Soil Preparation and Planting
Software, electrical and SCADA for an agricultural system, from seedbed to growth checks.
The challenge
Soil Preparation and Planting
An agricultural system has to prepare the soil, plant seed at a set depth, monitor the soil's pH and minerals, and check the crop's growth over time, across a cultivator, cultipacker, plough, subsoiler and seed drill.
The plant
- Cultivator, rotating or dragged
- Cultipacker, forming a smooth, firm seedbed
- Plough and subsoiler
- Seed drill
What we did
- Software, electrical design and SCADA for the system
- Recipes handled through SCADA
- Part tracking through MES, a paper trail for every batch
- Reporting on how to improve the system
The process
Step by step
Prepare the soil
Plant seed to depth
Monitor soil
Check growth
What the system does
In operation
- Seed planted to a specific depth
- Soil pH and minerals monitored
- Growth checked over time by computer vision
- Sensors report the state of critical parts, so maintenance can come first