{"title":"Development of an Arduino-Based Robotic Arm Yam Heap Maker","authors":"Agbese Raphael, Dagwa Ishaya Musa, Nurudeen Abdulhakeem Hassan, Adekunle Joshua","doi":"10.3844/jmrsp.2022.84.89","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":": In this study, a prototype robotic arm yam heap-maker using Arduino was developed. Nigeria produces around 75% of global yam production which is widely consumed as staple foods in Africa and Asia and as raw materials for processing into other finished goods. The production of this economic commodity is largely crude and labor-intensive as such the need to adopt a modern approach to farming. The prototype was designed to perform heap-making activities in the cultivation process of yam and utilizes two Degrees of Freedom (2 DOF), it has an overall weight of 2.39 Kg, 350 mm length, 250 mm width, and 240 mm height. A systematic design method of the product design process was adopted in the prototype development. The heap maker was controlled remotely using an android phone. The trial experiments were performed on sandy, loamy, and clay soils. The average effective heap height and depth were best observed on loamy soil with 5 cm height and 7 cm depth.","PeriodicalId":51661,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics","volume":"147 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9000,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.3844/jmrsp.2022.84.89","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"ROBOTICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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: In this study, a prototype robotic arm yam heap-maker using Arduino was developed. Nigeria produces around 75% of global yam production which is widely consumed as staple foods in Africa and Asia and as raw materials for processing into other finished goods. The production of this economic commodity is largely crude and labor-intensive as such the need to adopt a modern approach to farming. The prototype was designed to perform heap-making activities in the cultivation process of yam and utilizes two Degrees of Freedom (2 DOF), it has an overall weight of 2.39 Kg, 350 mm length, 250 mm width, and 240 mm height. A systematic design method of the product design process was adopted in the prototype development. The heap maker was controlled remotely using an android phone. The trial experiments were performed on sandy, loamy, and clay soils. The average effective heap height and depth were best observed on loamy soil with 5 cm height and 7 cm depth.
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First published in 1989, the Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics (JRM) has the longest publication history in the world in this field, publishing a total of over 2,000 works exclusively on robotics and mechatronics from the first number. The Journal publishes academic papers, development reports, reviews, letters, notes, and discussions. The JRM is a peer-reviewed journal in fields such as robotics, mechatronics, automation, and system integration. Its editorial board includes wellestablished researchers and engineers in the field from the world over. The scope of the journal includes any and all topics on robotics and mechatronics. As a key technology in robotics and mechatronics, it includes actuator design, motion control, sensor design, sensor fusion, sensor networks, robot vision, audition, mechanism design, robot kinematics and dynamics, mobile robot, path planning, navigation, SLAM, robot hand, manipulator, nano/micro robot, humanoid, service and home robots, universal design, middleware, human-robot interaction, human interface, networked robotics, telerobotics, ubiquitous robot, learning, and intelligence. The scope also includes applications of robotics and automation, and system integrations in the fields of manufacturing, construction, underwater, space, agriculture, sustainability, energy conservation, ecology, rescue, hazardous environments, safety and security, dependability, medical, and welfare.