As labor costs rise and labor shortages become increasingly prominent, spraying drones will undoubtedly help solve these pain points in agricultural production. Especially in terms of pest control, the advantages of spraying drones are obvious, such as speed, efficiency and economy. How do you usually understand the spraying drone operation? Next, Yitianhang technicians will analyze how to quickly understand the spraying drone operation:
1. Why spray an acre of land manually? The amount of water and pesticide used is much higher than that of spraying drones?
Traditional manual backpack or stretcher sprayer operations, the spray droplets are large, the amount of water and pesticide used in the same operating area That's big. The spraying drone uses a low-volume spray, and it is a high-concentration fine spray method, with smaller droplets. During the operation, the spray is evenly sprinkled on the crops through the pressure of the nozzle and the strong airflow of the aircraft propeller. , which can greatly reduce drug usage and water consumption. It is calculated that compared with traditional operation methods, drone spraying can save 30% of the amount of pesticides and 98% of the water consumption.
2. Can pesticide spraying drones still operate in strong winds?
Since the spray droplets of pesticides are finer, it is not suitable to spray when the wind is greater than level 4. When the wind blows, will we spray pesticides even if we do it manually? In fact, the same principle applies.
3. How does the spraying drone complete the spraying operation autonomously?
The spraying drone uses long-distance remote control operation and flight control navigation to operate autonomously. Before the spraying operation, the GPS information of the crops in the farmland is collected, the route is planned, and input into the internal control system of the ground station. The ground station issues instructions to the aircraft, and the aircraft can carry the spraying device and autonomously carry out the spraying operation. Completed, it will automatically fly back to the take-off point after completion. While the aircraft is spraying, the progress of the spraying operation can be observed in real time through the display interface of the ground station.
4. Will drone spraying be more effective than manual spraying?
UAV spraying is much more effective than manual spraying. This is because of plant protection. The drone operates 2-3 meters above the crops. The airflow generated by the aircraft propeller will blow the crop stems at an angle of about 70 degrees, and the crop leaves can be turned over, so that the liquid can enter different parts of the crops with the airflow. The front and back sides of the leaves allow all parts of the crop to be exposed to the pesticide. At the same time, aircraft spraying has a higher degree of atomization and smaller droplets, which can adhere more firmly to the crop surface, is less likely to cause waste, and has a high usage rate. However, the droplets of traditional spraying methods are relatively large, and the liquid does not easily adhere to the crops. If the spray exceeds 50%, it will flow into the soil along the crop stems with the swing of the leaves, which not only pollutes the environment but also results in a low usage rate of pesticides.
How to quickly understand spraying drone operations? I believe everyone knows it. The scale of low-altitude spraying operations of spraying drones can reach 1 acre of land per minute. Small spraying drones can spray about 500 acres of land in a day. For large plant spraying drones, the amount can be doubled.