Timothy Lin

This was a group research project which involved designing and manufacturing a rice planting test bed. As the test bed moved the length of the table, a rack and pinion mechanism actuated the movement of the linkages to plant the rice seedlings. The goal of this project served to test different end effectors prototypes for planting rice seedlings.

Animation of test bed and linkage

Video of linkage mechanism and testing

Assembled test bed with mud inside the tank

End effector grabbing rice seedling

Rice seedling planted in the mud

Bill of Materials

Engineering Drawings

Below are the engineering drawings for the aluminum parts that were manufactured on the CNC by me.