The present invention relates to a cutting device (1) for fitting on an unmanned aerial vehicle (10) for the high-level pruning of vegetation in areas close to power distribution lines, which comprises at least one system for attachment (200) to the aerial vehicle (10) having a central beam (230), at least four arms (210) having connection points (12) to rods of the unmanned aerial vehicle, oriented toward motors of the aerial vehicle (10) for attachment to the aerial vehicle and a system for releasing (220) at least one cutting tool (300) whilst in use, and at least one cutting tool (300), made up of a plurality of saws each driven by a motor (310), a cutting rod (330) for attaching the plurality of saws and an automatic leveling system (320) for the cutting rod (330), which maintains said rod (330) in a horizontal position during the cutting process.

The present disclosure is directed to a method for applying an agrochemical to an agricultural area of interest based on information generated from a remote sensing survey. A remote sensing survey is performed within or adjacent to the agricultural area of interest wherein the survey generates remotely sensed data. The remotely sensed data can be analyzed and/or interpreted to determine whether to apply an agrochemical based on an insect presence within or adjacent to the agricultural area of interest. In one embodiment, an agrochemical can be applied within or adjacent to the agricultural area of interest.

A crop growth monitoring device based on multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle platform includes a multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle, a payload and a ground receiver; the payload part includes a multispectral crop growth sensor module, a signal amplification module, a controller module, a wireless data transmission module, and a power module for power supply and a power supply control module, which are connected in sequence; further comprising a gimbal. The crop growth monitoring device based on the multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle platform overcomes the influence on measurement caused by the down-wash flow field of the unmanned aerial vehicle, and can transmit the measured data to the ground receiver in real time for online analysis and processing, realizing continuous, real-time, convenient and large-scope acquisition of crop growth information.

A method of analyzing shipments of goods includes receiving, by a transceiver of a shipment analysis system, a heat map template, where the heat map template is an expected heat map for a plurality of packages in a shipment. The method also includes directing electromagnetic radiation from an electromagnetic radiation source to the package to heat any ferromagnetic material in or on a package. The method also includes generating, by a processor of the shipment analysis system, a heat map based on the heating of any ferromagnetic material in or on the package. The method further includes generating, by the processor, an alert responsive to a determination that the generated heat map does not match the heat map template. The alert indicates that the package is not one of the plurality of packages in the shipment.

Devices, such as mobile sensors and static sensors, monitor field health. A comparison to a baseline may facilitate detection of a field health issue. When an issue with field health is determined, a remedy may be deployed. Deploying a remedy may use an unmanned vehicle, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle, or a liquid distribution manifold.

The present invention relates to an unmanned aerial vehicle (10) for spraying an agricultural field. The UAV has a liquid reservoir (20), a liquid spray gun (30), and a plurality of sets of rotor blades (40). The liquid spray gun has a spray axis extending away from the liquid spray gun. Each one of the plurality of sets of rotor blades is connected to a corresponding one of a plurality of drive shafts (50). A first drive shaft (51) of the plurality of drive shafts has a first drive axis extending longitudinally through the first drive shaft that is configured to be at a first angle to the spray axis. A second drive shaft (52) of the plurality of drive shafts has a second drive axis extending longitudinally through the second drive shaft that is configured to be at a second angle to the spray axis. The first drive axis and second drive axis are located in substantially the same first-second plane. The first angle extends away from the spray axis in a first direction and the second angle extends away from the spray axis in a second direction. The first direction is different to the second direction The liquid product ejected from the spray gun is at least partially entrained by a downwash of air from a first set of rotor blades connected to the first drive shaft and by a downwash of air from a second set of rotor blades connected to the second drive shaft.

A system includes a vehicle configured to acquire field-data representative of a field having crop material that is to be picked up from the field; and a controller configured to determine control-instructions for a machine to pick up the crop material, based on the field-data. The control-instructions include machine-steering-instructions for automatically controlling the direction of travel of the machine, such that the machine follows a specific route through the field.

An unmanned aerial vehicle includes a central body having a plurality of sides and a plurality of arms extendable from the central body. Each arm is configured to support one or more propulsion assemblies that provide a propulsion force while the unmanned aerial vehicle is in flight. The arms are configured to transform between a flight configuration in which the arms are extended away from the central body and a compact configuration in which free ends of a first subset of the arms collectively define a rectangular area. Free ends of a second subset of the arms are closer to a yaw-axis of the unmanned aerial vehicle than the free ends of the first subset of the arms. The yaw-axis passes through the rectangular area.

The invention is intended for the organization of an automated process for spraying of liquid means of chemical treatment from unmanned vehicles, for example, in precise farming systems. The use of a replaceable, marked and hermetically sealed liquid subsystem in the spray device of the invention, along with an integrated self-diagnosis system, using compressed gas energy and a pressure regulator instead of standard pumps, reduces the weight of the spraying device, improves spraying accuracy, ensures personnel safety and accounting of the accumulated life resource of the main units of spraying devices. All this in combination enables to create fully automated spraying systems.

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) may be configured and deployed to maintain inventory and retrieve products for delivery. The UAVs can be equipped with a plurality of sensors used to assess the condition of inventory items, report the condition to a central control, and to retrieve inventory items. The UAVs can scan fruits and vegetables, for example, to determine the current ripeness. The UAV can then harvest the items if ready or provide a status update if they are not ready. The UAVs can be used in conjunction with transporters and harvesters to deliver products from the field or warehouse to a central control or directly to the customer. In scanning the products for readiness, the UAVs can also detect issues such as spoilage, fungus, and pests. This information can be used for the specific application of treatments.