Organization of the Paper

Chapter One: This chapter includes the background of maize production in the world and
our country Ethiopia,history of maize sheller, general shelling technoque and equipments for
shelling maize, statement of the problem that we initiate to do the project, objectives,
Significance of the Project and scope of the project.

Chapter two: This chapter talks about literature review of before threshing machines and it
talks about different threshing mechanisms of maize that are hand shelling, maize shelling
with rotary equipment, maize threshing with motorized equipment , theoretical frame work of
the machine that design.

Chapter three: This chapter includes the design methodology of the machine,

analysis method, design consideration of the machine, working principle of the machine to be
designed, design specification, geometrical analysis of the machine that means over all
dimensions of the machine, design analysis of each components, determination of threshing
force and threshing power at different pedal speed, cost estimation and assembly drawing of
the machine to be design.

Chapter four: This chapter talks the discussion and result or the final results that come up
with the design analysis in chapter three.

Chapter five: This chapter also talks about the conclusion and recommendation of the
project.