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A Comparative Study on Application of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems in Agriculture

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AGRICULTURE-BASEL
Volume 11, Issue 1, Pages -

Publisher

MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/agriculture11010022

Keywords

UAV; unmanned aerial vehicle; agricultural UAV; NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index); spraying system; livestock; agricultural monitoring

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Funding

  1. Key Research and Development Plan Project of Hebei province, China [19210404D]
  2. Key research and development project from Hebei Province, China [20351802D]
  3. National Natural Science Foundation of China [42075129]
  4. Graduate Innovation Funding Project of Hebei Province [CXZ-ZSS2020031]

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There is a significant demand for drone and UAS development in the agricultural sector, playing a crucial role in helping developing countries achieve economic prosperity. Financial investments in agriculture have been increasing, but the sector still faces significant losses. Utilizing drones for spraying pesticides and fertilizers can reduce health issues and the number of workers, enhancing agricultural productivity effectively.
Presently in agriculture, there is much ample scope for drone and UAS (Unmanned Aircraft System) development. Because of their low cost and small size, these devices have the ability to help many developing countries with economic prosperity. The entire aggregation of financial investments in the agricultural area has increased appreciably in recent years. Sooth to say, agriculture remains a massive part of the world's commercial growth, and due to some complications, the agriculture fields withstand massive losses. Pets and destructive insects seem to be the primary reasons for certain degenerative diseases. It minimizes the potential productivity of the crops. For increasing the quality of the plants, fertilizers and pesticides are appropriately applied. Using UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) for spraying pesticides and fertilizing materials is an exuberant contraption. It adequately reduces the rate of health dilemma and the number of workers, which is quite an impressive landmark. Willing producers are also adopting UAVs in agriculture to soil and field analysis, seed sowing, lessen the time and costs correlated with crop scouting, and field mapping. It is rapid, and it can sensibly diminish a farmer's workload, which is significantly a part of the agricultural revolution. This article aims to proportionally represent the concept of agricultural purposed UAV clear to the neophytes. First, this paper outlines the harmonic framework of the agricultural UAV, and then it abundantly illustrates the methods and materials. Finally, the article portrays the outcome.

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