Towards the Development of a Smart Flying Sensor: Illustration in the Field of Precision Agriculture
Sensing is an important element to quantify productivity, product quality and to make decisions. Applications, such as mapping, surveillance, exploration and precision agriculture, require a reliable platform for remote sensing. This paper presents the first steps towards the development of a smart...
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| author | Andres Hernandez Harold Murcia Cosmin Copot Robin De Keyser |
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| description | Sensing is an important element to quantify productivity, product quality and to make decisions. Applications, such as mapping, surveillance, exploration and precision agriculture, require a reliable platform for remote sensing. This paper presents the first steps towards the development of a smart flying sensor based on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The concept of smart remote sensing is illustrated and its performance tested for the task of mapping the volume of grain inside a trailer during forage harvesting. Novelty lies in: (1) the development of a position-estimation method with time delay compensation based on inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensors and image processing; (2) a method to build a 3D map using information obtained from a regular camera; and (3) the design and implementation of a path-following control algorithm using model predictive control (MPC). Experimental results on a lab-scale system validate the effectiveness of the proposed methodology. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7de2861e5b2142dc980905b744c7fc4f2022-12-22T04:27:19ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202015-07-01157166881670910.3390/s150716688s150716688Towards the Development of a Smart Flying Sensor: Illustration in the Field of Precision AgricultureAndres Hernandez0Harold Murcia1Cosmin Copot2Robin De Keyser3Department of Electrical Energy, Systems and Automation (EeSA), Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, BelgiumDepartment of Electrical Energy, Systems and Automation (EeSA), Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, BelgiumDepartment of Electrical Energy, Systems and Automation (EeSA), Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, BelgiumDepartment of Electrical Energy, Systems and Automation (EeSA), Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, BelgiumSensing is an important element to quantify productivity, product quality and to make decisions. Applications, such as mapping, surveillance, exploration and precision agriculture, require a reliable platform for remote sensing. This paper presents the first steps towards the development of a smart flying sensor based on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The concept of smart remote sensing is illustrated and its performance tested for the task of mapping the volume of grain inside a trailer during forage harvesting. Novelty lies in: (1) the development of a position-estimation method with time delay compensation based on inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensors and image processing; (2) a method to build a 3D map using information obtained from a regular camera; and (3) the design and implementation of a path-following control algorithm using model predictive control (MPC). Experimental results on a lab-scale system validate the effectiveness of the proposed methodology.http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/15/7/16688UAVremote sensorprecision agriculture |
| spellingShingle | Andres Hernandez Harold Murcia Cosmin Copot Robin De Keyser Towards the Development of a Smart Flying Sensor: Illustration in the Field of Precision Agriculture Sensors UAV remote sensor precision agriculture |
| title | Towards the Development of a Smart Flying Sensor: Illustration in the Field of Precision Agriculture |
| title_full | Towards the Development of a Smart Flying Sensor: Illustration in the Field of Precision Agriculture |
| title_fullStr | Towards the Development of a Smart Flying Sensor: Illustration in the Field of Precision Agriculture |
| title_full_unstemmed | Towards the Development of a Smart Flying Sensor: Illustration in the Field of Precision Agriculture |
| title_short | Towards the Development of a Smart Flying Sensor: Illustration in the Field of Precision Agriculture |
| title_sort | towards the development of a smart flying sensor illustration in the field of precision agriculture |
| topic | UAV remote sensor precision agriculture |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/15/7/16688 |
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