DEVELOPMENT OF AN AGRICULTURE ROBOT FOR ROW-TYPE SEED SOWING APPLICATIONS

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DEVELOPMENT OF AN AGRICULTURE ROBOT FOR ROW-TYPE SEED SOWING APPLICATIONS Abstract In this study, the design and development of an agriculture robot which has row type seed sowing feature are presented. The robot consists of four subsystems; a four-wheel mobile platform, a digger mechanism, a seed dropping mechanism, and an irrigation mechanism. The electrical and mechanical designs of the robot are performed depending on the specified design criteria. System control software and user interface are developed considering stakeholder expectations. Designed subsystems are manufactured and integrated. Furthermore, robot functionality tests are performed and the desired performance of the agriculture robot is validated by the test results. The robot is remotely operated via an Android application on a mobile phone and all operation data can be monitored via this android application. Additionally, the robot can perform the row-type seed sowing operation in an autonomous mode. The developed agriculture robot has the potential to provide an efficient and inexpensive way for future seed sowing applications. Keywords: Agriculture Robot, Row-type Seed Sowing, Android Application, Remote Control. SIRALI TIP TOHUM EKIM UYGULAMALARI ICIN TARIM ROBOTU GELISTIRILMESI Ozet Bu calismada, sirali ekim yapan bir tarim robotunun tasarimi ve gelistirilmesi gosterilmistir. Robot dort tekerlekli mobil platform, kazici mekanizmasi, tohum dusurme mekanizmasi ve sulama mekanizmasi olmak uzere dort altsistemden olusmaktadir. Robotun elektrik ve mekanik tasarimi belirlenen tasarim kriterlerine bagli olarak gerceklestirilmistir. Sistem kontrol yazilimi ve kullanici arayuzu paydas beklentileri goz onune alinarak gelistirilmistir. Tasarlanmis olan alt sistemler uretilmis ve entegre edilmistir. Buna ek olarak, robot fonksiyonel testleri gerceklestirilmis ve tarim robotunun istenen performansi test sonuclari ile dogrulanmistir. Robot, bir cep telefonu Android uygulamasi uzerinden uzaktan kontrol edilmekte ve tum operasyon verileri bu uygulama uzerinden izlenebilmektedir. Ayrica, robot sirali ekim islemini otonom calisma modunda da gerceklestirebilmektedir. Gelistirilen tarim robotu, gelecekteki tohum ekim uygulamalari icin ucuz ve efektif bir alternatif saglama potansiyeline sahiptir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Tarim Robotu, Sirali Tohum Ekimi, Android Uygulamasi, Uzaktan Kontrol.