Design of citrus fruit separator based on color and size using arduino

Abstract

Agriculture is one of the abundant natural resources in Indonesia. Agriculture is one of the main sources of the nation's foreign exchange, both as raw materials and as finished goods. One of the products shipped is citrus fruit. Oranges typically range in size and maturity level. Oranges are still processed conventionally after harvest. Oranges are still gathered by farmers in a single container, and the purifying procedure can be completed manually. Therefore, a technique for automatically sorting citrus fruits according to size and color was developed to make life easier for citrus producers. Utilizing experimental techniques, this system gathers empirical data from each automatic sorting procedure. The mechanical sorting size for the TCS3200 sensor is made with a 30 degree tilt to make the sorting and color sorting operation easier. Arduino Mega 2560 is the data processing controller in use. The citrus fruit separator, however, makes use of two MG996 servo motors. Citrus fruits may be sorted automatically using this approach with a success rate of 83.3% for color sorting and 71.1% for size sorting.

Keywords: automatic sort system, experimental method, empirical data, TCS3200 color sensor