Farm Machinery online course offered by IIT Kharagpur

The Farm Machinery is a free online course offered by IIT Kharagpur conducted by the NPTEL.

About the course:

The course on Farm Machinery is designed for undergraduate students of Agricultural Engineering, Practicing Engineers, Machinery Manufacturers and Research Scientists.
The contents comprises of basic principles and the use of modern technology, viz, Image Processing, Microcontrollers, Sensors and Embedded Systems.
Design of horticultural machines and equipment are specially included considering the need of the hour.
Suitable examples in the form of problems and their solutions are included for the students to get clarity about the various concepts discussed on each topic.
Use of machines custom hiring and mechanization of small farms are also discussed under each level of mechanization for the readership to appreciate the importance of the machines used.

Syllabus:

Week 01: Importance of farm machines in the contest of enhance production, multiple cropping, labour scarcity etc.
Week 02: Ploughing and first opening of the soil, the design and component details.
Week 03: Machinery of seedbed preparation operation.
Week 04: Equipment for sowing and planting and inter cultivation.
Week 05: Variable Rate Fertilizer Applicator, Microprocessor Based Herbicide Applicator, Spraying etc.
Week 06: Equipment for irrigation
Week 07: Machinery for crop harvesting design and operation
Week 08: Root crop harvesting machinery
Week 09: Machinery for horticultural crops
Week 10: Equipment for crop protection and disease control
Week 11: Machinery for transport and material handling
Week 12: Machinery for land drainage, reclamation and estate maintenance

Duration:12 weeks
Enrollments: May 20, 2020 to July 27, 2020
Exam registration: June 01, 2020 to September 18, 2020
Exam Date: October 18, 2020

For more details, please visit: https://nptel.ac.in/noc/courses/noc20/SEM2/noc20-ag06/