Design process that was followed in this project:
• Introduction
- Data collection
- Field visit
- Water distribution in India
- Methods of irrigation
- Methods of soil moisture measurement
- Scenario in India
- Current research- sensor developed at IIT Bombay
• Objective and Design brief
- Objective
- Design brief
• Ideation and brainstorming
- Priorities in consideration
- Activity analysis- Farming
- Methods of penetration into the soil
- Ideas
- Idea evaluation- pros and cons
• Mock-ups and test rigs
- Test rig in stainless steel tube -concept 1
- Test rig in stainless steel tube -concept 2
- Prototyping
• Final concept
- Final concept
- Mechanical drawing
- Conclusion
- Reference
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