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FIVE BARRIERS DRONES WILL NEED
TO CLEAR FOR COMMERCIAL SUCCESS
TE CONNECTIVITY SENSORS /// FIVE BARRIERS DRONES WILL NEED TO CLEAR FOR COMMERCIAL SUCCESS
That level of precision requires a skilled pilot, but it also
requires constant and refined feedback on airspeed.
Differential pressure sensors deliver this feedback
by measuring the speed of a drone throughout
its flight and its changing conditions.
What's more, drones used for crop spraying can
have their tanks outfitted with liquid level sensors,
so that farmers or operators know how much spray
they have left and can plan accordingly.
BARRIER 4:
LOCALIZED WEATHER REPORTING
When outfitted with humidity sensors, drones have the
ability to accurately report on microclimates. The data
drones can provide in this context can bring a new level
of application capabilities for commercial operators.
For example, adding humidity sensors can make drones
incredibly useful in severe weather conditions, such as
combating forest fires. Humidity levels play a crucial role in
how forest fires become fueled, and those levels can vary
wildly in short distances. Those microclimates, then, are
critical to a combat strategy. When firefighting agencies can
send drones in to take those kinds of measurements, they're
better equipped to make the right and most safe decisions.
Second, drones with humidity sensors provide farmers
a unique advantage when it comes to creating more
efficient and effective agricultural plans. In fact, drones,
in conjunction with other technologies, are being used to
drive changes across the industry to create an emerging
practice in agriculture known as smart farming.
Smart farming is the practice of combining information
technology and agriculture, a response driven by the United
Nation's Food & Agriculture Organization's 2009 report
that agriculture production will need to increase 70% by
2050 to meet the world's projected population growth.
To meet that type of production increase,
farmers will need to drastically increase yield. So,
they're turning to technology to do that.
