UPDATED TIMELINECONCEPT REVIEW11.11.21
DESIGN SPECIFICATION FRUIT DIFFICULTSMALL/MIDFARMERSPRODUCTIONTEWRRAIN AUTONOMOUSMULTIFUNCTIONALDURABLEAGILESUSTAINABLE MATERIAL ELECTRIC POWERED GENTLE FRUIT EXTRACTION 300MM - 2000MM EFFICIENT MONITORCOLLECTIONHARVEST&SURVEY GLOBAL PRODUCTION MASS PRODUCTIONJCBINDUSTRIALROBUSTBRANDING SUSTAINABLEWEATHERPROOFSTURDYLIGHTWEIGHT AUDIENCE PERFORMANCEENVIRONMENTAL SIZE FUNCTION QUANTITYAESTHETIC MATERIALS SCALABLE NON-IMAGERYSOLUTION PIONEERING SPIRIT GLOBAL SUSTAINABLEINNOVATIVEFOOTPRINTDEVELOPMENT AUTONOMOUS FEATURES MARKET REPUTATIONTRENDS/FORECAST INTEGRATE WITH AN EXISTING JCB PRODUCT DIMINISH BRAND VALUES PRODUCT SHOULD NOTS
CONCEPT 1
INITIAL CONCEPT SKETCH
HARVESTING ARM EXISTING TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION
HARVESTING ARM BLOCK MODELLING
HARVESTING ARM MOTION DEVELOPMENT
DRONE INITIAL SYSTEM FLOW CHART
DRONE INITIAL AI TASK FLOW CHART
REFINED INITIAL CONCEPT
CONCEPT 2
INITIAL CONCEPT SKETCH
HOSE DEVELOPMENT P1
HOSE DEVELOPMENT P2
CRATE DEVELOPMENT
REFINED INTIAL CONCEPT
FRUIT DIFFICULTSMALL/MIDFARMERSPRODUCTIONTERRAIN EFFICIENT MONITORCOLLECTIONHARVEST&SURVEY HANCONCEPTAUDIENCE1SUJEONGRURALEXPERT&FLORIST FUNCTION SUSTAINABLE MATERIAL ELECTRIC POWERED GENTLE FRUIT EXTRACTION ENVIRONMENTAL AUTONOMOUSMULTIFUNCTIONALDURABLEAGILE PERFORMANCE Concept 1 2.553 Concept 1 534.5 Concept 1 335 Concept 1 49 Concept 1 4353 Concept 2 may struggle to reach the top areas of the tree. Monitoring & surveying is also limited. CONCEPT 1 Since it’s a lot of drones you can try alternating flight patterns where a few drones are charging and while picking fruit. I could also see this concept working in my farm Concept 1 will have a huge requirement for lightweight materials such as plastic, recyclability depends on user behaviour. Concept 2 however will be more efficient with electric utilization. (+82) 010 -3321 farmtree@naver.com-3287 Concept 2 could have issues with dense areas and extreme Conceptterrain.2isthe most endurable out of the two however agility is more important with the solution against uneven landscape. Concept 2 534 Concept 2 553 Concept 2 555 Concept 2 60 Concept 2 5535 EVALUATION MATRIX (UP TO 5) INDUSTRIAL FEEDBACK
CONCEPT IDEATION 1 FEEDBACK DEVELOPMENT AREAS WOULDN’T HIRE ME BECAUSE CONCEPT DOESN’T LOOK LOOKSBELIEVABLELIKEMATCHBOX WITH TOILET ROLL STICKING OUT OF IT NO JCB BRAND DEVELOPMENT FRUIT SHAKERS ARE EFFICIENT AND AUTONOMOUS NEEDENOUGHTO DEVELOP HOW DRONE WILL GET INTO MIDDLE OF TREE ADD COMPARESCALEECONOMIC VALUE STREAMLINE AESTHETICS LOOK INTO AI SENSORS HOW WILL THEY CHARGE AND STACK ONCE EASIERDONE? METHOD IN RELEASING THE FRUIT AT THE BOTTOM? BEN WATSON (HEAD OF JCB DESIGN) PAUL KENNEANIKKI SIZER DRONE AESTHETICSJUSTIFICATIONIMPROVED& USP DRONE TECHNOLLOGYHARVESTINGSOLUTION
HARVESTING SOLUTION
FRUIT TREE MOODBOARD
FRUIT TREE AGRICULTURAL PRUNING SYSTEM
OPEN CENTER SYSTEM CENTRAL LEADER SYSTEM TYPE OF FRUIT & PRUNING METHOD
Productive tree farmers prune their trees to maximize tree growth and crop potential. The Central Leader Training and Open Center Training System will be the standard for the drones AI system & harvesting arm development.
