in agriculture, particularly in regions where labour shortages are prevalent. The decreasing rural population is becoming increasingly ...
  • A MOUND STREWING MACHINE FOR KAIPAD 
    RAVEENDRANATHAN, VARUN; P R, JAYAN (Guide) (Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, 2024)
    In the traditional Kaipad paddy cultivation method, the process includes creating mounds for planting germinated seeds. These mounds are left in the field for around 45 days, allowing leaching to decrease soil salinity ...
  • SOFT ROBOTIC PINEAPPLE GRIPPER 
    K, RANJISHA; Bhaskar, Sindhu (Guide) (Department of Farm Power Machinery and Power engineering, 2023)
    The pineapple is a tropical plant with an edible fruit and is the most economically significant plant in the family Bromeliaceae. Pineapples grow as a small shrub and is normally propagated from the suckers produced ...
  • DEVELOPMENT AND ERGONOMIC EVALUATION OF A SPADING MACHINE AS AN ATTACHMENT TO POWER TILLER 
    SAM, BINI (DEPARTMENT OF FARM MACHINERY AND POWER ENGINEERING, 2023)
    Tillage is the physical manipulation of soil with tools and equipment to achieve good tilth for enhanced seed generation and subsequent crop growth. A spading machine works as an alternative to the plough for primary ...
  • DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF A TRACTOR OPERATED TAPIOCA HARVESTER 
    KALYAN CHAKRAVARTHI, N. L; Jayan, P. R (2023)
    The harvesting of tuber crops is one of the serious bottlenecks in the tuber crop production value chain which requires immediate attention for developing appropriate mechanical harvesting technology. The conventional ...
  • DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF SELF- PROPELLED PADDY SEEDER 
    FATHIMA RANA T; AARIFF.S; NADHIYA.C; ANUSREE S KUMAR; PREMAN P S (GUIDE) (2023)
    A self-propelled paddy seeder with cell feed seed metering system is developed. The machine is equipped with prime mover of 1.51 kW two stroke petrol engine to drive two paddle wheels and the seed metering mechanism. ...
  • DEVELOPMENT OF RETRACTABLE ARM MOUNTED PESTICIDE APPLICATOR 
    ABINA M C; NAVANEETH K P; RENJITHA N R; YADHU KRISHNAN B; Dhalin. D (Guide) (Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, 2023)
    A retractable arm mounted pesticide applicator was developed to apply liquid formulations accurately to the banana leaf axils without disturbing the canopy. The equipment consists of a telescopic pole, a retractable ...
  • PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF TRACTOR OPERATED COMBINE HARVESTER 
    ATHUL KRISHNA P; JIHANA P; MOHAMMAD AFSAL; VEENA VINOD K; SINDHU BHASKAR (Guide) (2023)
    Theobromine, also known as xantheose, is the principal alkaloid of Theobroma cocoa. During fermentation of cocoa bean, theobromine content increases and some are migrated to cocoa bean shell. Since cocoa bean shell is ...
  • DEVELOPMENT OF IoT BASED ANIMAL INTRUSION DETECTION AND REPELLENT SYSTEM 
    AMAL KRISHNA N U; AYSWARYA V P; LAKSHMY ANIL; THOUFEER SABITH (Department od farm power machinery and Power engineering, 2023)
    ABSTRACT Animal invasion and human animal conflict is a major problem faced by farmers especially who lives nearby forest areas. Human animal conflict refers to negative interaction between humans and wildlife that ...
  • DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF A WEEDICIDE APPLICATOR FOR POWERED PADDY DRUM SEEDER ATTACHMENT TO A RIDING-FLOAT TYPE SELF- PROPELLED UNIT 
    ATHIRA V S; Manoj Mathew (Guide) (Department od farm power machinery and Power engineering, 2023)
    Rice (Oryza sativa) one of the major staple diet of world belongs to genus Oryza of Gramineae family. The farmers are now being encouraged to adopt direct seeding of rice in place of conventional transplanting. Direct ...
  • FIELD TESTING OF A POWERED PADDY HILL SEEDER ATTACHMENT WITH AN OSCILLATING SINGLE CELL METERING ROLLER AND FURROW BOOT SHUTTER GATE MECHANISMS 
    SREERAG K P; Manoj Mathew (Guide) (Department od farm power machinery and Power engineering, 2023)
    Rice (Oryza sativa) is one of the most important crops in India and occupies about 22 per cent of gross cropped area of the country. In India, the rice crop is highly dependent on the southwest monsoon, which occurs ...
  • DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF FERTILIZER APPLICATION ATTACHMENT TO FOUR WHEEL RICE TRANSPLANTER 
    KANDULA VAMSHIKRISHNA; Shivaji K. P (Guide) (Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, 2023)
    In India about 65 per cent of population eat rice and it is the main income source and the demand for rice is growing with ever increasing population. Manual transplanting of rice is a labour intensive, time consuming ...
  • DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF A TRACTOR OPERATED COCONUT BASIN LISTER CUM FERTILIZER APPLICATOR 
    JINUKALA, SRINIVAS; JAYAN, P.R (Guide) (Department of Farm Machineryand Power Engineering, 2023)
  • Design and Development of a Tractor Drawn Multi Crop Precision Planter 
    Venkata Reddy H.K, Manoj Mathew (Department of Farm Machineryand Power Engineering, 2022)
    Sowing accounts for 18.0 per cent of labour utilization in India which indicates that sowing of seeds is a highly labour-intensive operation. The major constraint in sowing is the non-availability of labour in time, ...
  • DEVELOPMENT OF ROBOTIC BLACK PEPPER HARVESTING SYSTEM 
    Amsuja v Ajayan, Er. Sindhu Bhaskar (Department of farm machinery and power engineering, 2022)
    Black pepper is a perennial crop and one of India's most economically significant spices. It has a high commercial value in the market all around the world. Its fruit is harvested, dried, and powdered for many cuisines ...

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