Theses and Dissertations

Issuing Body

Mississippi State University

Advisor

To, S. D. Filip

Committee Member

Bora, Ganesh C.

Committee Member

Kingery, William L.

Committee Member

DuBien, Janice

Date of Degree

12-10-2021

Document Type

Dissertation - Open Access

Major

Agricultural Science

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)

College

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Department

Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Abstract

Many people around the world live in islands with mountainous lands. These people plant upland rice for their staple food. However, farming in these disadvantageous farms requires high input and gains low yield. One possible solution for improving productivity is by utilizing precision seeding. This study is focused on developing a robot for precision seeding of rice that is suitable for farming in rough terrain. A bioinspired human arm robot for picking seeds and making a hole on the ground was developed in accordance with Aalborg method for bioinspired design. Development of a mobile platform to carry the robot arm was done using hybrid wheel and leg (wheg) wheels and skid steering locomotion. The NugalBot could climb obstacle and perform precision rice seed singulation. However, the performance of the mechanisms for making hole and for covering the hole was dependent on the hardness of the soil.

Sponsorship

Fulbright Student Doctorate

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