hortibot (horticulture + robot)
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HORTIBOT
AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY MANAGEMENT
EAB 2601
Lecturer: Mr. Ling Jen Ung
GROUP MEMBERSNAME MATRIC NO.
MOHD AMIRULLAH B. NOR BAHRINMOHD FAIZOL HAFFIZ B. ABD RAZAKMUHD FAIZUAN B. MOHD JEFFRILEE MEI SIONGNURAMANINA BT. MUZAIYIN
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INTRODUCTION• Hortibot is a future commercial produced and
robust tool carrier.
• The steering is primarily based on a computer-vision-based guidance system.
• The operator is an unskilled worker, whose primary job is to monitor one or several weeding robots instead of performing the labor-intensive work manually.
MAIN FUNCTION
1. Weed control.
• By utilizing more advanced computer vision navigation, a row band width of 5 cm is considered between inter and intra-row weeding area (2.5 cm on each side of the row center defined by plant positions).
• enable an automatic execution of one-sided repetitive weeding for outdoor gardening
HOW IT WORKS
• carry light weeding tools for parcels of 5-6 rows
• based on computer-vision-based guidance system
• capable of passing over several parcels with visible rows autonomously based on a new commercial row detection system from Agrocom Vision (former Eco-Dan Inc., Denmark) with minimum use of Global Positioning Systems (GPS).
• use a standard and 2 m wide weed harrow mounted on the HortiBot for weeding 0 to 3 weeks before seeding which should be approximately 1 week after bed.
• the HortiBot navigate on the basis of computer vision recognition of the topography of the tracks between beds.
• The weed harrowing procedure is repeated 1 to 3 weeks after seeding.
Selected weeding toolHortibot doing weed control
ADVANTAGES
• It did not take too much time for labours training.
• Reduce one of the largest farm expenses which is labour cost.
• Doing repetitive tasks like cultivating and other forms of mechanical weeding.
• Efficient use of herbicides, thus reduce herbicides cost.
DISADVANTAGES• Highly cost for short-term
• Difficult to find the spare parts since, it is not widely used around the world by the farmers
• Reduce the job opportunity
• Need professional operator to operate the machine
• Only used in small scale farm.
CONCLUSION
• Hortibot is new invention technology that very useful to increase the farming productivity. So, the government should take an action by promote this machine to our local farmers.
THANK YOU.