Abstract: An automated agricultural assistant rover to assist farmers with agriculture while conserving valuable resources is described in the present invention. An automated rover powered with an intelligent algorithm is designed. As illustrated in Fig. 1, receiving values from multiple sensors (102) placed in the field (101), the rover will automatically reach the specific area in the field (101) that needs attention. This rover can be used for all agricultural activities like irrigation, fertilization etc., while conserving the resources. A mobile app (106) is provided for the user to monitor the parameters of their field (101) from a remote place. (Ref. Fig. 1)
Claims:We claim,
1. An automated agricultural rover to assist farmers with agriculture while conserving valuable resources comprises of;
a) A sensor grid (102) is formed in the field (101) using, moisture sensors and it transmits the value to the ESP32 (103);
b) The ESP32 (103) then transmits the values to the cloud (107) and a radio transmitter (104) simultaneously;
c) A radio trans-receiver (105) of the sensor grid (102) in the ESP32 (103) transmits the value to the radio trans-receiver
(105) of a rover in an Arduino controller (109);
d) The Arduino (109) controls a rover actuation unit (110) based on the values received which then controls the parameters of the field (101) i.e.,sprinkle water to increase moisture level;
e) A rover calibration unit (108) helps to calibrate the position of the rover in the field (101);
f) A buzzer is connected in the sensor station (102) for the rover calibration(108) and multiple mic modules are connected in the rover to detect the sound from the buzzer;
g) A colour sensor is used in the rover to detect the fertilizers in the soil;
h) An output pump and sprinkler head are used to irrigate water and fertilizer;
i) A motor driver is used to operate the motors in the rover and a relay is used to actuate the pump;
j) The values sent to the cloud (107) are then displayed in the user-friendly mobile application (106) for user’s reference;
k) The user can also control the rover using the mobile application (106) like, to irrigate a specific cell in the field (101) or to fertilize the whole field based on the values monitored.
, Description:The present invention generally relates to an agricultural device. More specifically, the invention describes an automated agricultural assistant rover for assisting farmers.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Robotics is a promising technology that contributes to almost every sector of the global economy, from medical to space study. Nevertheless, one sector that consistently lags behind is the agriculture. This is slightly mystifying because many farmers were used to the tools, heavy machinery and conventional agricultural techniques.
The usage of robotics related and automation technologies provides significant values to both farmers and agricultural field. These tools are used for common applications like seeding, spraying, fruit picking, plant classification, etc.
Automated agricultural tasks bring many benefits to the field which avoids unexpected or dangerous effects of chemical exposure which also helps to improve overall efficiency and productivity. Automation enables many advantages to farmers or land owners which makes the task held more accurate, uniform and less costly.
A scientific literature titled “Development of IoT Controlled Agri-Rover for Automatic Seeding”, [Aditya Vishwas Kanade, et al., 2017] describes an IoT enabled seed sowing rover which is controlled by an Arduino controller whereas the robotic motion is controlled by Internet ofT hings (IoT).
Another scientific literature titled “Design and Development of Agro Rover for Crop Monitoring”, [S. Janaki, et al., April 2019] describes a vision-based seed
sowing system whereas the Vision based system can be achieved by using camera and edges of land detected by using edge detection algorithm. Robot after found out the damaged leaf it can spray the pesticide. Soil moisture level, ultrasonic sensor values and other parameter values are sent to a cloud server and analyze the sensor values by using plots.
The currently existing agricultural rover device uses complex algorithms and components for performing automatic agricultural processes. Therefore, there exists a need to design and develop an automated agricultural device with less complexity and low cost.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The following summary is provided to facilitate a clear understanding of the new features in the disclosed embodiment and it is not intended to be a full, detailed description. A detailed description of all the aspects of the disclosed invention can be understood by reviewing the full specification, the drawing and the claims and the abstract, as a whole.
The objective of the present invention is to design and develop an automated agricultural device for assisting farmers with agriculture while conserving valuable resources.
The aforementioned aspects along with the objectives and the advantages can be achieved as described herein.
An automated powered rover receives values from multiple sensors placed in the field, the rover will automatically reach the specific area in the field that needs attention.
In an aspect of the present invention, the rover can be used for all agricultural activities like irrigation, fertilization etc., while conserving the resources.
In another aspect of the present invention, the mobile app is provided for the user to monitor the parameters of their field from a remote place.
In yet another aspect of the present invention, the rover checks for macronutrients in the soil and fertilizes the specific area in the field that requires the nutrients automatically.
Further in accordance with the present invention, the automated agricultural device is used to conserve the available resources as much as possible while making the works of the farmers less hard.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES
Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the detailed description of the invention which follows, when considered in light of the accompanying drawings in which:
Fig 1 illustrates the Block Diagram of the present invention;
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
The principles of operation, design configurations and evaluation values in these non-limiting examples can be varied and are merely cited to illustrate at least one embodiment of the invention, without limiting the scope thereof.
