Remote-Controlled Monitoring of Flying Pests with an Electrostatic Insect Capturing Apparatus Carried by an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
The purpose of the study was to construct an electrostatic insect-capturing apparatus that could be applied to a drone (quadcopter). For this purpose, a double-charged dipolar electric field screen (DD-screen) was constructed using oppositely charged insulator tubes that was then attached to a drone...
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| author | Koji Kakutani Yoshinori Matsuda Teruo Nonomura Yoshihiro Takikawa Kazumi Osamura Hideyoshi Toyoda |
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| description | The purpose of the study was to construct an electrostatic insect-capturing apparatus that could be applied to a drone (quadcopter). For this purpose, a double-charged dipolar electric field screen (DD-screen) was constructed using oppositely charged insulator tubes that was then attached to a drone. For charging, the inner surface of the tubes was coated with a conductive paste and then linked to a negative or positive voltage generator. The opposite charges of the tubes formed an electric field between them and created an attractive force to capture insects that entered the field. The DD-screen constructed here was sufficiently light to enable its attachment to a drone. The screen was hung from the drone perpendicular to the direction of drone movement, so as to receive the longitudinal airflow produced by the movement of the drone. It was positioned 1.8 m below the drone body to avoid the influence of the downward slipstream generated by the rotating propellers. Eventually, the drone was able to conduct a stable flight, with sufficient endurance, and captured airborne insects carried by an airflow of 8 m/s during the flight. This study, therefore, provides an experimental basis for establishing a new method for conducting trap-based monitoring of airborne insects during remote-controlled flight through operation of a DD-screen attached to a drone. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a9a590daa60d4044940a401a786749282023-12-11T17:44:10ZengMDPI AGAgriculture2077-04722021-02-0111217610.3390/agriculture11020176Remote-Controlled Monitoring of Flying Pests with an Electrostatic Insect Capturing Apparatus Carried by an Unmanned Aerial VehicleKoji Kakutani0Yoshinori Matsuda1Teruo Nonomura2Yoshihiro Takikawa3Kazumi Osamura4Hideyoshi Toyoda5Pharmaceutical Research and Technology Institute and Anti-Aging Centers, Kindai University, Osaka 577-8502, JapanDepartment of Agricultural Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Kindai University, Nara 631-8505, JapanDepartment of Agricultural Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Kindai University, Nara 631-8505, JapanPlant Center, Institute of Advanced Technology, Kindai University, Wakayama 642-0017, JapanTechnical Development Unit, Panasonic Environmental Systems and Engineering Co., Ltd., Osaka 564-0062, JapanResearch Association of Electric Field Screen Supporters, Nara 631-8505, JapanThe purpose of the study was to construct an electrostatic insect-capturing apparatus that could be applied to a drone (quadcopter). For this purpose, a double-charged dipolar electric field screen (DD-screen) was constructed using oppositely charged insulator tubes that was then attached to a drone. For charging, the inner surface of the tubes was coated with a conductive paste and then linked to a negative or positive voltage generator. The opposite charges of the tubes formed an electric field between them and created an attractive force to capture insects that entered the field. The DD-screen constructed here was sufficiently light to enable its attachment to a drone. The screen was hung from the drone perpendicular to the direction of drone movement, so as to receive the longitudinal airflow produced by the movement of the drone. It was positioned 1.8 m below the drone body to avoid the influence of the downward slipstream generated by the rotating propellers. Eventually, the drone was able to conduct a stable flight, with sufficient endurance, and captured airborne insects carried by an airflow of 8 m/s during the flight. This study, therefore, provides an experimental basis for establishing a new method for conducting trap-based monitoring of airborne insects during remote-controlled flight through operation of a DD-screen attached to a drone.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/11/2/176electric fieldattractive forcedouble-charged dipolar electric field screen (DD-screen)quadcopterunmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)slipstream |
| spellingShingle | Koji Kakutani Yoshinori Matsuda Teruo Nonomura Yoshihiro Takikawa Kazumi Osamura Hideyoshi Toyoda Remote-Controlled Monitoring of Flying Pests with an Electrostatic Insect Capturing Apparatus Carried by an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Agriculture electric field attractive force double-charged dipolar electric field screen (DD-screen) quadcopter unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) slipstream |
| title | Remote-Controlled Monitoring of Flying Pests with an Electrostatic Insect Capturing Apparatus Carried by an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle |
| title_full | Remote-Controlled Monitoring of Flying Pests with an Electrostatic Insect Capturing Apparatus Carried by an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle |
| title_fullStr | Remote-Controlled Monitoring of Flying Pests with an Electrostatic Insect Capturing Apparatus Carried by an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle |
| title_full_unstemmed | Remote-Controlled Monitoring of Flying Pests with an Electrostatic Insect Capturing Apparatus Carried by an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle |
| title_short | Remote-Controlled Monitoring of Flying Pests with an Electrostatic Insect Capturing Apparatus Carried by an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle |
| title_sort | remote controlled monitoring of flying pests with an electrostatic insect capturing apparatus carried by an unmanned aerial vehicle |
| topic | electric field attractive force double-charged dipolar electric field screen (DD-screen) quadcopter unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) slipstream |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/11/2/176 |
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