IAES International Journal of Robotics and Automation, 2024
As global population growth intensifies the demand for sustainable food production, the applicati... more As global population growth intensifies the demand for sustainable food production, the application of robotics to agriculture emerges as a promising solution. This research focuses on the design, development, and deployment of an unmanned ground vehicle for seed planting, also known as a robotic seed planter. The robotic seed planter automates seed planting processes, offering advantages such as increased accuracy, reduced labour requirements, and optimal resource usage. Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC) Creo was used for the structural design, Proteus 8.14 for the circuitry design, and Arduino IDE 2.0 with Visual Studio Code for the programming. The design incorporates seed metering and drilling mechanisms guided by intelligent systems. Results show exceptional accuracy in seed placement (94%), operational efficiency, and adaptability to diverse conditions, with energy consumption relatively low. The planter is equipped with a web application for remote monitoring and control. The application is hosted on one of the microcontrollers and WebSockets protocol is utilized for inter-microcontroller communication. It offers an auto mode for automated planting and Manual mode for easier manoeuvrability. The findings of this study demonstrate the robotic seed planter's transformative impact on precision agriculture, providing a glimpse into the future of efficient and sustainable farming operations.
Fire incidents are disasters that can potentially lead to the loss of life and property. It can a... more Fire incidents are disasters that can potentially lead to the loss of life and property. It can also leads to a temporal or permanent disability on the affected victim. The primary duty of fire fighters is to handle fire incidents, which often exposed them to high risks when carrying out the task of extinguishing fire, especially in hazardous area. This study presents the development of a fire extinguishing robot with SMS alert feature that can raise an alarm to notify occupants of the building, send an alert SMS message to a registered phone number, and also proceed to extinguish the fire unmanned. It is designed to be compact in size in order to ease movement into narrow spaces. The robot is equipped with an ultrasonic sensor to avoid collision with any obstacle and objects in the surrounding, while the flame sensor alongside a smoke sensor, were used to detect the fire. This developed autonomous system demonstrates capabilities of identifying fire locations automatically and exti...
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