Pneumatic Coconut Harvester |
Author(s): |
| Janarthana. S , saveetha school of engineering; Balakumaran. S, saveetha school of engineering; Anand. S, saveetha school of engineering; Dinesh Kumar. P, saveetha school of engineering |
Keywords: |
| Pneumatic Cylinder, Directional Control Valve, Cutting Device, Gripper |
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The pneumatic coconut harvester is specifically designed to harvest coconuts quickly, safely and efficiently without climbing the coconut tree by operating it remotely from the ground. This is done with the help of a pneumatic double acting cylinder and a customized harvesting unit. The pneumatic cylinder is used to lift the harvesting unit using compressed air. The forward and the return stroke (lift and drop) of the cylinder is controlled by the directional control valve by regulating the flow of compressed air. The harvesting unit resembles a robotic arm of six degree freedom and it consists of two harvesting devices namely, a cutting device to harvest a bunch of coconuts and a three-fingered gripper to harvest a single coconut, one at a time. These harvesting devices are indexed by a high torque DC motor powered by a battery to do their respective operations wherever needed. |
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Paper ID: IJSRDV5I40211 Published in: Volume : 5, Issue : 4 Publication Date: 01/07/2017 Page(s): 839-841 |
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