MADDSAP-l, a Versatile Remotely Piloted Vehicle for Agricultural Research
- 31 May 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Economic Entomology
- Vol. 79 (3) , 857-863
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/79.3.857
Abstract
A remotely piloted vehicle (RPV) was redesigned and constructed as an agricultural research tool. The RPV was a biplane aircraft (2.44 m wingspan by 2.04 m fuselage length) powered by a 50-cm3 4.0 hp modified chainsaw engine. The aircraft was controlled by a seven-channel FM radio control system augmented with a quasielectrodynamic autopilot. The RPV has been fitted with both an ultra-low-volume spray system and an electrostatically charged dust system for applying high concentrations of entomopathogenic bacteria, fungal spores, or viruses. The RPV also utilizes an oil vaporization system to observe wind movement. The RPV is also fitted with systems to sample airborne insect, spore, and pollen populations via remotely controlled traps.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: