Design and development of palm oil trimmer

Samsuri, Ahmad Shafie (2019) Design and development of palm oil trimmer. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

Currently, the cutting of Oil Palm Frond (OPF) using a sickle attached to a long pole is still widely practiced. To advance the state of current harvesting method, MPOB has introduced a new technology, which is a mechanized cutter, Cantas. The mechanize cutter operate using a small engine and vibrating sickle to cut the OPF and fruit bunch on tree. This project continues development in the field of mechanization of oil palm frond cutter. The focus is on using a different type of cutting tool, instead of using a sickle. A rotary cutting tool is introduced in this project. The most suitable cutting tool is the large straight router bit; because, the ability of this cutting tool is better when compared to other tested cutting tools bit. Moreover, the cutting angle during cutting of OPF are studied and the result shows that a 30-degree angle is the most suitable as the cutting speed is much faster compared to others. Furthermore, this project’s prototype will be used with a robotic system in future development. The housing of cutter prototype is working properly during the experiment. Besides that, this prototype is powered by an electrical source compared to previous technology, using a small engine as power source.

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Engineering
Depositing User:	Ms Siti Mariam Giman
Date Deposited:	16 Nov 2022 08:23
Last Modified:	16 Nov 2022 08:23
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/518

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