Development of a UAV and a UGV for Precision Spraying

Nowadays plant diseases are one of the major problems for crop yields. To prevent negative effects of the plant diseases, enhancing the quality of products and reducing the costs are important elements for ideal crop yields. In recent years, the use of robots in farming fields is swiftly increasing in developed countries especially in precision farming and remote sensing applications. At present, it became a necessity to use of robots in agriculture when examined to benefit-cost ratio.This study focuses on the agricultural pesticide spraying method that sprays pesticides directly on plants to minimize the negative effects of pesticides on plants and soil. In line with this purpose a pest control mechanism that consists of a custom-designed multispectral camera, a spraying unit, a Ground Control Station (GCS) and a co-operated Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) with Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) were designed and manufactured. This mechanism is an advanced pesticide spraying alternative in contrast with traditional methods for agricultural pesticide applications.

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Fatih AkkoyunPhD in Mechanical Engineering Ten years' experience in successful lecturing, research and development mechatronics studies. C, C++, VHDL, PHP, MySQL, SolidWorks, Altium, Proteus Embedded Systems, Mechatronics, Industrial Automation systems.