Analysis of the efficiency of UAV transport and technological cycle operations
Abstract
When using UAVs in the agricultural industry, an urgent task is to analyze the efficiency of UAV transport and technological cycle (TTC) operations. Research related to the analysis of the influence of operating parameters of spraying UAVs on droplet deposition and the biological effectiveness of pesticide use reflects the indirect influence of these characteristics on the implementation of transport and technological cycles of agricultural UAVs. The paper presents a description of four typical UAVs used for plant protection in precision agriculture in China, their main technical parameters are given, and the flight parameters of the UAV during field tests are presented. The results of the analysis of the efficiency of operations of the UAV transport and technological cycle include the percentage of time operating costs of the UAV TTC. The presented analysis showed the need for work to further improve the efficiency of UAVs to achieve satisfactory results.