Autonomous Agricultural Pesticide Spraying UAV

An adaptive approach for UAV-based pesticide spraying in dynamic environments

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2017.04.011 0168-1699/ 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. ⇑ Corresponding author at: Technological Sciences Center (CCT), Northern Paraná State University (UENP), Rodovia BR-369 Km 54, Vila Maria, CP 261 – Zip Code: 86360-000, Bandeirantes, Paraná, Brazil. E-mail address: [email protected] (B.S. Faiçal). 1 Agriculture Department (2003) defines a pest i...

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