Chicken Coop Cleaner Prototype: 'Pooper-Picker-Upper'
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Since 1905, the Department of Agricultural Engineering, now the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (ABE), has been a leader in providing engineering solutions to agricultural problems in the United States and the world. The department’s original mission was to mechanize agriculture. That mission has evolved to encompass a global view of the entire food production system–the wise management of natural resources in the production, processing, storage, handling, and use of food fiber and other biological products.
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In 1905 Agricultural Engineering was recognized as a subdivision of the Department of Agronomy, and in 1907 it was recognized as a unique department. It was renamed the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering in 1990. The department merged with the Department of Industrial Education and Technology in 2004.
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1905–present
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- Department of Agricultural Engineering (1907–1990)
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- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (parent college)
- College of Engineering (parent college)
- Department of Industrial Education and Technology, (merged, 2004)
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Our client Fred Davis is a Part-time farmer who works on his small-scale family farm called Davis Farms, located in Sioux City, Iowa. Cleaning chicken coops on a consumer level is a long and tedious process that can be dangerous to your health. The heat and the repetitive movements of bending over and shoveling can cause strain on the body. Our main focus in this project is to manufacture a prototype that will improve cleanliness and time efficiency. In turn, the Prototype will minimize the strain caused on our client's body; improvement will be demonstrated through our gradual ergonomic-focused surveys and quantitative data achieved through controlled field testing. These improvements will take place through the implementation of our Prototype, "The Pooper Picker Upper," which will be designed/manufactured by our team. With the Implementation of our Prototype, our client will be able to improve his work environment by making it less tedious and more time-efficient. If this Prototype proves to be a great success, we could help other small-scale chicken farmers who may be facing similar difficulties using a shovel to clean.