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Automated And Efficient Farming Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Abstract: In this paper we are presenting a very noble and efficient idea of precise farming by using the concept of unmanned aerial vehicle and telescopic extension mounted with sensors. The field is divided into a matrix form and each square of the matrix being a sensing point. The unmanned aerial vehicle( UAV) , comes and stagnates over one such sensing points after which the motorized telescopic extend itself and penetrates the soil and the sensors senses the different soil conditions. Depending on the soil conditions it operates the local sprinklers and sprays fertilizers as required. The system is energized from solar power so as to accomate for the increasing energy demand of the drone.

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Patent Information

Application #
Filing Date
22 February 2019
Publication Number
35/2020
Publication Type
INA
Invention Field
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Status
Email
patent@iem.edu.in
Parent Application

Applicants

INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
Salt Lake Electronics Complex, Gurukul, Y-12 Block EP, Street Number 18, Sector V, Salt Lake City, Kolkata, West Bengal 700091

Inventors

1. ROHAN BASAK
Salt Lake Electronics Complex, Gurukul, Y-12 Block EP, Street Number 18, Sector V, Salt Lake City, Kolkata, West Bengal 700091
2. IPSHITA PAL
Salt Lake Electronics Complex, Gurukul, Y-12 Block EP, Street Number 18, Sector V, Salt Lake City, Kolkata, West Bengal 700091
3. APRATARKYA BANDYOPADHAYAY
Salt Lake Electronics Complex, Gurukul, Y-12 Block EP, Street Number 18, Sector V, Salt Lake City, Kolkata, West Bengal 700091
4. SOHAM NAG
Salt Lake Electronics Complex, Gurukul, Y-12 Block EP, Street Number 18, Sector V, Salt Lake City, Kolkata, West Bengal 700091
5. T K RANA
Salt Lake Electronics Complex, Gurukul, Y-12 Block EP, Street Number 18, Sector V, Salt Lake City, Kolkata, West Bengal 700091
6. MALAY GANGAPADHYAY
Salt Lake Electronics Complex, Gurukul, Y-12 Block EP, Street Number 18, Sector V, Salt Lake City, Kolkata, West Bengal 700091

Specification

Claims:Claims:
Claim1. An automated and precise farming using unmanned aerial vehicle comprising

a drone containing the basic working module of the system; a motorised telescopic extension attached to the said drone containing the module;nutrient content sensor and moisture content sensor attached to the penetrating end of the said motorised extension; sensor feedback ciruit present on the said drone; and valves for the various containers containing water and fertilisers present on the said drone.

Claim2.The drone as in claim1,wherein said may be a quadcopter, hexcopter or octcopter.

Claim3.The drone as in claim1,wherein said motorised telescopic extension will be attached to the bottom plate of the said drone by means of rivets so that the extension may produce itself in the downward direction.

Claim4.The motorised telescopic extension as in claim1,wherein said will be made of aluminium,so that it is of light weight and easier for the drone to carry.

Claim5.The nutrient content sensor and moisture content sensor attached to the penetrating end of the said motorised extention as in claim1,so as to help collect information from the soil by piercing into it.
, Description:The application of fertilizers in agricultural areas is of prime importance for crop yields . Even then the farmers are unable to evenly distribute the fertilizers all over the farm. Moreover it becomes time consuming .The farmer can spray the fertilizers using drone evenly all over the field. It reduces the workload of the farmers and also the work is done at the cost of lower amount of time. Unmanned aerial vehicles have became cheaper because many control functions can be implemented in software rather than depending on to expensive hardware . Here we are using telescopic extension mounted sensor so that it can penetrate deep inside the soil. The sensor will then be used for culturing soil conditions and do the needful, that is supply the soil with the necessary amount of nutrient required by controlling the valves of fertilisers present on the drone.
A lot of work has been done in this field. For the past decade drones has been an integral part of the agricultural industry, but even after survey from [1],[2],[3],[4],[5],[6],[7], we have concluded that everyone has utilised drones to spread fertilisers all over the field without having the knowledge about the quantities needed by the soil at various places across the ground. Thereafter we have also concluded that no one has worked on this field of automated and efficient farming using the concept of telescopic extension mounted sensors and ground penetration.

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Application Documents

# Name Date
1 201931006946-FER.pdf 2022-09-13
1 201931006946-FORM 1 [22-02-2019(online)].pdf 2019-02-22
2 201931006946-DRAWINGS [22-02-2019(online)].pdf 2019-02-22
2 201931006946-FORM 13 [23-03-2022(online)].pdf 2022-03-23
3 201931006946-COMPLETE SPECIFICATION [22-02-2019(online)].pdf 2019-02-22
3 201931006946-FORM 18 [10-03-2022(online)].pdf 2022-03-10
4 201931006946-COMPLETE SPECIFICATION [22-02-2019(online)].pdf 2019-02-22
4 201931006946-FORM 18 [10-03-2022(online)].pdf 2022-03-10
5 201931006946-DRAWINGS [22-02-2019(online)].pdf 2019-02-22
5 201931006946-FORM 13 [23-03-2022(online)].pdf 2022-03-23
6 201931006946-FER.pdf 2022-09-13
6 201931006946-FORM 1 [22-02-2019(online)].pdf 2019-02-22

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