Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are now being promoted by Government of India through liberal policies under drone rules 2021, standard operating procedures for chemicals and nutrient applications in agriculture and subsidy scheme for “Kissan drones”. Knowledge of drone technology is very essential for development of better ecosystem for drones in agriculture. This book will be very useful for the students, scientist and researcher for understanding of the fundamentals of drone technology and its applications in different areas like precision farming, disaster management, mapping and surveying, asset inspection, aerial photography, live streaming of events, product delivery, etc. This book is designed and framed according to the necessity of learning fundamentals of drone technology and its applications in different domain especially in agriculture related research. The book introduces the history of drones with changing timeline, definitions and terminologies of agricultural UAVs, different types of UAVs and their classification and rules and regulations for drones as per DGCA guidelines. The book contains major applications of UAVs (drones) in agriculture like crop monitoring, soil and field analysis, spraying pesticides and fertilizers. It also covers the use of UAVs with sensors to detect crop health issues in real time, accurately assess losses after a major weather event which can save some money by limited use of labour and resources.
Dr. S. M. Nalawade Professor & Head Department of Farm Machinery & Power Engg. Dr. A.S. College of Agricultural Engineering and CAAST Member, MPKV, Rahuri-413722
Dr. S. D. Gorantiwar Director of Research, Head Department of Agricultural Engineering & Principal Investigator of CAAST-CSAWM MPKV, Rahuri-413722
Dr. M. G. Shinde Professor Department of Soil & Water Conservation Engineering & Co-Principal Investigator CAAST-CSAWM, MPKV, Rahuri-413722
Dr. R. C. Agrawal Deputy Director General (Agriculture Education) and National Director, NAHEP Indian Council of Agricultural Research New Delhi, India
Dr. Prabhat Kumar National Coordinator (CAAST & Comp-2), National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP), Krishi Anusandhan Bhavan-II (KAB-II), Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Pusa Campus New Delhi-110012, India
Dr. (Ms) Anuradha Agrawal National Coordinator (CAAST & Comp-2) National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP) Krishi Anusandhan Bhavan-II (KAB-II) Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Pusa Campus New Delhi-110012, India
Dr. G. B. Bhanage Research Associate (Farm Machinery & Power Engineering) CAAST-CSAWM MPKV, Rahuri-413722
Er. Y. S. Dighe Research Associate (Mechanical Engineer) CAAST-CSAWM MPKV, Rahuri-413722
Er. S. R. Warale Research Associate (Electronics & Communication) CAAST-CSAWM MPKV, Rahuri-413722
I. Research & Development Facilities for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) at MPKV, Rahuri ...................................... 1 Dr. Sachin Nalawade
Section-I: Fundamentals of UAVs
2. Introduction of UAVs .................................................................... 13 Mr. Swanand Gudhate
3. Historical Aspects of UAVs Technology .................................... 23 Mr. Tushar Bidave
4. Classifications and Types of UAVs ............................................. 27 Ms. Dhriti Shah and Mr. Rahul Ambegaonkar
5. Definitions, Terminologies and Parts of UAVs ......................... 43 Cap. Yash Patel
6. Sensors Used in UAVs and Its Applications ............................. 49 Cap. Yash Patel
7. Flight Simulator and Flight Modes .............................................. 55 Mr. Rahul Ambegaokar Contents
Section-II: UAV Aerodynamics, Weather and Meteorology and Payloads
8. UAV Aerodynamics ...................................................................... 65 Mr. Kaleeswaran Periyasamy
9. Wingtip Devices and Adaptive Wing Technology ................... 77 Mr. Kaleeswaran Periyasamy
10. Payloads ........................................................................................... 95 Mr. ArunJeya Prakash
11. Weather and Meteorology .......................................................... 107 Mr. Ganesh Arvind Shankar
Section-III: Emergency Handlings, Maintenance of UAVs and Rules and Regulation of UAVs
12. Identification and Handling In-flight Emergencies ............... 115 Capt Yash Patel
13. UAV Maintenance ....................................................................... 119 Mr. Swanand Gudhate
14. UAV Regulatory Guidelines in India........................................ 131 Dr. S.M. Nalawade and Dr. G.B. Bhanage
Section - IV: Applications of UAVs
15. Drone Application ....................................................................... 163 Mr. Atul Chaudhari
16. Introduction to the UAV Applications in Precision Farming ......................................................................... 179 Mr. Arun Jeya Prakash
17. Spraying UAV ............................................................................. 189 Mr. Atul Chaudhari