The embodiments will be described in detail with corresponding marked references to the drawings, in which the illustrative components of the invention are outlined. The embodiments disclosed herein can be expressed in different forms and should not be considered as limited to the listed embodiments in the disclosed invention. The various embodiments outlined in the subsequent sections are construed such that it provides a complete and a thorough understanding of the disclosed invention, by clearly describing the scope of the invention, for those skilled in the art.
It must also be noted that as used herein and in the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" include plural references unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Although any systems and methods similar or equivalent to those described herein can be used in the practice or testing
of embodiments of the present invention, the preferred, systems and methods are now described.
The objective of the present invention is to assist farmers with agriculture while conserving valuable resources. An automated rover powered with an intelligent algorithm is designed. Receiving values from multiple sensors
(102) placed in the field (101), the rover will automatically reach the specific area in the field (101) that needs attention. This rover can be used for all agricultural activities like irrigation, fertilization etc., while conserving the resources.
A mobile app (106) is provided for the user to monitor the parameters of their field (101) from a remote place. For example, the rover checks for macronutrients in the soil and fertilizes the specific area in the field (101) that requires the nutrients automatically. The major objective is to conserve the available resources as much as possible while making the works of the farmers less hard.
As illustrated in Fig. 1, a sensor grid (102) is formed in the field (101) using, moisture sensors and it transmits the value to the ESP32 (103).The ESP32
(103) then transmits the values to the cloud (107) and the radio transmitter
(104) simultaneously. The radio trans-receiver (105) in the ESP32 (103) transmits the value to the radio trans-receiver (105) in the Arduino (109).
The Arduino (109) controls the rover actuation unit (110) based on the values received which then controls the parameters of the field (101) (sprinkle water to increase moisture level).The rover calibration unit (108) helps to calibrate the position of the rover in the field (101).The values sent to the cloud (107) are then displayed in the user-friendly mobile application (106) for user’s reference.
The user can also control the rover using the mobile application (106) like, to irrigate a specific cell in the field (101) or to fertilize the whole field based on the values monitored, etc.
The sensor station (102) has been developed and the parameters of the soil have been monitored. A smart algorithm has been designed and developed for the automation of the rover and has been tested.
A motor has been actuated in place of the pump in areas where less moisture content was recorded based on the values transmitted from the sensor station (102). A mobile application (106) prototype was developed and tested for displaying the values received from the sensor station (102).The application (106) was also tested for giving specific instructions to the rover.
ESP32 (103) is used in the sensor station as the major micro controller unit.NRF24l01 + Radio trans-receiver module (105) is used in the sensor station (102) to transmit data from the sensor station (102) to the rover. Another trans-receiver module (105) is used in the rover unit to receive data from the sensor station (102).
A buzzer is connected in the sensor station (102) for the rover calibration. Multiple mic modules are connected in the rover to detect the sound from the buzzer .Arduino (109) is used as the main micro controller in the rover unit.REES52 soil moisture sensor is used to gather the moisture content information from the soil.L298N motor driver is used to operate the motors in the rover.A 60psi output pump and sprinkler head is used to irrigate water.
A 5V single channel electronic relay is used actuate the pump.TCS230 colour sensor is used in the rover to detect the fertilizers in the soil.Four 12V 100 rpm DC motors are used in the rover for its movement.A 12V LeadAcid battery is used to power the rover.A 10000mAh powerbank is used to power the sensor station (102).
It is emphasized that the Abstract of the Disclosure is provided to allow a reader to quickly ascertain the nature of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit
the scope or meaning of the claims. In addition, in the foregoing Detailed Description, it can be seen that various features are grouped together in a single embodiment for the purpose of streamlining the disclosure. This method of disclosure is not to be interpreted as reflecting an intention that the claimed embodiments require more features than are expressly recited in each claim. Rather, as the following claims reflect, inventive subject matter lies in less than all features of a single disclosed embodiment. Thus, the following claims are hereby incorporated into the Detailed Description, with each claim standing on its own as a separate embodiment. In the appended claims, the terms “including” and “in which” are used as the plain-English equivalents of the respective terms “comprising” and “wherein,” respectively. Moreover, the terms “first”, “second,” “third,” and so forth, are used merely as labels, and are not intended to impose numerical requirements on their objects.
What has been described above includes examples of the disclosed architecture. It is, of course, not possible to describe every conceivable combination of components and/or methodologies, but one of ordinary skill in the art may recognize that many further combinations and permutations are possible. Accordingly, the novel architecture is intended to embrace all such alterations, modifications and variations that fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
Without further description, it is believed that one of ordinary skill in the art can, using the preceding description and the illustrative examples, make and utilize the present invention and practice the claimed methods. It should be understood that the foregoing discussion and examples merely present a detailed description of certain preferred embodiments. It will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art that various modifications and equivalents can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
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| 3 | 202141053700-Written submissions and relevant documents [18-03-2024(online)].pdf | 2024-03-18 |
| 3 | 202141053700-FORM-9 [22-11-2021(online)].pdf | 2021-11-22 |
| 4 | 202141053700-FORM 1 [22-11-2021(online)].pdf | 2021-11-22 |
| 4 | 202141053700-Correspondence to notify the Controller [23-02-2024(online)].pdf | 2024-02-23 |
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