An aerial dispensing method includes obtaining a wind velocity of a wind that causes a drift to a substance dispensed from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), and controlling one or more components of the UAV based on the obtained wind velocity to cause at least mitigation to the drift.

The invention relates to an air-transportable device (100) for projecting pressurized liquid over a surface, comprising a rotating washing head and an inspection system (11) with LED bulbs and cameras. The air-transportable device (100) is secured to an aircraft (200, 500) by the upper surface thereof or by means of straps and can be configured for different uses such as cleaning wind and photovoltaic facilities, extinguishing fires or cleaning insulators.

Systems and methods for the automated aerial application of chemicals onto agricultural areas. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are configured to selectively attach to modular sprayer payloads, each payload having a payload reservoir, a spray nozzle, a pump, and a battery. A ground station having landing pads for the UAVs is configured to coordinate and automatically fill at least one payload reservoir from a material tank and provide the payload to a given UAV. A control subsystem can determine a mission plan and command the UAV to selectively deliver the contents of the payload reservoir to at least a portion of one or more agricultural areas.

An apparatus for use in harvesting airborne moisture includes an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a woven mesh, supported by the UAV, for collecting liquid droplets upon contact with a fog bank, a camera, a processor, a non-transitory, tangible computer readable memory storing software instructions executable by the processor, a fog identification engine, and a flight controller on board the UAV. The fog identification engine is executable on the processor according to the software instructions and is configurable to capture a digital image via the camera, detect an absence of features in the digital image, and identify a fog bank as a function of the absence of features in the digital image. The flight controller directs the UAV to enter a fog bank identified by the fog identification engine.

PROBLEM: To provide a chemical spraying drone (unmanned air vehicle) in which minimizes chemical drift outside the field by a simple structure without additional equipment and complicated control.

SOLUTION: To provide a chemical spraying drone that actively uses the air flow made by rotors for spraying, comprising chemical spray nozzles and rotors (preferably two-stage rotors), wherein the chemical spray nozzles are positioned under the rotors and under a circular area with its center at a point offset by a predetermined distance rearward with respect to the flying direction from the rotor's rotation axis, its radius 90 percent of the radius of the rotor blade, on a straight line with a depression angle of about 60 degrees rearward from the horizontal line passing through the rotor's rotation axis. The position of the chemical spray nozzles may be dynamically adjusted.

Disclosed herein is an apparatus. An embodiment of the apparatus can include a turbine aerosol generator which comprises an aerosol generator. The aerosol generator can comprise a solution tank assembly to transport an aerosol solution for vaporization. The aerosol generator includes a motor device configured to vaporize the aerosol solution and expel the aerosol solution. Aerosol generator can also comprise an engine control unit in electrical communication with the motor device. The aerosol generator includes a transmitter assembly to communicate with other components. The apparatus can also include an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The UAV can comprise a vehicle body that couples to the aerosol generator. The UAV comprises a power unit that provides flight and a vehicle computer. The apparatus further comprises a remote control device to communicate with other components. The apparatus also comprises a landing platform for fueling and/or recharge of the UAV and aerosol generator.

A method and system for field treatment. The method comprising a data collection unit for collecting data on a portion of a field; an interface for receiving a first parameter to be considered for treatment of said portion of said field and a first probability score threshold for said parameter; a calculation unit for calculating a first probability score of said first parameter in said data collected; and, a treatment unit for treating said portion of the field based on said first probability score for said first parameter and said first threshold.

A large-load unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for plant protection with adjustable spraying swath and pesticide application amount is provided, relating to the technical field of pesticide application of unmanned aerial vehicles. The large-load unmanned aerial vehicle for plant protection comprises a large-load unmanned aerial vehicle, a pesticide box, a variable pesticide application system, and adjustable spraying swath mechanisms, wherein the pesticide box is fixed to landing gears of the unmanned aerial vehicle and is positioned below a control platform of the unmanned aerial vehicle; the adjustable spraying swath mechanisms are arranged on the landing gears, the variable pesticide application system is connected with the pesticide box and the adjustable spraying swath mechanisms, the variable pesticide application system and the adjustable spraying swath mechanisms are electrically connected with the control platform, and the control platform is in communication connection with a remote control handle.

An information processing apparatus includes a controller configured to predict a scattering range of a chemical to be sprayed onto a field by a first unmanned aircraft and control, in a case in which it is determined that the chemical will scatter near the field based on the scattering range, a three-dimensional position or a travel route of a second unmanned aircraft so that downwash of the second unmanned aircraft prevents scattering of the chemical near the field.

A control apparatus includes a controller configured to acquire weather information including a wind speed on a scheduled spraying date and time at which an unmanned aircraft is to spray an agricultural chemical on a field, determine a flight altitude of the unmanned aircraft according to the wind speed, and generate a plan for spraying of the agricultural chemical by the unmanned aircraft, the plan for spraying including the determined flight altitude.