Measuring spray droplet size under unmanned aerial spraying system ( <scp>UASS</scp> ) downwash airflow using an image‐processing‐based liquid immersion method
The proposed SO liquid-immersion workflow offers a practical, cost-effective, and field-deployable option for characterizing UASS spray quality under realistic downwash airflow. This capability can support evidence-based optimization of nozzle settings and flight parameters to improve targeting performance while mitigating off-target drift. © 2026 Society of Chemical Industry.
Authors
- Xilin Feng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3547-9934)
- Changling Charlie Wang
- Liyang Su (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4117-2528)
- Mengran Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9625-031X)
- Zhaoyan Zhu
- Xiongkui He
- Yangfan Li
- Zhichong Wang
- Peng Qi
Institutions
- Shandong Academy of Agricultural Machinery Sciences (CN)
- China Agricultural University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pest Management Science
- Published
- 2026-02-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.70602
- Primary Topic
- Plant Surface Properties and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00