Triangular Greenness Index (TGI) is calcultated from the area of a triangle that is defined by 3 points for the reflectance pf wavelength (480nm, R480, 550nm, R550 and 670nm, R670, R= Reflectance of wavelength). The formula for TGI is: TGI = -0.5[190(R670 – R550) – 120(R670 – R480)] Article: U.S. Department of Agriculture: Agricultural ResearchService,
Biomimetic refers to how one uses nature or natural processes, shape, or structural form to inspire and emulate in synthetic processes in order to solve issues that arise for us from the human world perspective. Reference
introduction Application/Software Types (By Function) Purpose How it works Acquisition software Used for controlling the drone during the flight. Examples include: Pix4D Capture, Maps Made Easy, and UCGS: A Desktop software for image/video stitching software. The grower flies a drone over the plants and field to collect images that provide information about the health, disease
There are drones that have been designed to mimic the flight behavior of predator birds to scare away pest birds that feed off the fruit from a grower’s crop. Further, many of these drones have a predator bird silhouette and emit sounds that add to the alarming menace of the drone. Currently, these drones must
Many of us seek methods to optimize crop production by gaining more information from the field. Various technologies are available for grower’s aid electronic devices, sensors, data management applications, and artificial intelligence (AI) technology, to name a few. These trends became more critical in the past decade or so and became a center of research
Agriculturalists are moving towards applying more advanced technology in order to maximize crop production and workflow efficiency. Some technological advances that have been made are the development in artificial intelligence (AI), electronic devices, and sensors. These technologies are often applied to data collection such as crop count, plant disease assessment, drought monitoring, and soil analysis.
Prosumer drones are an excellent option to consider when finding a suitable drone for agricultural use. These drones are designed for serious recreational users and professional pilots and often come with a built-in camera or the ability to mount one. They are typically ready to use right out of the box without additional expenses or
Drone Bird Company is a Dutch technology company who has developed a realistic bird-shaped drones to use for managing pest bird issues. Their drone, Falcon-shaped 3D printed drone which actually looks like a bird of prey. Specifically, the drone mimics the size, weight and shape and flight behavior of a Peregrine Falcon. Aerium Analytic’s is
The Aerodrone Avian Scout drone has been developed by an Australian company, Bask Aerospace Pty. Ltd. The drone has a quadcopter design. It has a payload, Screecher, that puts out a variety of sounds that are known to scare birds away from the crop area. Aerodrone has developed software for planning flight missions so that
V-Raptor, developed by Ventor Innovations, is a drone that looks like a bird of prey.It has been specifically designed to look like the species, Aquila fasciata or commonly known as Bonelli’s eagle. This shape is recognized by pest birds as a bird that would pose a threat and also has the ability to capture its