Agricultural drones: the “air engine” of smart agriculture
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2025-05-10
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Agricultural drones are revolutionizing traditional farming methods, becoming a core tool for modern farm management by virtue of their high efficiency, precision and intelligence.
First, the core advantages of agricultural drones
1. Efficiency revolution - 1 person control, hundreds of acres of daily operation
Pesticide spraying/fertilizer application: the daily operation capacity of a single machine reaches 300~500 mu (artificial only 5~10 mu), increasing the efficiency by 30 times+.
Rice broadcasting: drone seeding speed 200 mu/hour, 50 times faster than manual, and higher seedling rate.
Mapping inspection: 10 minutes to complete 100 acres of farmland high-definition mapping, quickly generate NDVI growth map.
2. Precision agriculture - centimeter-level variable operations
RTK positioning technology: route error <2cm, avoiding heavy spraying and missed spraying, saving 30%~50% of pesticides.
AI prescription map: through multi-spectrum analysis, it automatically identifies pest and disease areas and realizes precise variable application of pesticides.
Intelligent obstacle avoidance: radar + vision system, automatic obstacle avoidance, complex terrain can also be stable flight.
3. Cost reduction - save medicine, water and labor
Increase the utilization rate of medicine by 90% (atomized particle size of 50~150 microns, full coverage of the back of leaves).
Reduces soil compaction, protects crop roots, and improves yield.
1 drone = 10 workers, payback in 3 years (take 1000 acres farm as an example).
4. Environmental safety - zero pollution, low risk
Electric/Hydrogen power: zero carbon emission (traditional farm machines have high fuel consumption and pollution).
Human-medicine separation: avoid farmers' contact with pesticides, reduce the risk of poisoning.
Second, the main application scenarios of agricultural drones
1. Plant protection spraying (core application)
Insecticide/fungicide/foliar fertilizer spraying, covering rice, wheat, corn, orchards, etc.
Typical case: DJI T60 plant protection machine, 60kg load, 320 acres of operation per hour.
2. Crop health monitoring
Multi-spectral camera analyzes NDVI (Vegetation Index) for early detection of disease, water shortage, and fertilizer deficiency.
Thermal imaging identifies irrigation loopholes and optimizes water use.
3. Drone seeding
Rice/oilseed rape direct seeding: seeds are accurately shot into the soil, eliminating the need for seedling transplantation.
Grassland/forestland replanting: suitable for ecological restoration.
4. Farmland Mapping and Digital Agriculture
Generate high-definition maps to assist land leveling and irrigation planning.
Yield prediction: Combine with AI analysis to predict mu yield and optimize harvesting plan.
5. Disaster Assessment and Insurance Loss Determination
After floods and hailstorms, quickly scan the damaged area to provide a basis for claims.
Third, the future trend of agricultural drones
Hydrogen-powered long endurance: the endurance exceeds 4 hours (such as Fengfei V50), which is suitable for super-large-scale farms.
AI fully autonomous operation: automatically identifying pests and diseases, generating application programs, realizing unmanned farms.
5G + drone cluster: multi-machine cooperative operation, efficiency is increased by another 5~10 times.
Agricultural robotics ecology: drones are linked with unmanned tractors and intelligent irrigation systems to create a closed loop of intelligent agriculture.
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