1Department of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, Kelappaji College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Tavanur, Malappuram679573, Kerala, India
2Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, Kelappaji College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Tavanur, Malappuram679573, Kerala, India
3Department of Soil and Water Engineering, Dr NTR College of Agricultural Engineering, Bapatla, 522101, Andhra Pradesh, India
4Regional Agricultural Research Station, Ambalavayal, 673593, Kerala, India
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Online published on 3 June, 2021.
A simple technique based on a hall sensor was developed to measure wheel slip of agricultural tractors and an embedded storage system based on a micro-controller was incorporated for recording the slip data. The slip meter comprised five components viz power supply, hall sensor, magnets, micro-controller and storing unit. The system developed was simple in design and could be built on any make and model of the agricultural tractors. Slip meter was evaluated under laboratory as well as under field conditions. Field trials were conducted and were compared with the traditional method. The analysis of the measurements obtained from designed slip meter with the actual measurements obtained indicated that there was no significant difference between the readings.
Hall effect sensor, Slip meter, Wheel slip, Micro-controller, Arduino, Fixture
