University Project on agriculture quadcopter

Posted by Taha Bin Asghar on August 13, 2015 at 11:46am

hi everyone
I am a new member here and I like the way people help each other here by replying to posts.
I am a final year student of electrical engineering and I am planning to buy a quadcopter and implement GPS module on it so that it can take co-ordinates from the laptop and do an automated flight. Also I want to implement a spraying equipment on it to spray pesticides.
I have done my research and I found out that mostly pesticide spraying quadcopters cost $3000 for a payload of 2kg.
I need your help in my project. Can you recommend me how to move on with this venture. I will buy a quadcopter. Do you recommend me any cheap copter and it will be great.

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  • FerrosonicFPV August 17, 2015 at 3:59am

    Interesting comment snodgrass, not sure if I trust parts that are that cheap. 

    This guys project is not building a quad but its application and having gone to school I can imagine an Enginering student will have better things to do than turn screws and mount components.

    Also, to anyone offering a heavy UAV,

    FAA does not permit any flight above 55lbs. 

    While it is facinating that you made a 120lb payload drone, it is very illegal to fly one at this time.

    Its not responsible to throwing suggestions like that around either. People will go and begin to create a bad name for the industry or worse yet hurt themselves or someone else.

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    • Taha Bin Asghar August 22, 2015 at 10:22pm

      Yes and thank you for offering your help . I am sending you a PM right now.

  • FerrosonicFPV August 16, 2015 at 7:35am

    Oh, if you can also post a link to one of these Sprayer Drones that would be very helpful too.

  • FerrosonicFPV August 16, 2015 at 7:16am

    Hello,

    Depending on what your goals are with this multirotor, there are 2 directions to go in.

    1) PROOF OF CONCEPT: You're testing your sprayer idea and your drone will not be designed to service a large area.

    2) APPLICATION READY MODEL: You are using the drone to cover a significant area and carry significant payloads.

    I've just started a company custom building drones to unique applications such as this. I have designed a base model drone that is intended to define the standard in productive drones. Here are some points about my drone, but keep in mind that we can adjust the features for you, which will determine the required price.

    The Power System is efficient and capable of productively flying larger cameras and larger gimbals. The drone needs to have enough power and propeller area to be able to provide a useful flight time with a larger payload.

    The Automation System is really what you are paying for and ours is not only powerful but secure. Your drone returning to you depends on the automation. Our flight controller is the best available and our Telemetry/Control link is so powerful that it reaches far outside the flight range of the drone(up to 40km (24.9 Miles) depending on antennas and interference).

    The Video Signal we use is 5.8Ghz an ranges 2km - 6km(1.25 - 3.75 miles) depending on antennas and interference.

    The GPS we use is a Ublox M8n which is clearly of higher precision than the Ublox 6 or 7 models when you view the data sheet.

    The motors are made in America and are very high quality. The bearings are quality and you can right away see the purity of the copper wire in terms of its color. Cheap copper wire mixes in Tin, making it less orange, less conductive, less efficient.

    In conclusion: there are many aspects to consider for your drone. Send me a message and let me know what features you need and which ones you dont.

    How much is the total weight of the loaded chemical sprayer apparatus? (ex 1500g)

    What area will be sprayed with one payload?  (ex 1 Football field or 1.33 acres)

    Total area to be sprayed by the drone? ( 100 acres per week)

          - If the area is very large then a wing drone will make more sense than a multi-rotor

    Hope that isnt too much of a rant. There is much more to say of course but skype can help with that. My company just formed in April 2015 and I'm looking forward to helping people like yourself have a easy entry into the drone market.

    Please send me your contact info so we can chat more

    Justin Owens

    jowens@aerosurveysolutions.com

    Please check out STRATOS at www.aerosurveysolutions.com

    IMPORTANT NOTE: You want your signal to be strong enough that you never run into the edge of you range. More than enough signal power is just enough signal power.

    Be careful of clones electronics if your drone is worth much money. I've had a great time with them on my recreational models but they burned up after about 9 months. 

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    • Taha Bin Asghar August 22, 2015 at 10:15pm

      Wow that is a lot of information. I like the pixhawk link which you sent me. But on ebay i have heard there are a lot of scams. Are you sure it is a verified dealer?
      secondly I am looking for a frame like this one. But one just for the quadcopter.

      3691236881?profile=original

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    • Michal Rus August 15, 2015 at 11:47am

      Martin can you please provide some details of your spraying drone ? I don't see any HW details on your website.. Do you sell the drone or do just the service-based job ? Thanks

    • Taha Bin Asghar August 14, 2015 at 11:12pm

      Thank you a lot martin.
      If it is possible that we can correspond via skype sometimes then it will be great. if my project goes well we can collaborate for the commercial purpose and I have good social marketing skills too. 
      hopefully we can help each other quite well. 
      Do let me know what you think
      thanks...

    • Taha Bin Asghar August 22, 2015 at 10:07pm

      Sent you a PM my friend.

  • Taha Bin Asghar August 14, 2015 at 5:04am

    Hi everyone,

    I have selected this quadcopter  for the experimental pesticide spray. 

    http://dronefever.com/3DR-ArduCopter-Quad-C-Frame-Motors-Kit.html

     But I don't know how much payload it can carry. Also can anyone tell me about its performance related to my task. i need opinions on this.

    Suggestions will be appreciated.

    Thanks

    • Michal Rus > Taha Bin Asghar August 15, 2015 at 11:34am

      not a good option.. if you need to carry 2kg payload, that one will not do the job for sure..

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