Iron Agricultural Tools, Farming Equipment and Machinery Design · 2021
Scarecrow Plant Protection Drone
- A' Design Award 2021 Iron Winner in Agricultural Tools, Farming Equipment and Machinery Design
- Awarded April 15, 2021
- CLIENT: LuXun Academy of Fine Arts
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 44,962
- Verification code 1D24513DEF · Verify this award
About Scarecrow Plant Protection Drone
Scarecrow is a plant protection drone designed for farmland use. The drone completes spraying operations and returns to its base through program control. An eight axis redundant design and an adaptive power protection algorithm allow safe flight even if one axis fails. A sound system plays bird calls to move birds away from the fields without harming them. The main frame is made of carbon fiber, the link parts are 3D printed titanium alloy, and the rotors are injection molded. The rotors also collect wind energy for self charging while the drone waits.
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- Unique Properties
- The product completes plant protection operations and homing through program control, and collects wind energy through its own rotor to complete self charging. 8 axis redundant design with adaptive power protection algorithm. The main body of the scarecrow is equipped with a sound system to disperse the birds around the farmland by playing the screams of birds, so as to protect the farmland while not harming the birds.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Length 1200 mm, width 400 mm, the diameter of each shaft is 343 mm.
- Tags
- Plant protection, pesticide spraying, drones, automation, hunger reduction.
- Production Technology
- 8 axis redundant design, adaptive power protection algorithm, pesticide spraying control technology, the main frame uses carbon fiber high temperature molding process, the link part uses 3 D printing titanium alloy, and the rotor and other parts use injection molding process.
- Design Challenge
- Our challenge is to integrate form and function, taking into account the aesthetics of form and functionality.
- Project Duration
- The project started in Shenyang, Liaoning Province in September 2020 and ended in Shenyang, Liaoning Province in December 2020.
- Operation Flow
- Use the set program to automatically complete the plant protection operation. After completion, it will use its own data cloud and GPS to accurately locate the location and stand by. During the waiting process, the charging module is connected to the docking column, the self charging is completed by collecting wind energy from its own rotor.
- Research
- Scarecrow has an 8 axis redundant design, combined with an adaptive power protection algorithm, even if one axis fails during flight, it can maintain safe flight. The product comes with audio module, charging module and camera module. When the drone battery is full, the excess battery will be transferred to the docking pole.
- Inspiration
- So far, the food famine caused by the locust plague has been a problem that people all over the world are suffering. The source of the overall design of the Scarecrow is the abstract simplification of the organic form of the branches, and the fuselage and bracket adopt an integrated streamline form.