Quadcopter based Automatic Spattering of Pesticides and Fertilizers

Abstract

Agriculture plays a major role in Indian Economy. The crop yield depends upon the
pesticides and fertilizers applied in the fields. But the manual handling of these things leads
to health hazards. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that over 3 million
cases of pesticides poison each year, which is majority in developing countries like India.
This paper aims to overcome the problem by automating the spray of pesticides and
fertilizers in the fields. The system is constituted by an aerial sprayer which consists of a
Quadcopter and spraying mechanism. The Quadcopter is controlled by the Radio Frequency
signals and the spraying of pesticides is achieved with less manual labour without any health
issues. This paper is to mainly overcome the ill-effects of pesticides on human beings and
also to cover larger areas with short span of time.