Drone-based Smart Farm Crop Monitoring Method and System

Drone-based Smart Farm Crop Monitoring System for Optimal Growth Management

This invention relates to a smart farm crop monitoring method and system using drones. Specifically, it involves utilizing drones flying within a farm area to monitor the growth and pest/disease status of crops, and subsequently manage their conditions.

Traditionally, various chemicals must be preemptively sprayed on crops to prevent pests and diseases, or additional growth-promoting activities must be carried out. However, these activities lead to excessive human involvement and can also degrade crop quality. Therefore, we propose a smart farm crop monitoring method that utilizes drones to manage optimal crop growth.

This technology enables optimal crop growth management by utilizing drone-mounted sensors for target tracking. It identifies the growth status of crops by location and can preemptively analyze the occurrence of pests and diseases.

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Key Features:

• The crop monitoring method involves the drone beginning its flight along designated multiple movement points within the crop area.

• Detecting abnormal targets using the equipped crop monitoring sensor while moving from a first point to a second point among the multiple movement points.
• Upon detection of an abnormal target, the drone flies to the abnormal target from its current flight position between the first and second points.
• Transmitting crop abnormality information, including images captured with the abnormal target and its location information, via wireless communication.

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