The present invention relates to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for agricultural field management. The UAV comprises a control and processing unit (20) and a camera (30). The control and processing unit is configured to control the UAV to fly to a location inside the canopy of a crop and below the vertical height of the crop and/or between a row of a plurality of crops and below the vertical height of the plurality of crop. The control and processing unit is configured to control the camera to acquire at least one image relating to the crop at the location inside the canopy of the crop and below the vertical height of the crop and/or between a row of a plurality of crops and below the vertical height of the plurality of crops. The control and processing unit is configured to analyse the at least one image to determine at least one disease, at least one pest and/or at least one nutritional deficiency.

A firefighting aerial vessel that can coordinate with other firefighting aerial vessels to extinguish fires. The vessel has a body with a bottom container providing a volume for extinguishing substances that are fluidly coupled to spray units supported by the exterior of the body. The plurality of propulsion units of each vessel may be rotatably to the body of the vessel so that the vessel can move and rotate about the x, y, and/or z-axis. The vessel can form specific formation with other vessels in a coordinated manner by way of communication and positioning systems, so that the formation can surround and thwart fires.

A firefighting aerial vessel that can coordinate with other firefighting aerial vessels to extinguish fires. The vessel has a body with a bottom container providing a volume for extinguishing substances that are fluidly coupled to spray units supported by the exterior of the body. The plurality of propulsion units of each vessel may be rotatably to the body of the vessel so that the vessel can move and rotate about the x, y, and/or z-axis. The vessel can form specific formation with other vessels in a coordinated manner by way of communication and positioning systems, so that the formation can surround and thwart fires.

A system for detecting fungus, virus, and disease-causing pathogens in an agricultural industry using artificial intelligence, which comprises: an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); and a ground terminal telecommunicating with the UAV using a wireless access communication, wherein the UAV comprises a wireless transmitter for transmitting data to and from the ground terminal, an array of cantilevers on a substrate located at one side of the wireless transmitter, a blacklight located at the other side of the wireless transmitter, and a sensory part located on the wireless transmitter, wherein the cantilever is made up of beams anchored at one end and projecting into space, and wherein the sensory part comprises a scanner with a high-definition microscope camera, a laser sensor for three-dimensional areal mapping, an infrared sensor, a humidity sensor, a thermostat, a gas sensor, a thermal sensor, an optical dust particle sensor, an electro-optical sensor, and an air quality sensor, and wherein the ground terminal comprises an artificial intelligence machine-learning and data-mining platform wirelessly telecommunicating with the UAV.

A system for detecting fungus, virus, and disease-causing pathogens in an agricultural industry using artificial intelligence, which comprises: an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); and a ground terminal telecommunicating with the UAV using a wireless access communication, wherein the UAV comprises a wireless transmitter for transmitting data to and from the ground terminal, an array of cantilevers on a substrate located at one side of the wireless transmitter, a blacklight located at the other side of the wireless transmitter, and a sensory part located on the wireless transmitter, wherein the cantilever is made up of beams anchored at one end and projecting into space, and wherein the sensory part comprises a scanner with a high-definition microscope camera, a laser sensor for three-dimensional areal mapping, an infrared sensor, a humidity sensor, a thermostat, a gas sensor, a thermal sensor, an optical dust particle sensor, an electro-optical sensor, and an air quality sensor, and wherein the ground terminal comprises an artificial intelligence machine-learning and data-mining platform wirelessly telecommunicating with the UAV.

A tethered unmanned aerial spraying system comprising a tether line, a power source, a plurality of supporting beams and a plurality of pairs of motorized propellers, wherein each pair of motorized propellers is supported by the ends of a corresponding supporting beam, and a control unit configured to control each motorized propeller. The tether line includes a flexible hose for delivering spraying agent and a power line, supplying electricity to the motorized propellers from the power source. At least a portion of the tether line is covered by a rigid frame and is carried thereby, wherein the supporting beams are attached to the rigid frame so as to be arranged longitudinally to one another, and the neighboring supporting beams of pairs of motorized propellers have unequal length. The system provides compact configuration of an easily deployable system having increased stability and improved lifting capabilities or energy-effectiveness.

A tethered unmanned aerial spraying system comprising a tether line, a power source, a plurality of supporting beams and a plurality of pairs of motorized propellers, wherein each pair of motorized propellers is supported by the ends of a corresponding supporting beam, and a control unit configured to control each motorized propeller. The tether line includes a flexible hose for delivering spraying agent and a power line, supplying electricity to the motorized propellers from the power source. At least a portion of the tether line is covered by a rigid frame and is carried thereby, wherein the supporting beams are attached to the rigid frame so as to be arranged longitudinally to one another, and the neighboring supporting beams of pairs of motorized propellers have unequal length. The system provides compact configuration of an easily deployable system having increased stability and improved lifting capabilities or energy-effectiveness.

Aspects of the current subject matter relate to enhanced operation services provided by an unmanned vehicle with cloud-based connectivity for real-time exchange of data and command/control operations. Data collected during a mission for an operation service, such as a particular inspection activity, is transmitted in real-time to a server for analysis to provide real-time or near real-time feedback in the form of command and/or control signals to the unmanned vehicle to improve the operation service while it is being carried out. The collected data is also used for simulations and to create historical content for future operation services.

The present invention relates to method of spraying a field with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The method comprises: flying an UAV over a crop within a field and spraying the crop with a liquid spray, wherein the UAV comprises a wing extending in directions perpendicular to a fore-aft axis of the UAV, wherein the wing has a span extending from one side of the fore-aft axis to the other side of the fore-aft axis, and wherein spraying the crop comprises spraying substantially all of the crop at a height of the wing above the crop that is less a length of the span of the wing.

The present invention relates to method of spraying a field with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The method comprises: flying an UAV over a crop within a field and spraying the crop with a liquid spray, wherein the UAV comprises a wing extending in directions perpendicular to a fore-aft axis of the UAV, wherein the wing has a span extending from one side of the fore-aft axis to the other side of the fore-aft axis, and wherein spraying the crop comprises spraying substantially all of the crop at a height of the wing above the crop that is less a length of the span of the wing.