Research Progress of UAV in Precision Agriculture

Abstract

With the development of precision agriculture, UAVs are widely used in agriculture for their efficiency, low cost, and flexible data - collection capabilities. This paper reviews UAV application research in precision agriculture, focusing on multispectral sensors in crop monitoring, CFD and COMSOL simulations in aerodynamic optimization, and the impact of extreme environments on UAV performance. Sensor technologies have improved crop status assessment accuracy, but flight stability and sensor protection in extreme weather are technical challenges. Although progress has been made in data collection and transmission technologies like LoRa and 5G, there are efficiency bottlenecks in large - scale farmland applications. By reviewing domestic and international studies, key challenges such as multi - factor coupled adaptability evaluation, sensor protection design optimization, and data processing algorithm improvements are identified. This research offers theoretical support for UAV technology's intelligent development in complex agricultural environments.