PROJECT TITLE: SEED MEETERING WITH GEAR CHAIN MECHANISM

INTRODUCTION:
Cropping is important and tedious process for any former and large-scale
agriculture needs more workers. Thus, agriculture machines developed to simplify human
efforts. In manual method of seed planting we gave results such as low seed placement with
less spacing efficiencies and serious backbone pain. This also limited the size of the field that
can be planted. Hence for achieving best performance from a seed planter, the above limits
should be changed by mechanize. So, farmers started using mechanical seed drill for efficient
use of workforce. These sowing machines should achieve good metering ability of seed and
easy to handle. Seed drill increase the efficiencies of meeting and reduces the problem
encountered in manual seeding.

PROBLEM DEFINITION:
In commercially available seeder are don’t have features like changing the
metering distance of seed in field.so, our work comes with the concept of making the metering
change possible in field.

CONCEPTS:
Concept 1: idea of introducing gear ratio for changing the metering distance by using bicycle
multispeed sprocket.

Concept 2: idea of changing the wheel that driving the drill by quick release wheel or by
changing the seed drill when required.
 WEIGHTED MATRIX AND PUGH CHART:

WEIGHTED MATRIX(SEEDER)

ALLOCATED M-2(SEED
CUSTOMER IMPORTANCE M-1 (SEED MEETERING WITH
PERCENTAGE MEETERING
NEEDS SCALE (1-5) GEAR CHAIN MECHANISM)
(IN %) MECHANISM)

Safety 20 5 5 3

sowing
10 5 4 3
accuracy
Accessibility 10 4 4 3

speed
10 4 4 4
actuation
Easy
10 5 5 5
Handling
Cost 10 4 4 3

Depth of
15 4 4 3
placement
Ploughing
7.5 5 4 3
ability
Floor space 7.5 5 4 4

TOTAL 4.3 3.1

 PUGH CHART (seeder)

M-1(Seed metering
CUSTOMER NEEDS with gear chain M-2(seed metering mechanism)
mechanism)

Safety + -
Sowing accuracy 0 -
Accessibility 0 -
Speed actuation 0 +
Easy Handling 0 -
Cost + 0
ploughing ability 0 +
Depth of placement + -
Floor space 0 0
Sum of (+) 3+ 2+
SUM of (-) nil 5-
Total sum 3+ 3-

INFERENCE:
From the result of weighted matrix and Pugh chart we conclude to go with
concept 1, as produces good weightage and more positives than concept 2.
LIKE DISLIKE CHART:
QUESTIONS CUSTOMER STATEMENT INTERPRETED NEED IMPORTANCE

Low cost Less number of parts with nice

simple assembly
Easy to operate probability must

LIKES
Time consumption Less time takes for sowing must

Less weight Less number of parts nice

Easy replacement Parts are available in auto must

markets
Handy Compact in nature must

Control over the depth There will be no control should

over the depth of seed
placement
DISLIKES Design of seed drill Seed drill is complicated in should
design
Need of skilled labor Need an experienced labor should
to operate
Creo Model of Seeder (concept):
Concept sketch (concept 2):