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Trend in the development of oil palm fruit harvesting technologies in Malaysia

Harvesting oil palm fresh fruit bunches (FFB) on tall oil palm trees is a laborious and hazardous task. Lately, with the escalating problem of labor shortage, the exigent demand to mechanize the harvesting task cannot be overlooked. Over the years, many harvesting methods and technologies have been...

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Main Authors: Nai Sowat, Sharence, Wan Ismail, Wan Ishak, Mahadi @ Othman, Muhammad Razif, Bejo, Siti Khairunniza, Mohd Kassim, Muhamad Saufi
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 2018
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/74340/1/Trend%20in%20the%20development%20of%20oil%20palm%20fruit%20harvesting%20technologies%20in%20Malaysia.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.743402020-04-17T16:01:31Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/74340/ Trend in the development of oil palm fruit harvesting technologies in Malaysia Nai Sowat, Sharence Wan Ismail, Wan Ishak Mahadi @ Othman, Muhammad Razif Bejo, Siti Khairunniza Mohd Kassim, Muhamad Saufi Harvesting oil palm fresh fruit bunches (FFB) on tall oil palm trees is a laborious and hazardous task. Lately, with the escalating problem of labor shortage, the exigent demand to mechanize the harvesting task cannot be overlooked. Over the years, many harvesting methods and technologies have been used and developed to increase the harvesting productivity. This paper reviews the conventional manual harvesting using manual labor, mechanization of harvesting task using harvesting machines as well as research on climbing robots for harvesting FFB in Malaysia. In essence, it provides an overview of the trend in the development of harvesting technologies in Malaysia. Realizing the potential of climbing robots for harvesting, the morphological structures and physical characteristics of oil palm trunks in its natural surroundings are examined closely to identify the challenges in the climbing and harvesting processes. Next, a set of design criteria is introduced to overcome those challenges. In addition, several mechanisms are proposed which play integral parts in enhancing the climbing and harvesting tasks. Penerbit Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 2018 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/74340/1/Trend%20in%20the%20development%20of%20oil%20palm%20fruit%20harvesting%20technologies%20in%20Malaysia.pdf Nai Sowat, Sharence and Wan Ismail, Wan Ishak and Mahadi @ Othman, Muhammad Razif and Bejo, Siti Khairunniza and Mohd Kassim, Muhamad Saufi (2018) Trend in the development of oil palm fruit harvesting technologies in Malaysia. Jurnal Teknologi (Sciences and Engineering), 80 (2). 83 - 91. ISSN 2180-3722; ESSN: 0127-9696 10.11113/jt.v80.11298
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description Harvesting oil palm fresh fruit bunches (FFB) on tall oil palm trees is a laborious and hazardous task. Lately, with the escalating problem of labor shortage, the exigent demand to mechanize the harvesting task cannot be overlooked. Over the years, many harvesting methods and technologies have been used and developed to increase the harvesting productivity. This paper reviews the conventional manual harvesting using manual labor, mechanization of harvesting task using harvesting machines as well as research on climbing robots for harvesting FFB in Malaysia. In essence, it provides an overview of the trend in the development of harvesting technologies in Malaysia. Realizing the potential of climbing robots for harvesting, the morphological structures and physical characteristics of oil palm trunks in its natural surroundings are examined closely to identify the challenges in the climbing and harvesting processes. Next, a set of design criteria is introduced to overcome those challenges. In addition, several mechanisms are proposed which play integral parts in enhancing the climbing and harvesting tasks.
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author Nai Sowat, Sharence
Wan Ismail, Wan Ishak
Mahadi @ Othman, Muhammad Razif
Bejo, Siti Khairunniza
Mohd Kassim, Muhamad Saufi
spellingShingle Nai Sowat, Sharence
Wan Ismail, Wan Ishak
Mahadi @ Othman, Muhammad Razif
Bejo, Siti Khairunniza
Mohd Kassim, Muhamad Saufi
Trend in the development of oil palm fruit harvesting technologies in Malaysia
author_facet Nai Sowat, Sharence
Wan Ismail, Wan Ishak
Mahadi @ Othman, Muhammad Razif
Bejo, Siti Khairunniza
Mohd Kassim, Muhamad Saufi
author_sort Nai Sowat, Sharence
title Trend in the development of oil palm fruit harvesting technologies in Malaysia
title_short Trend in the development of oil palm fruit harvesting technologies in Malaysia
title_full Trend in the development of oil palm fruit harvesting technologies in Malaysia
title_fullStr Trend in the development of oil palm fruit harvesting technologies in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Trend in the development of oil palm fruit harvesting technologies in Malaysia
title_sort trend in the development of oil palm fruit harvesting technologies in malaysia
publisher Penerbit Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
publishDate 2018
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/74340/1/Trend%20in%20the%20development%20of%20oil%20palm%20fruit%20harvesting%20technologies%20in%20Malaysia.pdf
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