Practical experience in the design process is an important part of undergraduate engineering education. The objective of this article is to illustrate how an ongoing research project provided design opportunities for undergraduate engineering students. Student teams in a capstone design course were engaged in the redesign and rebuilding of a mechanical plot‐scale, two‐row potato planter capable...

In this study, four different type seeders were evaluated for seed spacing, depth uniformity, and plant emergence at three forward speeds (3.6, 5.4, and 7.2 km h-1). The planter types were: no-till planter, precision vacuum planter, universal planter, and semi-automatic potato planter. The sowing uniformity of the horizontal distribution of seeds was described by using the multiple index, the m...

Intensive potato production technology provides for improving the process of planting tubers with a planter simultaneous treatment protective and stimulating liquids. To this end, design device was developed, parameters pneumatic slot sprayers recommended treated working fluids were optimized.