Conceptual development of automated harvester for tall oil palm tree
Mohd Hudzari Razali1, Muhammad Aliuddin Bakar2, Muhammad Syukri Mohd Sabir3.
Innovation and invention in field mechanization for oil palm sector has created a
variety of advancement in technology. The change in oil palm operation to mechanization
will overcome the problem of labour shortage occurrence in oil palm sector. The problem
occurs in harvesting tall oil palm is the height of oil palm that causes difficulty to cut the
fresh fruit bunch by using manual labour. Moreover, the use of automated harvester also will
make the harvesting operation easier without the requirement of skilled labour and ensuring
labour safety. The automated harvester has advantages and disadvantages that need to be
improved in meeting the oil palm requirement. This study overviews the mechanization that
are used in harvesting tall oil palm. This research project has resulted in the development of
high technology mechanization based on previously developed machine for harvesting fresh
fruit bunches (FFB) at 10 meter and above of oil palm age tress. However, the previous
developed machines cannot be accepted in the current and widely practiced Industrial
revolution 4.0 (IR4.0). Mechanization approach makes harvesting tall oil palm a reality to
overcome the problem that normally occur in oil palm sector due to height of oil palm.
Affiliation:
- Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Jasin, Melaka, Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Jasin, Melaka, Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Jasin, Melaka, Malaysia
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