Project facts
- Role
- Concept, exterior design, 3D modelling, visualisation
- Team
- Roua Belkhiria & Diana Zillner
- Context
- 3rd semester, Industrial Design, HTW Berlin, Prof. Jan Vietze
- Practice partner
- Mercedes-Benz AG — Vehicle Pre-Development, Future Studies & Vehicle Concepts (Dipl.-Ing. M.Des. Martin Werner)
- Year
- 2020–2021
Overview
Weedy is an advanced autonomous agricultural machine designed to promote ecologically sustainable plant growth. Gripping arms remove weeds without harmful chemicals, which protects the health of the people who eat the crop as much as the environment it grows in. Solar panels on the roof keep the machine largely energy self-sufficient.
How it works
GPS and sensors position the vehicle, while its vision system follows the crop rows and detects the presence and position of weeds in and between them. The grippers act on those signals simultaneously, moving vertically to a maximum height of 110 cm and horizontally for precision.
Sprockets with rubber tracks carry the weight across the field without damaging the soil, and the whole machine is monitored and controlled through an app.
Details
The chain wheel cover, the vehicle logo and the WEEDY brand mark were developed alongside the vehicle itself.
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