Development of a gimbal for the Parrot Sequoia multispectral camera for the UAV DJI Phantom 4 Pro

Abstract

Crop monitoring with air monitoring tools on the basis different types of unmanned aerial vehicles with a payload allows to identify problem areas in the field and make timely management decisions. Such complexes suggest a simple and cheap method to method of collecting information about agricultural biological objects. Every season, due to the lack of timely and accurate information about the condition of farmland, agricultural producers lose profits. The use of UAV platforms in agriculture ultimately allows to predict yields and reduce losses. Consequently, the integration of multispectral cameras on UAVs becomes an actual and important task. The main goal of this work is to develop a gimbal for installing the Parrot Sequoia multispectral camera on the DJI Phantom 4 Pro UAV and connecting it to the standard power plant. During the development, a gimbal was made that takes into account all sensors and has dampers for the camera, a method for powering a multispectral camera from the UAV's onboard power supply, flight tests were conducted that showed stable work of the UAV with additional attachments.