Despite the huge technological advances made in various domains in India, Agriculture still lags behind in technology adoption. While there are various agri-mechanization technologies being brought in, financial products being launched, supply chain issues being sorted, we believe that there is lot more scope for improvement of status quo through adoption of technologies that a few countries across the world are already taking advantage of.
Most tasks of agriculture are extremely arduous in nature. Add to this the problem of depleting manual labour availability and hazardous natural of certain chemicals (Pesticides). Farmers are finding it very difficult to get Agricultural Spraying done effectively and safely.
Problems related to Agricultural Spraying in India
We focused on solving these problems and came up with a much necessary product SYENA – our UAV based Agricultural Spraying Platform. Below is a brief comparison on Manual vs UAV based Spraying methods:
At THANOS, we’ve built Agricultural Spraying Drones of various capacities – 5 Litres, 10 Litres and 15 Litres. Based on our close to 3 years of Trials, Demonstrations and Field Operations, 10 Litres / 10 Kg seems to be the ideal capacity for Agricultural Spraying Drones. Factors such as Battery Capacity, Flight Time, Easy of Transport, Time to Spray and many more were considered in arriving at this number. With that introduction, we’d like to introduce our 10 Litre Agricultural Spraying Drone SYENA-H10. Check it out in action over 4 different crops in the video below:
Specifications
| S.No. | Parameter/Feature | Specification |
| 1 | Type | Multicopter Hexacopter X |
| 2 | Dimensions (Propellers Folded Inwards) | Folded (mm): 900 x 750 x 625 Open (mm): 1700 x 1500 x 710 |
| 3 | Payload Capacity | 10 Litre / 10 Kg (whichever is less) |
| 4 | All Up Weight (with 10 Kg Payload) | 29.4 Kg |
| 5 | Category (as per DGCA) | MEDIUM |
| 6 | Flight Time | Upto 20 minutes with Depleting Payload |
| 7 | Battery Charging Time | 60-75 minutes |
| 8 | Spray Width | 3 – 5 metres |
| 9 | Flight Mode Options | Manual / Semi-Autonomous / Autonomous |
| 10 | Wind Resistance | Level 5 as per Beaufort Scale |
| 11 | Flight Speed | Upto 10 m/s (Recommended upto 5 m/s) |
| 12 | Frame Material | 3 K Carbon Fibre |
| 13 | Other Features | – GPS and Radar for uniform, efficient & precision spraying – Continuous Operation Data Monitoring |
Capability
The SYENA-H10 has undergone multiple seasons of trials and 1000’s of acres of Spraying pilots & demonstrations over the last 5 years and has been optimized for continuous Field Operations. Following are the Work Rate capacities of SYENA-H10:
- 60 acres per Day in case of Ultra Low Volume Spraying (2-3 Litres per acre)
- 30 acres per Day in case of Low Volume Spraying (8-10 Litres per acre)
- 10 acres per Day in case of Medium Volume Spraying (25-30 Litres per acre)
Above mentioned Work Rates are estimates for 5 hours of daily operation based on assumed Spray Volume Rates and should not be taken as dosage recommendation for spraying. Correct Spray Dosage needs to be confirmed with agri-chemical manufacturing company or the local distributor before taking up any operations.
Download our Product Brochure here for more details on the SYENA-H10