General Information

• Project Title:

  UAVs for the application of plant protection products
• Project Title in the Original Language:

  Využití UAV pro aplikaci přípravků na ochranu rostlin
• Project No.:

  QL26020018
• Provider:

  MZE - Ministry of Agriculture (MZe)
• Programme:

  QL - Program to support applied research of the Ministry of Agriculture for the period 2024 - 2032, COUNTRY II (2024 - 2032)
• Sub-programme:

  Subprogram 2 - Support for Government Policy in the Agricultural Sector
• Start of the Project:

  January 1^st, 2026
• End of the Project:

  December 31^st, 2029

The Goals of the Solution

• The Goals of the Solution:

  The project aims to create complex computer models that will enable the numerical implementation of predicting parameters when applying liquid preparations to crops from unmanned vehicles. By performing experimental measurements of selected parameters in both laboratory and operational conditions on crops, a knowledge database of key parameters will be created that define the initial and boundary conditions for computer models. Based on the created CFD models, a procedure will be implemented into practice that respects the real drift of the application liquid under extreme operational and climatic conditions (protective distances), so that the application is as effectively targeted as possible into the crop while being environmentally friendly and meeting legislative requirements.
• Keywords:

  unmanned aerial vehicles; plant protection products; application; safety; CFD models

Beneficiary

• Beneficiary:

  National Center for Agricultural and Food Research, vvi
• Researcher:

  Ing. Jan Lukáš, Ph.D.

Other Project Participants

• Other Project Participant:

  Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague / Faculty of Technology
• Researcher:

  doc. Ing. Milan Kroulík, Ph.D.

• Other Project Participant:

  Mendel University in Brno / Faculty of Agronomy
• Researcher:

  doc. Ing. Vojtěch Lukas Ph.D.

• Other Project Participant:

  University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice / Faculty of Agriculture and Technology
• Researcher:

  doc. RNDr. Petr Bartoš, Ph.D.
• Other Researchers:

  Ing. Radim Kuneš, Ph.D.
  Ing. Jakub Polenský, Ph.D.
  Mgr. Petr Chládek, Ph.D.
  prof. Ing. Ladislav Beránek, CSc., MBA