Design and construction of Octocopter Agricultural Drone

@article{1703238,
      author = {Olaiya, O. O., Ehiagwina, F. O.},
      title = {Design and construction of Octocopter Agricultural Drone},
      journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
      year = {2022},
      volume = {5},
      number = {9},
      pages = {62-74},
      issn = {2456-8880},
      url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1703238.pdf},
      abstract = {In today's agriculture, there are much too many technologies involved, one of which is the use of drones to spray pesticides and other chemicals. Manual pesticide spraying by farmers or personnel can be harmful to their health, causing chronic illnesses such as joint pain, asthma, watering eyes, and hypersensitivity. Pesticide exposure has also been linked to cancer, hormone disruption, and reproductive problems, as well as death, due to the excessive use of these resources with chemicals present in them. The drone will spray fertilizers, pesticides and crop protection products while being controlled by a single person operating from a safe area. The system greatly reduces the time taken and maintains the safety precautions for the farmer while spraying fertilizers. Drones are used in smart farming from seed sowing to cropping monitoring, pesticide application, irrigation management, fertilizer spraying, pesticide spraying, crop growth assessment, and so on. This study presents the design of an octocopter drone for agricultural tasks, such as irrigation management, fertilizer spraying, and pesticide spraying, with a payload of roughly 3 litres. The outcome of applying this solution guarantees the limitation of human intervention or manpower by improving the efficiency, accuracy in the production of healthy crops, it will also reduce the amount of time the farmer takes in spraying the chemicals or fertilizer during operation, saves money, reduces wastage, and manages resources.},
      keywords = {Agriculture, Drone, Octocopter.},
      month = {March},
  }