Oranges & Tangerine NectarinePlum ApricotMango Persimmon PeachAPPLEPearGrapefruit 76 - 184 (grams) 77.79 - 69.85 (diameter (mm)) 130 - 224 (grams) 76.2 - 63.5 (diameter (mm)) 66 (grams) 53.975 (diameter (mm)) 35-60 (grams) 30-40 (diameter (mm)) 150-300 (grams) 60-160 (diameter (mm)) Too big 168 (grams) 30-50 (diameter (mm)) 70 - 195 (grams) 50-100 (diameter (mm)) 50-193 (grams) 54.61 (diameter (mm)) 130 - 224 (grams) 76.2 - 63.5 (diameter (mm)) 246g (grams) 95.25 (diameter (mm)) FRUIT WEIGHT ANALYSIS
ACTUATOR RESEARCH
HARVESTING ARM INITIAL IDEA
MOBILITY TESTING
ARM & BASKET INTERACTION
HARVESTING SYSTEM INITIAL IDEA
HARVESTING SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT P2
HARVESTING SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT P3
RETRACTABLE WIRE? HARVESTING SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT P4
RETRACTABLE WIRE RESEARCH
EXPLODED ARM
BASKET IDEATION
BASKET CONCEPT
BASKET FORM
TESTING RELEASE MECHANISM
REFINED BASKET
REFINED HARVESTING CONCEPT
DRONE TECHNOLOGY
DRONE COMPONENTS OVERVIEW
FRAME OVERVIEW
FRAME STYLE RESEARCH
FRAME ARRANGEMENTS RESEARCH
FRAME MOODBOARD
PROPELLER CONFIGURATION RESEARCH
FLIGHT CONTROLLER RESEARCH
ELECTRONIC SPEED REGULATOR RESEARCH
COMPETITOR REVERSE ENGINEERING ANALYSIS
FURTHER NOTABLE FEATURES
AI SENSORS (MAPPING & SURROUNDING)
COLLISION DETECTION RESEARCH
Lidar Module (3D Mapping & Surrounding) ToF Sensor (Close Range Collision Detection) Camera Module (Daytime & Thermal Feed) 3D Stereo Camera (Object Interaction)
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Propeller HarvestingarmsArm & Basket Mount (research type of mounts)
COMPONENTS. This will feed data to the
Computer. COMPONENT MATERIAL & TECHNOLOGY SPECIFICATION
integration. AI
Frame And Casing Integration (To protect JCB IP & Weatherproof) (Compare Carbon & Aluminium with DJI Materials)
* Dji amongst other competitors in the commercial drone market utilize a lightweight fully enclosed casing instead of a bare bone frame. I assume this is to protect Company IP, weatherproof their products, increase durability in case of crash & for styling.
