Automation of the measurement of the performance of seed dispensers in a laboratory bench
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https://doi.org/10.59741/agraria.v19iSE1.32Keywords:
sowing, plantation, cornAbstract
In the market there are mechanical and pneumatic seeders, which by means of
dispensers release the seed in a unified way in order to achieve a quality sowing.
However, a wrong position of the seed individualizer, excessive working speed or
poor suction precision cause the distance between seeds to be uneven, causing a
negative impact on the yield. In the Life Sciences Division of the University of Guanajuato there is a laboratory test bench (bpl) that evaluates the performance of
seed dispensers. The objective of this work was to develop a system to automate
the measurement of the performance of seed dispensers in a laboratory bench
for testing pneumatic dispensers. For the automation, an artificial vision system
was developed to detect the separation between seeds, which presents an error
percentage of 0.007% with respect to the real measured distances, which were 5,
10 and 13 cm.
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