Design of Ergonomic Paddy Harvesting Machine

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.