K R Krishna

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems in Crop Production

A Compendium

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems in Crop Production: A Compendium, responds to the exponential interest in adopting aerial robots (UAVs or drones) for agricultural crop production, which is revolutionizing farming methods worldwide.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Apple Academic Press
• Seitenzahl: 710
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juli 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 163mm x 43mm
• Gewicht: 1157g
• ISBN-13: 9781771887564
• ISBN-10: 1771887567
• Artikelnr.: 57381498

Autorenporträt

K. R. Krishna, PhD, is an agricultural scientist. He has authored several books on international agriculture, encompassing topics in agroecosystems, field crops, soil fertility and crop management, precision farming, and soil microbiology. His more recent titles deal with topics such as agricultural robotics and drones and satellite guidance to improve soil fertility and crop productivity. Dr. Krishna is retired from the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in India. He is a member of the International Society for Precision Agriculture, American Society of Agronomy, Soil Science Society of America, Ecological Society of America, Indian Society of Agronomy, and Soil Science Society of India.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction to Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems Utilized in Agriculture
2. Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems Utilized in Agriculture 3.
Helicopter and Multi-Rotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems Utilized in
Agriculture 4. Parachutes, Blimps, Balloons, and Kites as Unmanned Aerial
Vehicles Useful in Agriculture 5. Sensors and Image Processing Computer
Software Relevant to Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Based Technology in
Agriculture 6. Applications of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems in
Agriculture: A Few Examples