COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN OF FARM IMPLEMENTS USING VISUAL BASIC PROGRAM

R. SAHU¹*, R. MACHAVARAM², G. LAL^3
1Department of Agricultural and Food Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, 721302, India
²Department of Agricultural and Food Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, 721302, India
³Department of Agricultural and Food Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, 721302, India
* Corresponding Author : sonalsahujbp@gmail.com

Received : 01-08-2019     Accepted : 27-08-2019     Published : 30-08-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 16       Pages : 8895 - 8898
Int J Agr Sci 11.16 (2019):8895-8898

Keywords : Visual basic program, Implement matching, Cultivator design, Disc harrow design, Rotavator design
Academic Editor : Kumkum Dubey, Shivendu Pratap Singh Solanki, Gupta Mayuri, Nasseb Gill
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Department of Agricultural and Food Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, 721302, India
Author Contribution : MTech Research- Sahu R., Research guide - Machavaram R.

Indian agriculture is characterized by small fragmented land holdings, hill agriculture and shifting cultivation and proper matching of implements with tractor is very much important to minimize expenditure in farming operation. The objective of this paper is to match the tractor power with the implement size, some of the small size implements not utilize all available power of the tractor, that’s by it is necessary to select correct size of implement with tractor power which is helpful to reduce operational cost. To develop a visual basic program for design of farm implements (Cultivator, Disc Harrow and Rotavator) for Indian soil conditions. To match the suitable size of implement for a given horse power tractor using the developed program for optimum field performance. A computer programme is developed in visual basic language. This software consists of cultivator design, disc harrow design and rotavator design. The programme can predict the suitable implement matching with tractor power, the input parameters needed for running the software and it predicts the output parameters as size and dimensions of implements. Hence, the developed software can be used as a tool for designing farm machineries for different horsepower ranges of tractor and soil conditions.

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