Design and development of an unmanned aerial vehicle for agricultural spraying in Brazil

Jose Roberto Rasi; Mario Mollo Neto; Roberto  Bernardo

doi:10.31686/ijier.vol8.iss12.2866

Authors

Jose Roberto Rasi FACCAT College, Tupã / SP, Brazil
Mollo Neto São Paulo State University - UNESP https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8341-4190
Roberto Bernardo FADAP COLLEGE https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3140-9138

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol8.iss12.2866

Keywords:

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Precision agriculture, Sprayer

Abstract

This paper presents the development of the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and its configurations as a platform for agricultural sprayers, with a hopper with a capacity of 100 kg, which can perform better maneuvers than conventional agricultural aviation, for precision spraying on small and medium Brazilian properties agricultural. The development and construction focused on precision spray agriculture, taking into account the reduction of costs and accident risks, modernizing, and complementing the activity. Prince Air Models Ltd. made the prototype with resources from FAPESP under Brazilian patent number PI 0404045-7 B1. It presented acceptable results for all flight situations requested with 100 kg of payload and flying in typical maneuvers and agricultural patterns.

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Author Biographies

Jose Roberto Rasi, FACCAT College, Tupã / SP, Brazil

Professor, Faculty of Engenharia de Produção
Mollo Neto, São Paulo State University - UNESP

Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering
Roberto Bernardo, FADAP COLLEGE

Professor, Faculty of Business Administration

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