Agricultural Spraying Drones: Advantages and Disadvantages
Mehran Shahrooz, Amin Talaeizadeh, Aria Alasty
Abstract
Food security is threatened due to population growth and traditional agriculture is no longer adequate. Agriculture is one of the main foundation s of a developed economy today. In recent years, agriculture is revolutionized and automatized. The most advanced aspect of automation of agriculture is precision agriculture. Precision agriculture has become essential due to its potentials and applications Including smart irrigation, agricultural robotics, remote sensing, and mapping. Agricultural robotics has come to the aid of farmers and has made farming easier and more efficient. Using drones in smart farming not only makes farming more accurate but also can help people farm smarter. Among agricultural drones, the performance of spraying drones is very impressive and reliable. In this article, the advantages and disadvantages of the spraying drone will be investigated. Spraying drones are fast and use a low amount of water and have a few more advantages. On the other hand, there are a few drawbacks including battery efficiency. Inconclusion, spraying drones are a good solution to spray the crop fields.