DESIGN OF PARIT'S WEED CONTROL DEVICE FOR GAPOKTAN (FARMERS GROUP ASSOCIATION) WARGI PANGGUPAY'S FARMLAND

• Main Author: Cory Agusti, Santya
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/80085
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Idealab is a start-up company that is currently starting to focus on product development in agricultural sectors. Thus, it is involved in a project which creates an integrated farming system for Gapoktan (Farmers Group Association) Wargi Panggupay. One of the scopes of the project is to cultivate BSF (black soldier fly) by using agricultural waste as feed. Therefore, Idealab must collect vegetable waste which is usually dumped by farmers in parit (a long, narrow open hole to walk in the farm). The other problem is the farmers of Gapoktan Wargi Panggupay use hoes to weed the parit’s weeds and it is exhausting. Hoes were chosen because there are no tools that can provide a more effective solution. This study aims to design a weed control device that both can control weeds and collect agricultural waste in the parit. This study used an iterative methodology. There are four main stages which are task clarification, conceptual design, embodiment design, and detail design. At the end of conceptual design and embodiment design stages, a prototype is made and tested if needed. If the prototype is made and tested, the process will return to the first stage to see if any improvements are needed. In this study, eight product specifications are identified, and a weed control device were designed. The device consists of 3 subassemblies. They are wheels to make moving easier, a frame to transfer energy and loosen the soil, and a collector to collect weeds and waste.