基于网络RTK的离心式无人机变量施药可行性初探
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广东省科技计划重点专项(2019B020214003);广东省教育厅特色创新(2019KTSCX015)。


Feasibility of variable rate spraying of centrifugal UAV using network RTK
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    针对植保无人机施药准确性和作业效率需求的提高,验证网络实时动态(Real-Time Kinematic,RTK)载波差分技术在无人机施药上的可行性,设计了一种基于网络RTK的离心式变量施药系统。采用STM32F103为控制核心,通过串口获取GPS定位信息,并连接DTU模块实现网络RTK技术,通过脉冲宽度调制(Pulse Width Modulation,PWM)技术调节占空比的大小,从而调节离心喷头的转速以及蠕动泵的流量。系统在工作时,通过农情信息完成处方图构建,通过高精度GPS模块获取经纬度信息,在施药过程中系统实时检索无人机所在位置,调出处方决策信息,按照处方信息调节离心喷头和蠕动泵的输出比例,从而控制无人机的施药粒径大小和施药量大小,并将作业数据上传至监控平台。通过试验表明系统能正确执行变量施药任务;在使用离心喷头进行变量施药任务时,受到系统稳定性和离心喷头特性的影响,在处方交界区域会存在一个不稳定区域;离心喷头在较高转速下进行变化时,在处方交界区域粒径大小的变化越平滑。该结果满足预期试验设计,可为植保无人机变量施药技术改良提供基础与参考。

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    Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) have widely been served as a new technology in agricultural aviation plant protection and pest control in China. However, it is highly demanded to improve the accuracy of UAV spraying pesticides and operational efficiency. In this study, a Variable Rate Application (VRA) of a centrifugal spraying system was designed for precise placement and timing of pesticide application in specific field conditions using the network Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) technology. STM32F103 single-chip microcomputer was used for the core controller. A serial port of controller was selected to obtain the global position system (GPS) information. A network modular Data Terminal Unit (DTU) was connected to realize the network RTK technology via the serial port of the controller. The control voltage was used to tailor the speeds of the centrifugal nozzle motor and peristaltic pump. A Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) was used to control the output voltage from the core controller to the armature of motors in this system. The speed of the centrifugal nozzle motor determined the output droplet size, while the speed of peristaltic pump determined the flow rate and amount of spray fog. The agricultural dataset before the system working was acquired using the airborne multispectral camera, ground object spectrometer, and handheld GPS. A prescription chart was also constructed using ArcGIS software. In the system working, the GPS modular was used to capture the location longitude and latitude data for the system to read and analyze. The system was always real-time searching the UAV geographical position during the spraying pesticides process using the GPS data, and then matching the position using the orthogonal grid. Meanwhile, the system was used to real-time tailor the changes in the duty cycle of output PWM, after matching the decision of the prescription map. The speeds of the centrifugal nozzle motor and the peristaltic pump were then to control the particle size and application amount of the UAV. The operation data was finally uploaded to the monitoring platform for real-time display and storage. Several spraying experiments were carried out in the research base of South China Agricultural University in Zengcheng City, Guangdong Province of China. The airborne spraying device was carried on the MG-1p plant protection UAV using a developed DJI Drone. The sampling points of droplets were set to match the planting density of crops, where the water-sensitive paper was used to collect the droplet data. After UAV operation, the water sensitive paper was collected into a plastic bag for later use. An hp4678 scanner was selected to map the collected water-sensitive paper after the experiment. A DepositScan software was utilized to analyze the water-sensitive paper in each sampling area after image acquisition. A detailed dataset was obtained, including the deposition amount, coverage density, and particle size of droplets. The data demonstrated that the accuracy of the device was within 0.6 m at the operating speed of 2 m/s. The application effect was finally stabilized within 2.2 m in the case of continuous operation. Particle size varied smoothly in the boundary area of prescription, as the rotating speed of the centrifugal nozzle increased. The findings can provide a sound basis for the improvement of variable application technology of plant protection UAV in precise agriculture.

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漆海霞,周靖康,李承杰,陈鹏超,梁钰,黄桂珍,邹军.基于网络RTK的离心式无人机变量施药可行性初探[J].农业工程学报,2021,37(9):81-89. DOI:10.11975/j. issn.1002-6819.2021.09.010

Qi Haixia, Zhou Jingkang, Li Chengjie, Chen Pengchao, Liang Yu, Huang Guizhen, Zou Jun. Feasibility of variable rate spraying of centrifugal UAV using network RTK[J]. Transactions of the Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering (Transactions of the CSAE),2021,37(9):81-89. DOI:10.11975/j. issn.1002-6819.2021.09.010

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