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Sunday, 23 June 2013

UC Davis investigates using helicopter drones for crop dusting


Researchers at University of California are testing UAV crop dusting on the Oakville Experimental Vineyard at the UC Oakville Station using a Yamaha RMax remote-controlled helicopter. The purpose is to study the adaptation of Japanese UAV crop dusting techniques for US agriculture, but not all the hurdles they face are technological. .. Continue Reading UC Davis investigates using helicopter drones for crop dusting

Section: Aircraft

Tags: Agriculture, Drone, RMax, UAV, University of California

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