Development of a Versatile UAV Platform for Agricultural Applications

This paper presents the SAE-USM's (School of Aerospace Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) research initiatives in designing a versatile platform for agricultural applications. The 30 kilograms UAV is designed to allow very high resolution pictures of 1-2 centi...

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Main Authors: Mohd. Yusof, I., Chuang, K. L., Basuno, B., Mohd. Dahlan, S. F.
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2006
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author Mohd. Yusof, I.
Chuang, K. L.
Basuno, B.
Mohd. Dahlan, S. F.
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Chuang, K. L.
Basuno, B.
Mohd. Dahlan, S. F.
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description This paper presents the SAE-USM's (School of Aerospace Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) research initiatives in designing a versatile platform for agricultural applications. The 30 kilograms UAV is designed to allow very high resolution pictures of 1-2 centimetres to be taken in durations of 6 hours of continuous flight. The cruise speed and the design flight altitude would be determined from the payload capability in producing the required resolution. As a result, several possible airframes in modular fashion are proposed and evaluated to obtain the most promising performance to meet the design criteria. From experience learnt in designing the Mosquito UAV platform with System Consultancy Services Sdn Bhd (SCS), the UAV research group is confident to meet the requirements demanded by local agriculture-based companies on an unmanned aerial vehicle. It is anticipated that this effort will establish some common standards in the development of very small UAV platforms for wider usage in Malaysia.
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spelling utm-2522017-08-23T07:33:36Z http://eprints.utm.my/252/ Development of a Versatile UAV Platform for Agricultural Applications Mohd. Yusof, I. Chuang, K. L. Basuno, B. Mohd. Dahlan, S. F. TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics This paper presents the SAE-USM's (School of Aerospace Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) research initiatives in designing a versatile platform for agricultural applications. The 30 kilograms UAV is designed to allow very high resolution pictures of 1-2 centimetres to be taken in durations of 6 hours of continuous flight. The cruise speed and the design flight altitude would be determined from the payload capability in producing the required resolution. As a result, several possible airframes in modular fashion are proposed and evaluated to obtain the most promising performance to meet the design criteria. From experience learnt in designing the Mosquito UAV platform with System Consultancy Services Sdn Bhd (SCS), the UAV research group is confident to meet the requirements demanded by local agriculture-based companies on an unmanned aerial vehicle. It is anticipated that this effort will establish some common standards in the development of very small UAV platforms for wider usage in Malaysia. 2006-07 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/252/1/MohdYusof2006_DevelopmentofaVersatileUAVPlatform.pdf Mohd. Yusof, I. and Chuang, K. L. and Basuno, B. and Mohd. Dahlan, S. F. (2006) Development of a Versatile UAV Platform for Agricultural Applications. In: 1st Regional Conference on Vehicle Engineering & Technology, 3-5 July 2006, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
spellingShingle TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics
Mohd. Yusof, I.
Chuang, K. L.
Basuno, B.
Mohd. Dahlan, S. F.
Development of a Versatile UAV Platform for Agricultural Applications
title Development of a Versatile UAV Platform for Agricultural Applications
title_full Development of a Versatile UAV Platform for Agricultural Applications
title_fullStr Development of a Versatile UAV Platform for Agricultural Applications
title_full_unstemmed Development of a Versatile UAV Platform for Agricultural Applications
title_short Development of a Versatile UAV Platform for Agricultural Applications
title_sort development of a versatile uav platform for agricultural applications
topic TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics
url http://eprints.utm.my/252/
http://eprints.utm.my/252/1/MohdYusof2006_DevelopmentofaVersatileUAVPlatform.pdf