Ways to increase the activity of multi-rotor UAVs in agriculture

Rapid growth of mechanization of all agricultural work cannot completely reduce human participation, so agricultural automation is extremely important. In terms of automation, this study highlights crucial role of UAVs in accurate and intelligent agriculture. In the article, possibilities of using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in agriculture are conisred. Advantages of using UAVs in comparison with traditional methods are described, as well as prospects for the development of this direction in the agricultural sector are highlighted. Of course, using of unmanned aerial vehicles is widespread in many countries of the world, and results of research in this direction, despite short period of implementation of this technology, are presented in numerous scientific publications. The volume of the global market for Unmanned Aircraft Systems is constantly increasing, and Ukraine, given high development of the aircraft industry, can become one of the leading manufacturers of integrated solutions and services to meet the ever-growing needs of this market. Ukraine has potential to use unmanned aerial vehicles in agriculture in terms of technical, economic and human resources. UAVs can provide clear, high-resolution images for commercial use, including agriculture. However, at present, the area of increasing the activity of multi-rotor UAVs for agricultural needs is not sufficiently studied. Many scientific works of domestic and foreign authors are devoted to the use of UAVs in agriculture. Nevertheless, today, the full list of works that can be performed with the help of UAVs, in particular in agriculture (agronomy), has not yet been determined. Using unmanned aerial vehicles in agriculture is the innovation for Ukraine, since UAVs were primarily used for military needs and only after military tests began to be widely used in agriculture. An important section of research on ways to improve the functionality of UAVs in the agricultural sector is to improve ways to control UAVs when using these advanced technologies as machine learning and the Internet of things. The analysis of the most effective ways to increase the activity of UAVs in agriculture is carried out and it is stated that evelopment of UAVs with new capabilities and improvement of their sensor base are the main ways of their modernization. It is noted that addition of new sensors that provide more accurate information about the state of crops will allow farmers to monitor and care for plants as efficiently as possible.