Modelling, Fabrication and Automation of Areca Nut Sorting Machine

Areca farming is a type of business which farmers do alongside with their crop cultivation. Indian farmers face immense pressure when it comes to the segregation of processed areca nuts. When it comes to paying wages to the labourers for their manual effort of segregating areca nuts based on their quality, the farmers suffer a loss of money and time which are trying to prevent by designing a machine. This machine is designed in such a way so as to be efficient compared to the normal scenario of utilizing manual labour for sorting the Areca nuts. This machine not only saves money but it also saves time for the farmers to focus on other aspects of cultivation. Since both money and time of every farmer is saved, the farmers not only will be encouraged to cultivate other crops but their lifestyle will be improved too. The machine is designed with two phases of separation, mainly based on size and color. The first type of larger Arecanut is separated by passing it through the sieves, where the rest of the types of Areca nuts will be separated based on their color by using a microcontroller. The input to the microcontroller is given by the camera and output using a servomotor. Further, the machine is designed to be robust and highly durable.