Projeto preliminar e protótipo virtual de dispositivo de transporte e alijamento de cotésia usando vants

Abstract

UAV is the acronym used for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, also known as UAVs. Its main characteristic is that it does not have a pilot on board, and it can be operated by humans or computer programs. It is widely used in agriculture to perform functions such as field monitoring and crop spraying. These devices are also used for different applications involving biological control agents, to improve efficiency, quality, cost reduction, improved productivity, and less operating time. In this sense, the objective of this work is to develop a device to transport and jettison cotesia off from UAVs. Cotesia is used as a biological control agent against one of the main pests of sugarcane. The proposed device was designed using SolidWorks software to be coupled to the DJI Phantom 3 UAV, which contains a camera that can be easily removed. The results obtained demonstrate that the proposed device presents an interesting potential to be used in practical applications involving this type of UAV and jettison Cotesia.