Performance And Analysis of Battery-Operated Dual Axis Adjustable Plant Trimming Machine

Abstract

The cost of maintaining gardens on owned and public property is rising these days.In India two types of plant trimming methods are followed, like manual method and mechanized method. The traditional ways of garden trimming requiring manual labour are becoming obsolete. Manually about 10 to 15 labours are required for trimming an acre of plants. This paper depicts the development of battery operated adjustable plant pruning machine for ornamental plants and plants on divider of highways, that helps operator having effortlessness of work. In general, manually operated trimmers were just like simple and most common type is shearing of scissors. Manually operated trimmers need more time and effort from the operator because they are heavier and require more work to get to the proper height. The uniformity of trimming varies from one operator to another operator. Different operator will cut in different way. The main dictum is to trim the plants efficiently and reduce the drudgery to workers. In this work, a wheeled form trimming machine was mainly composed of three parts: a supporting frame, an adjustable system and blades. This machine consists of two blades, horizontal and vertical position. And the blade can be able to adjust up to 3 feet in both the directions. Furthermore, to test the efficiency of the machine, three different plants were chosen and trimmed by the machine and results showed that the overall efficiency was above 89%. As a result, the newly created trimming machine could precisely and adaptably satisfy the needs of plant trimming.