Drone Operated Crop Monitoring and Agrochemical Spraying in Agriculture

Abstract

Agriculture plays a strategic role in a country's economic development process. In order to raise the farm productivity and to develop proficient administration, it is crucial to look into the growth of the crops, then the surrounding environment and farming operations. Earlier most of the human communities fully depend on agriculture for their survival. But now the scenario is totally opposite due to various reasons. It is our duty and also important to consider the proper and smart utilization of good resources. The main issue nowadays is using agro chemicals. To have a good resource it is mandatory to use agrochemicals in agriculture to maintain the quality of the plants. In agricultural crop fields, agrochemicals are generally used to increase productivity and improve quality. Through improved spraying effectiveness, the amount of pesticide used in agriculture can be minimized and the risk of environmental damage can be mitigated.. However direct contact with these agro chemicals can result in various diseases like cancers, birth defects, reproductive dysfunction, nausea, rashes etc. Also most of the agro chemicals are wasted during the time of spray. But if agrochemical is used, then it will improve agricultural quality production. By considering all these, a new system is proposed which consists of Drone, Tank for agrochemical, Camera and Controllers and other supporting mechanisms. The proposed system will be operated by a human over the farming filed and monitors all the area through the camera. The proposed system will give the details of affected area alone, so that only those areas can be sprayed with the help of micro nozzle. Due this human contact will be avoided, amount of agrochemicals used will be reduced, the quality and production of crop will be increased. Also it will reduce the cost of agrochemicals used.