The majority of farms in developing countries are small plots of less than two hectares. Most agricultural activities are done using walking-Type tractors (tillers) known as tillers. In our previous study, we designed and fabricated a cone clutch for the rotary axle of tillers was performed. Since tillers are guided by humans, a lightweight design is one of the most important factors for the comfort and safety of the user. Therefore, in this paper, the structural design of the proposed cone clutch was carried out based on Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Response Surface Methodology (RSM) and Artificial Neural Network (ANN) to reduce the weight. This study has shown that a combination of RSM and ANN techniques with FEA enables the structural design and low weight of the desired cone clutch on the rotary axle of rotary tillers.

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