RESISTANCE OF PERIPHERAL DEVICES OF VISION SYSTEMS TO THE APPLIED AGROCHEMICALS

This article examines the physico-chemical degradation of the surfaces of technical vision systems used in the agro-industrial complex, as well as the reliability of computer vision systems operating in chemically aggressive environments. As autonomous agricultural machinery becomes increasingly dependent on optical data for navigation and crop monitoring, the reliability of camera interfaces under prolonged exposure to fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides is becoming a critical engineering challenge. The study provides a detailed analysis of the interaction between the chemical components of widely used agrochemicals, with special attention paid to active ingredients, organic solvents and surfactants, as well as the housings of vision modules. The experimental basis includes a comparative assessment of the durability of materials of vision systems under controlled exposure to various concentrations of reagents. The main point of this study is the mechanisms of destruction of materials. The study correlated the duration of exposure and concentration of the reagent with quantitative indicators of optical characteristics, including loss of transmission in the visible and near-infrared spectra and an increase in surface roughness, as well as a chemical analysis of the interaction of reagents with materials of vision systems.