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The Use of UAVs in Precision Agriculture

The Use of UAVs in Precision Agriculture. By: Bryce Payne. What’s a UAV?.

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The Use of UAVs in Precision Agriculture

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  1. The Use of UAVs in Precision Agriculture By: Bryce Payne

  2. What’s a UAV? • is an acronym for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, which is defined as a powered, aerial vehicle that does not carry a human operator, uses aerodynamic forces to provide vehicle lift, can fly autonomously or be piloted remotely, can be expendable or recoverable, and can carry a lethal or nonlethal payload. (U.S. Department of Defense)

  3. Benefits • Less manpower required • Less maintenance • More flexible • Capable of doing jobs that are hard, repetitive, and dangerous.

  4. Current Use • Survey • Aerial photos • NDVI • Thermal images

  5. UAVs in Agriculture Im IV-A Pteryx UAV CropCam

  6. Cropcam • image-on-demand and is an inexpensive alternative to satellite, or, flying an airplane over a field. • provide images of crops, drainage, environmental, spraying, precision agriculture, etc. • http://www.cropcam.com/

  7. Pteryx UAV • flying multiple missions per day without reprogramming the autopilot • ability to rearrange camera head interior with minimal effort • single button operation • no need for groundstation • enclosing the camera for better protection against dirt • ability to accommodate most powerful compact digital camera models, weight range 200...1000g • http://www.trigger.pl/pteryx/index.php

  8. Potential • UAV Sprayers • Yamaha's RMAX • Cost: RC $150,000~$230,000, Autonomous $1,000,000 (ground station, antennas, computers, monitors and two complete autonomous airframes and a four camera system)

  9. Challenges • Cost • Technical Experience • Software Crashes • Liability • Farming Traditions

  10. Conclusion • UAVs can be very effective in high value crops (fruits and vegetables) and large scale farms. • As the price of electronics goes down the price for a UAV will go down as well. • Use of UAVs will become a great tool to the farmer in surveying and possibly in pesticide spraying.

  11. Questions?

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