Agar Automatum Agriculturae Autonomum by Vladimir Zagorac is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum in Instrumenta Agricolaria Competition Category.
AesInstrumenta Agricolaria· 2024
Agar Automatum Agriculturae Autonomum
Client: Coming, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Niš, FPM Agromehanika
Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum Winner in Instrumenta Agricolaria Category
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The Design
About Agar Automatum Agriculturae Autonomum
Agar est suggestus roboticus se ipse aequans, ad agriculturam praecisam in solo inaequali destinatus. Suggestus telecommando regi potest, ad viam GPS praestitutam sequendam programmari, aut autonome currere sensoribus impedimenta vitantibus utens. Motores independentes electrici in singulis rotis positi conversionem in loco permittunt. Rotae ad varias distantias ordinum culturarum accommodandas transferri possunt, et suggestus ad clivos usque ad triginta gradus se adaptat. Pulsatoria emergentiae sistendi et defensacula mechanica securitati usoris subveniunt. Partes ex ferro, ferro inoxidabili et aluminio pulvere obductae sunt.
The Recognition
About the Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum
Agar Automatum Agriculturae Autonomum victor est Praemii A' Design Award Aeneum, honoris multum aestimati formis egregiis, creandi ingenio, sollertia et acumine insignibus dati. Victores Aenei opera perita et mire creandi sunt, quae experientiam, imaginationem et solertiam auctorum suorum confirmant. Exspectatur Agar Automatum Agriculturae Autonomum rem multum aestimatam, admiratam et carissimam, notabiliter professionalem et novam fore. Haec forma Aeneo victa optimas consuetudines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae amplectitur et in cura minutiarum excellit. Agar Automatum Agriculturae Autonomum necessitates egregie explet, cupiditates tangit, sensus capit et curiositatem allicit.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The robot can be remotely controlled, programmed to move on a predefined GPS path, and autonomous using obstacle avoidance sensors. Independent battery powered motors on each wheel enable turning in place by reversing the left and right set of wheels. All visible electromechanical parts are protected by the robust constructions of movable and fixed frames. User safety is also ensured by emergency stop buttons in the corners of the vehicle and mechanical safety bumpers.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Lenght: 179-222cm, Width: max. 147cm, Height: 137-178cm. Weight: 740kg
- Tags
- Robot, Autonomous, Universal, Dynamics, Strength, Perseverance
- Production Technology
- Laser cut, pressed and welded steel, Stainless steel and aluminum, powdercoated
- Design Challenge
- The form was developed over a year in iterations, respecting and emphasizing the multi-functionality of the adaptable platform. The creative process included elaboration of the main shell, the roof housing, and the mobile and stationary modular assemblies for multiple uses. The large number of visible components presented a challenge, overcome by using related angles. Directing details, balancing masses and proportions, and positioning of sensors, radar and lidar, was perfected in stages.
- Research
- The design project started in March 2023 using an existing construction of a working prototype, developed by Coming and the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Nis. Special attention in the design was devoted to stability of the robot bearing an agricultural machine, since the platform adapts to terrain with slopes of up to 30 degrees in all directions. For this purpose, mounting weights were added to the final solution, considering that the weight of the robot should not have exceeded 750kg.
- Inspiration
- Agar is a universal selfleveling platform for precision agriculture, a tractor replacement, mobile on extremely uneven terrains and under heavy loads. The form was modeled following the latest design tendencies, with strict technical limitations, to match or exceed the standards set by leading companies in the Smart Farming industry. Aesthetics emphasize robustness, dynamics and strength, equally present at any working height of the vehicle that adapts to the terrain, type and height of crop.
- Project Duration
- The design project lasted for a year, and was implemented in Belgrade, Nis and Boljevac
- Operation Flow
- Wheel motors are protected within a movable leg frame. The main battery pack can be changed by removing a magnetic fascia mask. Additional top battery pack, robotic arm or solar panel can be placed using roof profiles on the main shell. The wheels can be repositioned to the inside, allowing use between crop rows of different distances. The beveled shell gives good clearance, while latest RGB LED signaling lights arranged in a 360 design inform the user on working status and illuminate the path.
- Team Members
- Vladimir Zagorac
- Image Credits
- Images: Vladimir Zagorac
Video Credits: Coming, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Nis
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