Uso do sensor de cor TCS 230 na localização de plantas na pulverização

Abstract

The small agricultural producers are a major portion of the country’s national production scale. This research was developed in order to enable a higher economic autonomy to this particular group of people, keeping in mind the market’s automotive systems’ high cost. Ergo, the objective at hand is an automated spraying system, in which all product application is precise, thus providing more substantial savings concerning both product inventory and long-term soil preservation. The tractor, which will in turn tow a bar sprayer, was selected because it is more accessible for small producers. An aluminium bar, fixed to the tractor, receives a sensor attached to the spraying bar being towed by the tractor. The sensor is then connected to a protoboard interlinked to a microcontroller, thus allowing for the generation of the source code needed for the accomplishment of the sensor’s activities. A low-cost power supply of 12V was chosen for the system’s supply. After proper testing, it was concluded that the system requires adaptations concerning sensor limitations.