Design and Development of Prototype Based Solar Powered Multi-Functional AgRover

Abstract

In recent years, there has been growing concern about the ability to produce sufficient quantities of high-quality crops due to the increasing human population and decreasing agriculture resources. To address this issue, the agricultural sector has turned to automation to improve efficiency. Automated farming not only saves time for farmers, but also produces more resilient crops that are better able to withstand disease and pests. As technology continues to advance, farm robots and software are making farming easier and more efficient than ever before. The development of a multifunctional Agricultural Rover (AgRover) is needed to efficiently solve agricultural problems faced by farmers and automate the agricultural sector. In this paper design and development of prototype based solar powered multifunctional AgRover is addressed in which it reduces labor costs, time, and increases crop productivity and quality. The AgRover will be capable of ploughing, seed sowing, fertilizer spraying, and irrigation. Thefirst step in agriculture is ploughing, which creates loose soil and promotes crop growth. The second step is to form seed lines, which can be achieved with minimal human effort. The AgRover will receive command directions via Bluetooth through a mobile application that controls the rover's actions. The Bluetooth module will receive the commands and transmit them to the micro controller for the AgRover's motion.