Projeto informacional e conceitual de transplantadora modular para mudas de tabaco

Abstract

The tobacco-producing properties (Nicotiana) in the southern region of the state of Rio Grande do Sul have a total area of approximately 16.4 ha, where the cultivation of tobacco is destined for 2 to 4 ha. The economic importance of this culture for the region is pronounced, since it generates an annual contribution of R $ 2.57 billion to the state. Although it is an economically important crop, it still needs greater use of machinery for its production, as many activities are carried out manually, which leads to a large expenditure of time and energy on the part of these producers. Family farmers, who produce tobacco in the southern region of Rio Grande do Sul, have a lack of equipment and technologies to help them carry out the tasks required in this cultivation. Through this work, we sought to identify the needs and needs of family farmers who produce tobacco, in order to guide the project of a seedling transplant that speeds up and facilitates the work of implanting this culture. With that, the objective of the work was to develop the concept of a tobacco transplanting machine coupled to a multifunctional platform, based on the methodology called “Phase Model”, used by NIMEq - UFPel in the projects of machines dedicated to family farming. This methodology is composed of four stages, in which the phases of informational and conceptual design are applied in this work to develop a machine that transplants tobacco seedlings. Thus, the application of the two phases allowed the design of a seedling transplantation mechanism, characterized to meet the needs of producers, thus minimizing the demand for labor, as well as, as well as the implementation of a mechanized process that is accessible to tobacco producers.