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The project is envisaged to play a key role in achieving an optimal agricultural yield by (i) maximizing system operation by adopting an objective-based optimization for UAV mobility (ii) maximizing the productivity through periodic data collecting and responsive system using wireless sensor and actor concept, and (iii) deliver an easy to deploy self-sustaining system powered by ambient energy that does not require infrastructure.
Our proposal differs from an existing solution of UAV for agricultural purpose in many ways. We carefully design and tailor the proposed system from the ground up. First, we identify important variables that contribute to the agricultural output. Second, we apply objective functions, i.e., largest area coverage, Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP) UAV data mule, crop surveillance, specific flight path and pattern for bird control, and constraints, i.e., energy harvesting rate, energy prediction, and derive a set of feasible solutions that the UAV can operate. Third, we incorporate emerging technologies, ambient energy harvesting and wireless power transfer, as well as sensor and actor network (UAV data mule) into this proposal. Consequently, this proposal is bounded to deliver a state-of-the-art self-sustaining system for agricultural support which has zero emission.
We propose the following research aims:
Task 1. Revisiting the network protocol design in light of the multi-objective UAV: jointly optimizing duty cycles based on energy harvesting rate prediction and the choice of objective functions, i.e., largest area coverage, Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP) UAV data mule, specific flight path for bird control, as well as finding routes that ensure the highest data throughput for a given energy availability are explored in this work.
Task 2. Design and implement deploy-anywhere agricultural monitoring stations that are not only capable of monitoring crucial metrics for optimal agricultural output but also able to scavenge ambient energy, store it, and later replenish energy to the multi-objective UAV through wireless energy transfer technology.
Task 3. Design the multi-objective UAV that serves various purposes according to user-defined objective functions, i.e., bird control operation, data mule operation [20], agricultural surveillance, imagery analysis for yield assessment, etc. The multi-objective UAV is able to automatically replenish its exhausted energy through wireless energy transfer technology.
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