The use of uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAV) with specialized multispectral cameras in agriculture allows getting operational information about the state of plants and soil and take necessary measures to optimize the use of fertilizers and protective equipment for achieving higher yields. Nevertheless, it is challenging to use additional mounts on the serial UAVs due to the lack of additional connectors, brackets, and power connectors. In turn, manufacturers of specialized equipment for aerial photography supply their products with a minimum set of mounts to install it on the UAV. This fact imposes certain difficulties on the use of additional equipment on the UAV. Particularly, it becomes necessary to use external batteries for the power supply. One more difficulty is that the shape of the mount can overlap UAV sensors disrupting the work of the stabilization systems. In this regard, the introduction of multispectral cameras on UAVs is an urgent and essential task. The primary purpose of this research is to develop a mount for attaching the Parrot Sequoia multispectral camera to the DJI Inspire 1 UAV and powering it from the UAV’s battery. During our research, we created a suspension that does not overlap the sensors of intelligent landing. Furthermore, we found a way to power the multispectral camera from the UAV battery. Finally, we conducted field tests with post-processing of the collected data, which showed the stable operation of the DJI Inspire 1 UAV with the Parrot Sequoia multispectral camera.


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    Title :

    Development of the Parrot Sequoia Multispectral Camera Mount for the DJI Inspire 1 UAV


    Additional title:

    Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies




    Publication date :

    2022-02-28


    Size :

    9 pages





    Type of media :

    Article/Chapter (Book)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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