Seeder/Research Development

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• Article Title: Seeder/Research Development

Research

• Seeder Function is to plant seeds in the soil of a farm plot. Planting a seed consists of making a furrow (a small groove) in the soil, dropping a seed into the furrow, covering the furrow with soil, then flattening that region of soil; this process ensures that the seed is fully covered by a sufficiently compacted layer of soil.

Relevant Links

• Manual Single Furrow Seeder - good visual explanation of a seeder's mechanical processes

Development

Overview

• Seeding System - performs the entire seeding process

• Hydraulic System - powers the seeding system.

• Structural System - contains and mounts the components of the seeding and hydraulic system, as well as the towing mechanism and the wheels.

Seeding System

• Hopper - is the container that holds the seeds.

• Name? - is the component that moves near the bottom of the hopper as to loosen up the seeds and hence maintain a consistent flow of seeds out of the hopper.

• Seed Plate - is the plate that determines the seeding hole size. The seeding hole is passed by the seeds that come out of the hopper; larger seeding holes allow more seeds to drop from the hopper per seeding pass; smaller seeding holes allow less seeds per pass.

• Name? - is the metal component that makes a furrow in the soil as it passes through the ground.

• Name? - is the metal component that covers the furrow with soil as it passes through the ground.

• Roller - is the wide wheel that flattens the seeded region of the soil as it rotates along the ground.

Hydraulic System

• Hydraulic Motor

Structural System

Covers

• Top Cover

Towing Mechanism

• Tow Pin and Jaw

Wheels

• Wheel Mount

• Wheel

Design

• Requirements
• Speed
• Throughput
• Weight
• Size Constraints
• Feed stock
• Design Description
• Calculations
• Drawings and Diagrams
• Concept and Alternatives
• Full Design Views
• Cut-away Views
• Exploded Parts View
• 3D Renders
• Decisions
• Project Team

Industry Standards

Industry Standard	GVCSTool

Funding

Wanted: List of expenses for prototyping and documenting GVCSTool

Peer Reviews

Wanted: Peer reviews from the scientific community regarding the R&D of GVCSTool

Experiments and Prototypes

Wanted: Empirical data on performance