Evaluation of Altitude Sensors for a Crop Spraying Drone

This work aims to study and compare different range finders applied to altitude sensing on a rotating wings UAV. The specific application is the altitude maintenance for the fluid deployment valve aperture control in an unmanned pulverization aircraft used in precision agriculture. The influence of...

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Main Authors: Matheus Hentschke, Edison Pignaton de Freitas, Carlos Henrique Hennig, Igor Caike Girardi da Veiga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-08-01
Series:Drones
Subjects:
UAV
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2504-446X/2/3/25