Background:
A multi-functional remote-controlled system to ride-on-rice transplanter has been developed with affordable electronic control systems to reduce human drudgery, gender-friendly and easy to use with unskilled person to perform the rice transplanting operation in puddled paddy field. Development consists of remote-controlled system to remotely-control the on/off, steering, direction, speed, brake, transplanting function (transplanting tray raising/lowering and planting arm engage/disengage) and emergency stop of the machine with the help of programmed electronic control unit (ECU). Electronic control unit consists of ten channel remote-controller with transmitter module to transmit the signal from the remote to the receiver, receiver module in the machine to transfer the channel signal to the controller and motor drive modules. Motor drive modules was used to actuate the actuator (wiper motor and linear actuator) to perform different driving control during operation, micro-controller unit included in the system to remote-start the machine at a distance of 500 m. An emergency stop system was developed using Arduino Nano to stop the vehicle while detecting the obstacle in front of the vehicle with the help of ultrasonic sensor and relay. Developed remote-controlled system was easily attachable / detachable to a commercially available ride-on-type rice transplanter. The developed remote-controlled system to ride-on-rice transplanter was evaluated in puddled paddy field at Paddy Breeding Station, TNAU, Coimbatore. The developed system was remotely operated by operator standing out of field at a distance of 200 m.:
Technology Details:
The developed technology consists of remote-controlled system to remotely-control the on/off, steering, direction, speed, brake, transplanting function (transplanting tray raising/lowering and planting arm engage/disengage) and emergency stop of the machine with the help of programmed electronic control unit (ECU). Electronic control unit consists of ten channel remote-controller with transmitter module to transmit the signal from the remote to the receiver, receiver module in the machine to transfer the channel signal to the controller and motor drive modules. Motor drive modules was used to actuate the actuator (wiper motor and linear actuator) to perform different driving control during operation, micro-controller unit included in the system to remote-start the machine at a distance of 500 m. An emergency stop system was developed using Arduino Nano to stop the vehicle while detecting the obstacle in front of the vehicle with the help of ultrasonic sensor and relay. Developed remote-controlled system was easily attachable / detachable to a commercially available ride-on-type rice transplanter. Its field capacity is 0.27 ha/h and Field efficiency is 70.9%.