JME4110: Table-Top Soybean Hand Crank Harvester

Authors

• Andy Vu, Washington University in St. LouisFollow
• Gretchen Paden, Washington University in St. LouisFollow
• Ryan Donaldson, Washington University in St. LouisFollow
• David Ha, Washington University in St. LouisFollow
• Samuel Hesselbein, Washington University in St. LouisFollow

Publication Date

Summer 2024

Document Type

Final Report

Problem Statement

Manual soybean harvesting is laborious and inefficient, leading to crop damage and inconsistent results. A tabletop, hand-cranked harvester offers a more efficient, ergonomic solution for small-scale operations through an automated method of harvesting soybeans for a laboratory setting.

Author's School

McKelvey School of Engineering

Author's Department

Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Class Name

Mechanical Engineering Design Project (UMSL JME 410)

Comments

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If there is an issue with grip of the belt where the pods are splitting open at the head but remain intact at the tail end of the shell casing, a recommended texture to add to the belt can be chicken wire with smaller diameters in the holes to add a teeth onto the belt for further variable crushing levels to the area of contact upon the pods without damaging the soybeans inside.

Recommended Citation

Vu, Andy; Paden, Gretchen; Donaldson, Ryan; Ha, David; and Hesselbein, Samuel, "JME4110: Table-Top Soybean Hand Crank Harvester" (2024). Washington University / UMSL Mechanical Engineering Design Project JME 4110. 74.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/jme410/74