* A custom micro computer with integrated ram, storage, processor, cooling and telemetry sensors will be needed to fully realise the ai COMPONENTS will be directly connected to the micro computer Flight Controller DRONE On-board Micro
Landing Gear (research types of landing gear)
On-board Micro Computer (AI Process and Protocol) (Communication between main server & drone fleet) H-4/8 (Dependent on weight)
WIRELESS CHARGING OR CHARGING STATION? MATERIALDRONESPECIFICATION?MOUNTS? STANDARD DRONE COMPONENTS AI COMPONENTS FRAME 4 or 8 Motors (Dependent on weight) 4 or 8 Medium Pitched Tapered Carbon Fiber Bi-propellers (Dependent on weight) Electronic Speed Controller (Dependent on Motor Current) F7 Flight Controller (AMP requirement based of motor size) GPS/Compass Module Power Distribution Board Battery (Dependent on weight & further research)
will connect all STANDARD
DRONE COMPONENTS AND WIRING DIAGRAM
WIRELESS CHARGING PAD VS IN-FLIGHT CHARGING
IN-FLIGHT CHARGING RESEARCH
INDUSTRY STANDARD MATERIALS
DRONE MOUNT MOODBOARD
DRONE AESTHETIC
DRONE FORM IDEATION
IDEATION DEVELOPMENT P1
IDEATION DEVELOPMENT P2
IDEATION DEVELOPMENT P3
FINAL CONCEPT SKETCH
MINOR DRONE AESTHETICS TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT
MOTOR SELECTION FOR ROTATION
CARBON FIBER MANUFACTURING PROCESS
MOTOR MOUNT & CAP
ROBOTIC SHEAR MECHANISM P1
ROBOTIC SHEAR MECHANISM P2
ROBOTIC SHEAR MECHANISM P3
RACK ACTUATOR MECHANISM P1
ROLL BEARING RESEARCH
RACK ACTUATOR MECHANISM P2
RACK ACTUATOR FULL EXTENSION
BASKET ACTUATOR MECHANISM P1
BASKET ACTUATOR MECHANISM P2
BASKET GATE MECHANISM P1
BASKET MECHANISM P1
BASKET MECHANISM P2
HARVEST SYSTEM WEIGHT
DRONE BODY FORM
DRONE BODY WEIGHT
BATTERY CONFIGURATION P1
WEIGHT REDUCTION
FINAL WEIGHT
BATTERY CONFIGURATION P2
BATTERY CONFIGURATION P3
BATTERY CONFIGURATION P4
OPERATION TIME P1 AI HARVEST TIME (14.93s) APPLE HARVEST DEPOSIT TASK TIME HARVEST CAPASITY RECHARGE TASK TIME FLIGHT TIME (21.8m) CHARGE TIME AVERAGE HEIGHT OF ORCHARD TREE (6.5 METERS) / RATE OF CLIMB (53.5 m/s) MAX THROTTLE TOO FAST FOR SAFE OPERATION PROGRAM SAFE TIME TIME TAKEN TO GO TO BASKET ONCE FULL LOAD (6 APPLES) : 10 (S) LENGTH OF BASKET IS 610 mm AVERAGE WIDTH OF APPLES IS UP TO 100 mm TIME TAKEN TO GO TO CHARGE STATION: 20 (S) seconds = (s) | minutes = (m) | hours = (h) | Days = (d) RELEASE FRUIT TIME TAKEN: 2 (S) CHARGE TIME: 360 (S) RETURN TO TREE: 5 (S) RETURN TO TREE: 20 (S) 17 ( S) Interval after Harvest capacity6apples 400 ( S) Interval after Max ASSUMPTIONScapacityCONCRETE DATA 14.93 AVERAGE(s) APPLES PER ACRE (25,000) 1,308 (S) 360 (S)
= 4166.6 (s) deposit intervals x Deposit Task Time Deposit Interval Time + Harvest Capacity Time = 339.51 (s) Recharge Intervals x Recharge Task Time TIME TAKEN FOR TASKS PER APPLE HARVEST OPERATION TIME FOR APPLE HARVEST FLEET SYSTEM CONFIGURATION HARVEST CAPACITY TIME: 89.58 (s) NON STOP: 6.71 (d) 2 DRONES NON STOP 8 HOUR 5 HOUR 5 DRONES 10 DRONES 8 HOUR CYCLE: 20.13 (d) 5 HOUR CYCLE: 32.21 (d) DEPOSIT INTERVAL TIME 70,833.33 (s) DEPOSIT & HARVEST TIME 444,083 (s) RECHARGE INTERVAL TIME 135,804 (s) 6 apples x AI Harvest Time Deposit & Harvest Time + Recharge Interval Time = 579,887.33 (s) Apple Harvest 3.35 (d) 1.3 (d) 16 (h) 10.1 (d) 4.1 (d) 2 (d) 16.12 (d) 6.44 (d) 3.2 (d) Deposit & Harvest Time HarvestFlightCapacityTime OPERATION TIME P2
FINAL OUTCOME
FLIGHT TIME: 21.8 mins DRIVE WEIGHT: 3480 g WEIGHT: 7575 g ADDITIONAL PAYLOAD: 20.7kg CHARGE RATE: 10C CHARGE TIME: 6 mins FRAME: H8 AUTONOMOUS: FULL FINAL SPECS
