A binary gridding path-planning method for plant-protecting UAVs on irregular fields

The use of plant-protecting unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for pesticide spraying is an essential operation in modern agriculture. The balance between reducing pesticide consumption and energy consumption is a significant focus of current research in the path-planning of plant-protecting UAVs. In t...

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Main Authors: Wang-ying XU, Xiao-bing YU, Xin-yu XUE
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Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2023-09-01
Series:Journal of Integrative Agriculture
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311923000412
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description The use of plant-protecting unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for pesticide spraying is an essential operation in modern agriculture. The balance between reducing pesticide consumption and energy consumption is a significant focus of current research in the path-planning of plant-protecting UAVs. In this study, we proposed a binarization multi-objective model for the irregular field area, specifically an improved non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm–II based on the knee point and plane measurement (KPPM-NSGA-ii). The binarization multi-objective model is applied to convex polygons, concave polygons and fields with complex terrain. The experiments demonstrated that the proposed KPPM-NSGA-ii can obtain better results than the unplanned path method whether the optimization of pesticide consumption or energy consumption is preferred. Hence, the proposed algorithm can save energy and pesticide usage and improve the efficiency in practical applications.
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spelling doaj-art-df085fc56f204983a361decc7db7bee52025-08-20T03:57:55ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Journal of Integrative Agriculture2095-31192023-09-012292796280910.1016/j.jia.2023.02.029A binary gridding path-planning method for plant-protecting UAVs on irregular fieldsWang-ying XU0Xiao-bing YU1Xin-yu XUE2School of Management Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 214000, P.R.ChinaSchool of Management Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 214000, P.R.China; Correspondence YU Xiao-bingNanjing Institute of Agricultural Mechanization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Nanjing 214000, P.R.ChinaThe use of plant-protecting unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for pesticide spraying is an essential operation in modern agriculture. The balance between reducing pesticide consumption and energy consumption is a significant focus of current research in the path-planning of plant-protecting UAVs. In this study, we proposed a binarization multi-objective model for the irregular field area, specifically an improved non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm–II based on the knee point and plane measurement (KPPM-NSGA-ii). The binarization multi-objective model is applied to convex polygons, concave polygons and fields with complex terrain. The experiments demonstrated that the proposed KPPM-NSGA-ii can obtain better results than the unplanned path method whether the optimization of pesticide consumption or energy consumption is preferred. Hence, the proposed algorithm can save energy and pesticide usage and improve the efficiency in practical applications.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311923000412plant-protecting UAVpath-planningmulti-objective optimizationgridizationPareto optimal
spellingShingle Wang-ying XU
Xiao-bing YU
Xin-yu XUE
A binary gridding path-planning method for plant-protecting UAVs on irregular fields
Journal of Integrative Agriculture
plant-protecting UAV
path-planning
multi-objective optimization
gridization
Pareto optimal
title A binary gridding path-planning method for plant-protecting UAVs on irregular fields
title_full A binary gridding path-planning method for plant-protecting UAVs on irregular fields
title_fullStr A binary gridding path-planning method for plant-protecting UAVs on irregular fields
title_full_unstemmed A binary gridding path-planning method for plant-protecting UAVs on irregular fields
title_short A binary gridding path-planning method for plant-protecting UAVs on irregular fields
title_sort binary gridding path planning method for plant protecting uavs on irregular fields
topic plant-protecting UAV
path-planning
multi-objective optimization
gridization
Pareto optimal
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311923000412
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