Design and validation of a multi-objective waypoint planning algorithm for UAV spraying in orchards based on improved ant colony algorithm

IntroductionCurrent aerial plant protection with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) usually applies full coverage route planning, which is challenging for plant protection operations in the orchards in South China. Because the fruit planting has the characteristics of dispersal and irregularity, full-co...

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Main Authors: Haoxin Tian, Zhenjie Mo, Chenyang Ma, Junqi Xiao, Ruichang Jia, Yubin Lan, Yali Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2023.1101828/full