• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF TRACTOR OPERATED YARROW BUND MAKER FOR PADDY CULTIVATION 

  AASHNA, M. S; ADITHYA, DEVARAJ; AMANA, C; ASHITHA, THOMAS; Er. SINDHU, BHASKAR (Guide); Dr. RAJESH, A. N (Guide) (2022)

  Mechanization of bund or ridge forming is an important land preparation process in paddy cultivation. The land will be thoroughly pulverized and the field buds will be well plastered before the transplanting. At present, ...
• DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF AN AUGER TYPE GROWBAG FILLING SYSTEM 

  THEERTHA, M. S; VISNA, M. V; CHETAN; NIKHILESH, A (2022)

  The research paper depicts the design and development of auger type growbag filling unit for easy filling of growbags. India is an agriculture-based country. Majority of the population primarily depends on agriculture. ...
• DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A SELF- PROPELLED THREE ROW VERTICAL AXIS ROTARY PADDY WEEDER 

  MEGHA, P; PRAVITHA, P. NAIR; RITHUVARNYA, N. K; SURAJ, K. S (2022)

  India is an agrarian country and the major occupation is farming which is mechanized nowadays. Rice is one of the major crops which is cultivated in India. In rice cultivation, weeding is one of the most important ...
• DESIGN OF RIDGE PLASTERING ATTACHMENT FOR POWER TILLER 

  GAYATHRI, M. PILLAI; PARVATHI, M. BINOD; HARITHA, S; JYOTHIKRISHNA, S (2022)

  The decreasing rural population is becoming increasingly responsible for feeding the growing urban population; increase in productivity of agriculture has become an essential feature in stepping towards sustainability. ...
• DEVELOPMENT OF FERTILISER APPLICATOR FOR 4 - WHEEL DRIVE RICE TRANSPLANTER 

  ANIRUDH, JOSHILA MARY, J M. K (2019)
• Design Analysis of a Manual Cassava Harvesting Tool 

  OMNARAYAN; SWAPNESH PATEL; Jayan P. R., (Guide) (DEPARTMENT OF FARM MACHINERY AND POWER ENGINEERING, 2021)

  Mechanisation for cassava harvesting is still very low in most cassava growing areas of India due to topographic constraints society of labours. The man-machine system of cassava harvesting is still a major challenge to ...
• DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A WHEEL SPRAYER 

  KIRAN K. J; MAYALEKSHMI K. M.; REHNA SALMA ALI; PREMAN P.S., (Guide) (DEPARTMENT OF FARM MACHINERY AND POWER ENGINEERING, 2021)

  The research paper depicts the design and development of a wheel sprayer for applying spraying solution on vegetable crops. India is an agriculture-based country. Majority of the population primarily depend on agriculture. ...
• TESTING AND EVALUATION OF TRACTOR DRAWN SEMI-AUTOMATIC RHIZOME PLANTER 

  SARANYA A; SUSAN SUNNY; VISHNUPRIYA M; SANCHU SUKUMARAN, (Guide) (DEPARTMENT OF FARM MACHINERY AND POWER ENGINEERING, 2021)

  Spices play an important role in Indian cuisine since long time. Turmeric has been used as a medicine, a condiment, and a dye since at least 600 B.C., while ginger has been used extensively throughout history for its ...
• STATIC ANALYSIS OF THE HITCH AND FRAME ASSEMBLY AND FIELD PERFORMANCE TESTING OF KAU MANURE PULVERIZER CUM APPLICATOR 

  ANJALI S; ANSHAD K; ASWAJITH S; DARVISH HUSSAIN M; Jayan P R, (Guide) (DEPARTMENT OF FARM MACHINERY AND POWER ENGINEERING, 2021)

  Application of farm yard manure into the field is a crucial step of any agricultural practice. A mechanical alternative for this process was developed by the FMPE department of KCAET, KAU called “Manure pulverizer cum ...
• Performance evaluation of coconut palm climbing aid by analytical hierarchy process and quality function deployment techniques 

  Amal Kumar, V. P; Aswin, N; Sreerag, K. P (2019)

  Agricultural machinery demand is increasing day by day due to lack of skilled human power availability and increasing cost of cultivation. The growth of agro-machinery industry depends on the farmer’s desire to produce ...
• Development and testing of a domestic coconut climber 

  Jithu, P. Ajith; Prithviraj, V; Shivendra Patel; Jayan, P. R (Department of Farm Power and Machinery, 2019)

  Coconut climbing is difficult and drudgery involved operation. With the lack of labour available for climbing and harvesting the coconuts and the difficulties of using the available models of coconut climbers, a domestic ...
• Development of paddy weeding attachment to mini tiller 

  Athira, P; Gayathri Gopan; Nipin Balu; Shaji James, P (Department of Farm Power and Machinery, 2018)

  Rice is the staple food of Kerala and is the most important food crop grown. However, the area under paddy cultivation has come down from 8.82 lakh ha in 1974-75 to 1.96 lakh ha in 2015-16. Adoption of mechanized farming ...

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