The National Centre for Research and Development The National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR) has approved our application and will co-finance our project!
The aim of the project is: “To develop an innovative VTOL aerial system for monitoring agricultural land, forests and landscape that will allow 3-hour flight missions.”
The project will run from 01.09.2017 to 30.06.2019 and is co-financed from European Funds through the National Centre for Research and Development.
The total value of the project is PLN 1,938,473.66 including co-financing of PLN 1,494,434.22. The project is carried out by BZB UAS from Wrocław, with part of the research conducted by the Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences and the Wrocław University of Science and Technology.
The main aim of the project is to develop an innovative aerial system of the VTOL type (vertical take-off and landing) for monitoring agricultural land, forests and landscape that will allow 3-hour flight missions. The research aim is to gain comprehensive knowledge on assessing the condition of vegetation using an aircraft equipped with a multispectral camera.
The work will run on two tracks. The whole system will be designed, including the aircraft, the electronics inside it and the ground station. In the following months a series of tests of the solutions will be carried out. The structure will undergo numerical calculations and strength tests, and its electromagnetic compatibility will also be tested. At the same time, agricultural and environmental research will be carried out together with the University of Environmental and Life Sciences. The condition of trees, vegetables and cereals in the Lower Silesian and Opole voivodeships will be studied. The correlation between sensor readings and traditional data collection methods will be checked. As a result, thanks to ekoSKY it will become possible to determine the development stage of plants and respond quickly enough to micro- and macronutrient deficiencies.
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