Vol. 11, Special Issue 1 (2022)

Author(s):
Ashulata Netam, Kishan Kumar Patel, Vikram Netam and Dr. RK Naik

Abstract:
Maize shelling manually is a very exhausting and time-consuming task. In this operation human palm and fingers got injured during maize shelling which decreases the efficiency of the farm workers. An appropriate technology is urgently needed for the tribal people to maximize profit. The main aim of this research is to design and fabricate various parts of pedal operated maize sheller to improve design quality and durability of the product. The performance of the machine was evaluated in terms of shelling efficiency, damage percentage and output capacity. Overall, this research includes processes like design, fabrication and assembling of various components etc.