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Development of a Canopy Monitoring System Using Tethered Drones and Their Downwash in Horticultural Environments

Research Project

Project/Area Number 21K05864
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 41040:Agricultural environmental engineering and agricultural information engineering-related
Research InstitutionNational Agriculture and Food Research Organization

Principal Investigator

FUKATSU Tokihiro  国立研究開発法人農業・食品産業技術総合研究機構, 農業機械研究部門, グループ長 (40355483)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 坪田 将吾  国立研究開発法人農業・食品産業技術総合研究機構, 農業機械研究部門, 主任研究員 (90643388)
Project Period (FY) 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Keywords有線ドローン / 群落内計測 / 風圧モニタリング / 施設栽培 / 群落内作物
Outline of Research at the Start

本研究では、施設内を安全に飛行できる有線ドローンを開発し、さらにドローンの風圧を利用して群落内や葉の裏まで計測できるモニタリングシステムを提案する。有線ドローンによる作物の生育状態を詳細に計測する手法を確立することで、栽培管理の効率的支援や新たな情報蓄積に伴う新知見の発見に繋がる、基盤的な技術を提供する。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Drones are effective for monitoring crop conditions because they can efficiently and precisely measure large areas. However, in greenhouse environments, obstacles such as wires and unstable GNSS reception cause a risk of drone flight. On the other hand, utilizing the wind pressure generated by drone flight can support detailed crop measurements and cultivation management tasks such as pollination. This is particularly beneficial in strawberry cultivation, where new leaves, crucial for assessing crop growth, are often hidden within the canopy. By using drone-generated wind pressure to measure these new leaves, we can achieve high-precision yield predictions and growth diagnostics.Therefore, this study examines the implementation of tethered drones that can safely navigate controlled environments and investigates solutions for using drone wind pressure to measure new leaves and the undersides of leaves within the crop canopy.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究成果は、これまで施設内で利用できなかったドローンを使用できるようにするためのひとつの解決手法を提示しており、施設内でのドローンを用いたモニタリング等における基盤的な研究成果である。またドローンの風圧を利用した群落内のモニタリング手法は学術的なだけでなく現場の生産農家に対しても有用な知見を与えており、施設園芸におけるスマート農業の実現に向けた重要技術として、社会的意義も高い。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (5 results)

All 2023 2022

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results) Patent(Industrial Property Rights) (4 results)

  • [Journal Article] 促成栽培イチゴの生育診断に資する生体計測手法ー生長点の露出に必要な気流条件の検討ー2022

    • Author(s)
      坪田将吾, 難波和彦, 深津時広
    • Journal Title

      農業食料工学会誌

      Volume: 84(5) Pages: 321-331

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Patent(Industrial Property Rights)] 作物体識別システム及び作物体識別プログラム2023

    • Inventor(s)
      坪田将吾、難波和彦
    • Industrial Property Rights Holder
      坪田将吾、難波和彦
    • Industrial Property Rights Type
      特許
    • Industrial Property Number
      2023-051197
    • Filing Date
      2023
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Patent(Industrial Property Rights)] イチゴの株の情報取得システム2022

    • Inventor(s)
      坪田将吾, 深津時広
    • Industrial Property Rights Holder
      坪田将吾, 深津時広
    • Industrial Property Rights Type
      特許
    • Industrial Property Number
      2022-119051
    • Filing Date
      2022
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Patent(Industrial Property Rights)] イチゴの株の情報取得システム2022

    • Inventor(s)
      坪田将吾, 難波和彦
    • Industrial Property Rights Holder
      坪田将吾, 難波和彦
    • Industrial Property Rights Type
      特許
    • Industrial Property Number
      2022-119050
    • Filing Date
      2022
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Patent(Industrial Property Rights)] イチゴの株の情報取得システム2022

    • Inventor(s)
      坪田将吾, 深津時広, 難波和彦
    • Industrial Property Rights Holder
      坪田将吾, 深津時広, 難波和彦
    • Industrial Property Rights Type
      特許
    • Industrial Property Number
      2022-119049
    • Filing Date
      2022
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report

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Published: 2021-04-28   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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