UAV Aided Irrigation Using Object Detection Through Wireless Communication Technology

• Published in: 2018 2nd International Conference on Trends in Electronics and Informatics (ICOEI) pp. 714 - 719
• Main Authors: Ajith, G, Narasimha Bharadwaj, C, Naveen kumar, T S, Sriharsha Nag, T S, Gururaj, C.
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01-05-2018
• Subjects: Batteries; Brushless DC motors; Classifier and identifier; Conferences; Feature extraction; Imag processing tool; Modified Bag of words; Tuning PI values;Soft motor mounting; UAV; Wireless communication
• DOI: 10.1109/ICOEI.2018.8553787

At a time when all sectors are diversifying the range of applications of unmanned aerial vehicles, one of the largest communities in India that is yet to reap the benefits of this advanced technology is that of the farmers. Survey of vast swathes of agricultural land to determine how well they are irrigated is often a laborious process. This procedure can be rendered simple using UAVs. The aim of this work is to assess whether a parcel of farmland is irrigated, and to what extent. The use of UAVs will enable survey of large tracts to be surveyed in a matter of days. Moreover, use of UAVs easily offsets the disadvantages of accessing real-time data from satellites, which normally takes months to obtain. Among the tools that will be used for this purpose include remote sensing technology, image processing software and bluetooth.