| dc.description.abstract | The process of harvesting paddy with a sickle is still done by the absence of a paddy
harvesting machine in accordance with the existing agricultural land in Indonesia at a low
price, where agricultural land in Indonesia is narrowly averaged with a bumpy topography
condition. Combine harvester engines are not yet possible for use on these lands. Therefore it is
necessary to research the design of an ergonomic paddy harvesting machine. The purpose of
this research is to design an ergonomic paddy harvester. This research uses the method of
Quality Function Deployment (QFD) because the method is very suitable to be used in product
development in accordance with consumer expectation and desire. The results of this research
indicate that there are nine attribute consumer needs in designing paddy harvesting machine
that is; portable, cheap, multifunctional, lightweight, ergonomic, maximum speed, easy to
disassemble, easy to maintain, and spare parts easily available. From the nine attributes of
consumer needs, a discussion with experts in the field of rice harvesting machine that produces
some technical requirements are; material type, blade, motor drive, unloading slot, wheel, long
handle of a knife. This paddy harvesting machine can help farmers to harvest paddy and
increase paddy harvesting capacity. | en_US |
