The design and development of a pineapple planter machine

Roslin, Muhammad Iqmal Hakim (2023) The design and development of a pineapple planter machine. Project Report. Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

This research seeks to improvise the current technology for pineapple planting in Malaysia from mechanization and automation aspects. Based on this research, it is known that pineapple production continues to rely significantly on human labour. The only technology applied in pineapple planting is soil ploughing using tractors and a rotary tiller to form crop beds. The production of pineapple from the cultivation phase until the harvesting phase requires a huge amount of manpower throughout the process. While developing countries such as China, Italy, and Thailand have led far ahead of the mechanization in the pineapple planting system, Malaysia still lacks technology implementation in the pineapple production specifically in the phase of cultivation. The aim of this research is to design and develop a versatile design concept for pineapple planter machine that is adaptable to every cultivation practice with the target of minimizing the use of labour and save time consumption regarding pineapple cultivation work for pineapple cultivation in Malaysia. The research approaches implemented is to interpret the mechanism of the pineapple planter machine and the designed concept used to communicate the machine’s visual and function. The finalized concept of the pineapple planter machine design has been developed by using the approach of engineering design process model introduced by Karl T. Ulrich and Steven D. Eppinger (2004) which is the process of Product Design and Development. This research utilized Solid works computer-aided design (CAD) software in designing the mechanical system to deliver the function of the pineapple planter machine. Hence, the results obtained through this method had produced a very reliable outcome since the data obtained provide better outcomes in terms of conceptual design compared with the current existing machine, indicating that this study is legitimate. As a result, the pineapple planter machine's designed mechanism and design concept was successfully developed through rapid prototyping that produces an alpha prototype for visualisation and was eligible to proceed to the next development phase.

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