Title: Design of four-bar mechanism for vibratory tillage cultivator using five precision position method for path generation problem

Authors: N.R.N.V. Gowripathi Rao; Abhijeet Kumar; Himanshu Chaudhary; Ajay Kumar Sharma

Addresses: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India ' Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, CTAE, MPUAT Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

Abstract: Agriculture is the backbone of the Indian economy. There are different agricultural operations that play a critical role in overall crop development. Farmers are in search of sustainable technologies that can contribute to their overall economy and improve efficiency. The paper deals to design a vibratory cultivator that saves the time and energy for the farming community. A four-bar mechanism is designed and developed to vibrate the cultivator. A proper analytical synthesis procedure is adopted, such as five precision position method for a particular vibratory tillage trajectory available from the literature. The dimensions of the four-bar mechanism are validated through MATLAB, and it is confirmed that the designed four-bar mechanism traces the path accurately for vibratory tillage operation.

Keywords: tillage; four bar mechanism; synthesis; precision position; trajectory.

DOI: 10.1504/IJESD.2022.10042784

International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development, 2022 Vol.21 No.1/2, pp.4 - 20

Received: 06 Dec 2019
Accepted: 30 May 2020
Published online: 02 Dec 2021 *