Precision Agriculture as a Commercial Application for Solar-Powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Herwitz, Stanley R.; Johnson, Lee F.; Arvesen, J. C.; Higgins, Robert G.; Leung, Joseph; Dunagan, Stephen E.

doi:10.2514/6.2002-3404

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“…Additionally, by using an autopilot system to the aircraft, it is possible to work anywhere in the world [4]. Thus, the solar-powered aircrafts can be employed as an ideal communication platform and are especially suitable for the high-altitude, longendurance (HALE) missions, such as border surveillance [5], forest fire fighting, ground tracking [6], precision agriculture [7] and even the future exploration of Venus [8,9] and Mars [10,11].…”

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confidence: 99%

Reviews of methods to extract and store energy for solar-powered aircraft

Gao

Hou

Guo

et al. 2015

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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Reviews of methods to extract and store energy for solar-powered aircraft

Gao

Hou

Guo

et al. 2015

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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“…(R. Ehsani, 2013) Una aeronave no tripulada se puede utilizar para la distribución de pesticidas, fertilizantes y aditivos con la finalidad de mejorar la calidad del producto, pueden transmitir fotos y video en tiempo real para monitorear el estado de los cultivos. (S. Herwitz, 2002) En Japón el uso de aviones no tripulados en la agricultura se realiza desde hace más de 2 décadas, por ejemplo Yamaha comercializa helicópteros no tripulados que actualmente controlan 35% de las plagas en campos de arroz.…”

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Análisis Y Diseño De Una Aeronave No Tripulada Para Uso Agrícola

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Sampedro

Reyes

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The present research proposes to diversify the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) with rotating wings for applications in the agricultural sector. For this we have analyzed and designed an unmanned aircraft. In first instance the applications of this type of aircraft in this sector were reviewed to determine possible design conditions that would aid in the sizing and design of the aircraft. Once the requirements had been determined, aerodynamic analysis was carried out to size up and launch the required power output for the craft. This in order to optimize the weight and autonomous fight time to finally design an aircraft prototype built in carbon fiber with the aid of fault theories as applied to composite materials. At the end of the research, an unmanned aircraft of 6 rotors, each with an installed power supply of 700W was designed. The aircraft has an autonomous flight time of 40 minutes without a payload, 20 minutes with a payload of 3Kg, and 8 minutes with a payload of 5Kg. The commercial application of these aircraft are the monitoring of land and fumigation in inaccessible areas.

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“…Also, it has been used in crop management and agriculture activities including precision farming, spraying crops [6], or collecting high-spatial resolution images of the crops [7]. Moreover, oil and gas industry has used UAVs for pipeline inspection in order to maintain their value, protect them effectively against damage, and supervise the transmission process [8].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Yamaha RMax [19] ELWIRA [20] NASA Pathfinder solar powered [21] Sig Rascal [22] Monocoupe A90 [23] LUNA X-2000 [24] Cypher [25] Schiebel [26] …”

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confidence: 99%