AUTOMATING THE GENERATION OF PRESCRIPTION FILES FOR THE AERIAL APPLICATION OF INSECTICIDES

摘要

The major objective of the project described in this paper is the design and implementation of a system to automate the generation of prescription files to be used in aerial precision agriculture. In particular, the system is designed to process geo-referenced data files and combine them with spray rate information to produce prescription files that can be used with software on board a fixed wing aircraft. By incorporating algorithms to smooth irregular boundaries and merge adjacent sections with identical spray rates, the system allows the user to develop prescription files that include fixed and variable rates with and without exclusion zones.